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Thursday, 6 October 2016

A fab guest post from Britta Teckentrup, children's book superstar!

Posted by ReadItDaddy at October 06, 2016 Labels: , ,
Today we're delighted to host a guest post from none other than Britta Teckentrup. Britta's new book "Oskar Loves" is a book celebrating the sheer joie de vivre of a wonderful little crow called Oskar.




So here's Britta with five things she loves...

5 things I love …

1.

I love sitting on trains…
I am sitting on a train as I write this blog post in fact - on my way to Prague.

Sitting on a train and watching the world go by seems to make room for ideas in my head.

Especially when the train is empty …

My best story ideas seem to find me on long train journeys.



2.

I love trees ….

It is something that is probably quite obvious from my books and artworks.

My flat is surrounded by two large trees.

It feels a little bit like living in a tree house.

But just a little bit … as I live right in the centre of Berlin.

I can’t wait for the leaves to turn yellow in October.



3.

I love cats …

I used to have two cats called Oskar and Sputnik.

Sadly Sputnik is no longer with us but Oskar is still going strong aged 20!

The crow character in ‘Oskar loves …’ is based a tiny little bit on Oskar the cat.

Oskar the cat sleeps a lot these days but still gets his crazy five minutes every now and then!

He also gets lots of treats and cuddles and rewards me by sleeping next to me when I am working on my books.



4.

I love autumn …

Everything about it!

The wind … the colours …the falling leaves ...



5.

I love books …

Of course I love books.

Our home is full of books.

I have got a large collection of picture books … I just can’t help myself. J

And my husband has got a library of over 2000 books.

Just like Oskar the crow … I love to get lost in books and discover new worlds and places.






And as I have written ‘Oskar loves…’ I LOVE everything Oskar loves, of course!
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Thursday, 18 August 2016

Two fab new titles for little ones from hugely talented author illustrator Britta Teckentrup

Posted by ReadItDaddy at August 18, 2016 Labels: , , , ,
Britta Teckentrup is an immensely talented lady and we've been looking at two new books from Britta that are tons of fun.

The first is "One is Not a Pair" which is new from Big Picture Press.

We take a spotting journey of discovery with Britta as each page spread hides a fiendishly difficult to spot "odd one out"

Can your keen eyes pick the one that isn't a pair amongst this fab and colourful designs?

Here are some page samples to tempt you in (if that cover hasn't already won you over. We loved it!)




Ooh! Which toadstool stands alone, and doesn't belong with another?
Superfast planes flying in the sky. Which one is on its own?
With wonderful rhyming text to accompany the illustrations, this is a really gorgeous little spotting book. Out now from Big Picture Press.

Britta also has a new title coming from Prestel Publishing, introducing a brilliant little crow character who we instantly fell in love with...

In "Oskar Loves", meet Oskar the Crow who is full of joie de vivre. He invites us to learn a little bit more about his life, telling us all about the things he loves the most.

Oskar really loves taking his cute little fluffy cloud for a walk. Oskar LOVES Cherries.

What other things does Oskar love? Let's take a look at some sample pages..














You can see why we love Oskar so much, can't you!

Mmm! Nothing better than cherry pie and custard. Good choice, Oskar!
A glorious little picture book. "Oskar Loves" is out on 5th September 2016 from Prestel Publishing.

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