Sophie Dahl is the bestselling author of four books for
adults, and two for children. The Worst Sleepover in the World
follows her children’s debut, the critically acclaimed, Madame
Badobedah. Dahl has written non-fiction essays for US Vogue, Vogue,
The New York Times, The Guardian and The Sunday Times. She has
judged the Women’s prize for fiction and Vogue’s Young Talent
Contest. She is also a contributing editor and monthly columnist at
House and Garden magazine. Madame Badobedah, was nominated for a
Greenaway Medal, selected as one of both The Guardian's and The
Sunday Times' Children’s Books of the Year in 2019, and in the US
it was awarded a Parent’s Choice Gold Award. @mssophiedahl
Lauren O’Hara is an illustrator from the north of England.
As a child she loved reading fairy tales, painting insects and
listening to her grandmother’s stories. She studied art and
illustration at Kingston University and then designed window
displays and props for films. Lauren’s career as an illustrator
began when she and her sister, Natalia worked together on a picture
book, Hortense and the Shadow. This was published in 2017 and
followed in 2018 by The Bandit Queen. Lauren lives in a converted
church in Dublin, Ireland with her partner, their cat Ida and
assorted ghosts.
...this quirky, imaginative story is a delight… Vividly
illustrated, this is a witty and gently moving debut.
*The Daily Mail*
Dahl’s granddaughter makes her children’s debut with this gentle
tale… “I really hate bitter books, and bitter people,” Sophie Dahl
has said. There is no bitterness here, and nothing too revolting –
but there is plenty of charm.
*The Daily Telegraph*
It is a splendidly entertaining story, just right for younger
readers who are launching out into a larger text, and Lauren O’Hara
has responded to it with huge dash and imagination.
*Shirley Hughes*
...it’s swashbuckling and mysterious whilst still being very easy
to follow. I can’t recommend it enough as a gift for a godchild or
a niece or nephew, it’s a beautiful, beautiful kids’ book and I
hope to read lots more of Madame Badobedah
*Dolly Alderton, The High Low podcast*
…visit a seaside B&B in Sophie Dahl’s Madame Badobedah
(Walker), illustrated with airy, light-hearted charm by Lauren
O’Hara. Mettlesome Mabel encounters a suspicious guest: a
flamboyant old lady with piles of fascinating luggage,
toffee-apple-red hair and rude, secretive manners. Is she right to
guess that Madam Badobedah is a super-villain? This longer-form
picture book, tapping astutely into the imaginative life of an
adventurous child, is lovely both to read and to listen to.
*The Guardian*
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