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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's Children’s Books of the Year in 2019, and in the US it was awarded a Parent’s Choice Gold Award. 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.
A real sparkler. * Jessica Love * A celebration of friendship and imagination. * Red * The marvelously eccentric Madame Badobedah whisks Mabel on an adventure to the Natural History Museum in this gorgeously illustrated and utterly charming instalment in the beloved picture book series. * Waterstones.com (Selected as one of the best books of 2023) * Dahl’s elegant, crimson-haired adventurer, beautifully depicted by illustrator Lauren O’Hara. -- Imogen Carter * The Guardian * This is a funny and adventurous story about two unlikely friends * The best Irish children’s books of 2023, The Times *
