NADIA SHIREEN
Nadia Shireen enjoyed making homemade magazines and comics as a child. She studied law at university and then worked in magazine journalism;
it was during this time that she started to draw again. After a lifetime of doodling in the sidelines, Nadia decided to pay some attention to drawing and in 2007 was accepted onto an MA course in Children's Book Illustration at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. Her debut book Good Little Wolf received a mention in the Bologna Ragazzi Opera Prima Award and won the UKLA Book Award. Nadia has been shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. She lives in London.
Recent publications:
Grimwood (Simon and Schuster) | Chapter book for age 7+
Barbara Throws a Wobbler | Picturebook for age 0–6
Slug in Love | Picturebook (with Rachel Bright) for age 0–6
EVENTS
Barbara Throws a Wobbler
Bad-moods will be banished after a laugh-out-loud storytelling session with Nadia Shireen! Barbara is having one of those days. She has a sock problem and there’s a strange pea. Then, all of a sudden, Barbara’s Wobbler is out of control! But what happens when a bad mood like this comes along? Barbara has a lot to learn about the ways of wobblers!
12 p.m. | Lismore Heritage Centre | €5 (Carers free) | 3-7 years
Adventures in Grimwood
Urban fox cubs Ted and Nancy are forced to flee from their home in the Big City, and decide to take shelter in Grimwood. They're expecting peace and quiet in the countryside, but instead they meet with thieving eagles, dramatic ducks, riotous rabbits and a whole host of unusualcharacters. It's funny, furry and a little bit wild! Join Nadia for a (very silly) storytime session and some drawing fun.
4 p.m. | Lismore Heritage Centre | €5 | Ages 5-10
