132,585
edits
Changes
From TheBookbag
Jump to navigationJump to searchThe Interview: Bookbag Talks To Shirley Hughes (view source)
Revision as of 13:39, 14 May 2018
, 13:39, 14 May 2018no edit summary
* '''BB: ''Bye Bye Birdie'' has a slightly more surreal and anarchic twist than your previous work. Is this something that you'd look to bring into your children's books?'''
SH: No, it's not really something that transfers to the [[''Alfie Gets in First by Shirley Hughes|Alfie]] '' readership.
* '''BB: Of the many glorious books you've written, which is your favourite and why?'''
SH: The answer to that always has to be the book that you're currently working on. That aside, it has to be [[''Dogger by Shirley Hughes|Dogger]]''. It was my big breakthrough. Although I don't use real children in any of my books, Dogger is real. He's very old now, so he doesn't travel much. He's retired.
* '''BB: Do you have any advice for aspiring writers and illustrators as to how to get published?'''
* '''BB: Which three books should every child read?'''
SH: This is such a difficult question. Marcia Williams' [[God and His Creations by Marcia Williams|books about Bible stories]] and [[Greek Myths by Marcia Williams|Greek myths]] for young children. They're a perfect introduction to the great European canon for children. [[Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame]]. The wonderful anthropomorphic animals have never been done so well. [[''Clever Bill '' by William Nicholson]].
* '''BB: What are you reading at the moment?'''
SH: [[''Fludd '' by Hilary Mantel]]. She's got a great style and range. It's a very funny and surprising book.
* '''BB: Who was your favourite teacher at school and why?'''
* '''BB: Which book has most influenced you and do you still have a copy?'''
SH: [[''Tim and Charlotte '' by Edward Ardizzone]]. I do have a copy, but it's very old. I've handed it down to my children.
* '''BB: What's next for Shirley Hughes?'''
