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Susannah Lloyd

Hear how Susie adds humour, anarchy and brilliant dialogue to her stories

About The Author:

Susannah Lloyd is the author of the picture books Who Ate Steve, Here Be Giants, Here Be Dragons, Oh Monty!, This Book Can Read Your Mind and The Terribly Friendly Fox. Her books are inspired by old black-and-white movies, dusty stuffed animals in museums and all things small in the world. Susannah's favourite food is trifle and her favourite words are 'in cahoots' and 'hullabaloo'.

Nici Gregory is illustrator of Badgers are Go! among other titles. After studying graphic design in Hamburg, Germany, she went on to work as an in-house illustrator for a marketing firm in Sheffield. On realising her work in the margins (mostly animals in fancy clothes) continued to be her best work, Nici decided to leave the world of marketing for a full-time career in creating animal characters for children. She has never looked back. Nici's favourite words are 'skedaddle' and 'thingamajig'.

 

About The Book:

Lulu Whifferton-Rear loves to mind her own badgery business, but when she discovers that important humans are actually BOPs (Badger Operated Persons), she is thrust into the world of the Rumpington Academy of Badgering. There, her catastrophic training leads to the most dramatic of first missions . . . SAVE THE WORLD! A madcap, heart-warming adventure story about badgers, cheese and tomato sandwiches, staying true to yourself and how 'too much welly' might just be the perfect amount.

 

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An introduction to 'Badgers are Go!'

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The inspiration behind 'Badgers are Go!'

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A reading from 'Badgers are Go!'

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Susannah's writing challenge

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What can you tell us about Lulu Whifferton-Rear?

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How do you draw the reader in?

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Who illustrated 'Badgers are Go!'?

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How would you describe the language the badgers use?

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Why did you want the story to be funny?

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How do you write such realistic dialogue?

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Extract Download: 'Badgers are Go!'