Laura Henry-Allain
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Laura Henry-Allain MBE is an author, television producer and early education specialist from London, UK, and the creator of the JoJo & Gran Gran series.
Biography
Henry-Allain grew up in Paddington, and later North Kensington with her five siblings.[1]. According to interviews, she was particularly close to her grandmother from St. Lucia, Marie-Helena, who lived to be a hundred and one years old, and after her death inspired the character of Gran Gran in the JoJo & Gran Gran series[2]
After becoming a teacher and education specialist, she advised as an early years consultant for clients including the BBC, Barclays and Penguin Random House. She wrote and self-published the Jo Jo and Gran Gran books, paying for illustration and printing costs herself, having no formal training in fiction writing or an agent. After the books saw success, a CBeebies animated adaptation was launched in March of 2020.
Henry-Allain’s most recent books, My Skin, Your Skin, and My Family Your Family, are published by Ladybird Books.
In 2021, she was awarded an MBE for Services to Education as part of the New Year Honours list, and the Nursery World Lifetime Achievement Award.[3]
Bibliography
Jo Jo & Gran Gran Visit the Farm Publisher: Pat-a-Cake
Jo Jo & Gran Gran Go to the Beach Publisher: Pat-a-Cake
Jo Jo & Gran Gran Cook Together Publisher: Pat-a-Cake
Jo Jo & Gran Gran See the Moon Publisher: Pat-a-Cake
Jo Jo & Gran Gran Go to the Hairdresser Publisher: Pat-a-Cake
Jo Jo & Gran Gran Find a Dinosaur Publisher: Pat-a-Cake
My Skin, Your Skin (2022) Publisher: Ladybird
My Family, Your Family (2023) Publisher: Ladybird
References
- ↑ "Laura Henry-Allain". The Children's Media Conference (CMC). Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ↑ Joses, Joy (2020-03-17). ""JoJo & Gran Gran is based on the loving relationship I had with my Gran"". Melan Magazine. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ↑ "Nursery World Awards 2021: the winners revealed - with photos!". Nursery World. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
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