Swapna Haddow and Dapo Adeola

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This week we are delighted to be hosting not one, but two brilliant creatives; author Swapna Haddow and illustrator Dapo Adeola. Swapna Haddow is the writer of the popular prize-winning Dave Pigeon and Bad Panda series and Dapo Adeola is an award-winning illustrator, who co-created and illustrated the picture book Look Up! And is the writer of the book Hey You! An Empowering Celebration of Growing Up Black Together they have created the wonderful and heartwarming picture book My Dad is a Grizzly Bear which was released last year. This month they released their second collaboration My Mum is a Lioness. The podcast is produced and presented by the team at Mostly Books. Find us on Twitter @mostlyreading & Instagram @mostlybooks_shop. Edited by Nick Short @alongstoryshorter. My Mum is a Lioness is published in the UK by Pan Macmillan. Books mentioned in this episode include: My Mum is a Lioness - 9781529013993 My Dad Is A Grizzly Bear - 9781529013979 Hey You!: An empowering celebration of growing up Black - 9780241521946 Look Up! - 9780241345849 Clean Up! - 9780241345894 We're Going to Find the Monster - 9780241401309 Dave Pigeon - 9780571323302 Bad Panda - 9780571352418 Little Rabbit's Big Surprise - 9781788950299 Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!) - 9780571324439 Ballet Bunnies: Millie's Birthday - 9780192774873 Please Don't Feed the Vampire! - 9781407157344 Burglar Bill - 9780140503012 The Henna Artist - 9780778331476 The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh - 9780702300851 Danny the Champion of the World - 9780141365411 The Field Guide - 9781471174940 Look Both Ways - 9781999642594 When I Was the Greatest - 9780571369645 Head to the Mostly Books Website to buy a copy of these books with a 10% discount for the next month: www.mostly-books.co.uk/shop