South Ken Kids Festival happily welcomes back French illustrator Magali Le Huche
Do you miss Pascal the platypus, Poppy the dog or Jean Michel the Caribou?
Amazing French illustrator Magali Le Huche is coming back this year at the South Ken Kids Festival!
Trained at the Arts Décoratifs of Strasbourg, Magali Le Huche now lives in Paris and has published more than forty books for children. In France, her books starring the mischievous dog Paco have been best sellers since 2016 and they are out in English as the Poppy series.
In the Poppy book series, Poppy lives exciting musical adventures with his friends that kids can discover on every page they turn by pressing the sound buttons. From Mozart to Vivaldi, from the brass band to the orchestra, Magali Le Huche's sound books are a beautiful introduction to music for the children and should be on every bookshelves!
Another one of Magali's famous little characters Pascal (Non-Non in France) is getting on the big screen! The great adventure of No-No was just released in France last week. This film for the little ones is the adaptation of the series of Non-Non, made entirely in 3D & modelling clay.
In this funny & lively movie directed by Mathieu Auvray, Pascal will go on an adventure with his closest friends. Don't worry about missing it in the UK, the film will also be displayed at the Ciné Lumière during the South Ken kids Festival on Saturday 24 November at 11am, and Magali Le Huche will have the pleasure to introduce it!
> Info & bookings here.
South Ken Kids Festival Programme:
> This year, Magali Le Huche will invite kids to make their own animal masks with a fun & creative workshop on Saturday 24 November (at 12pm). Info & bookings here.
> You will also have the chance to meet Magali for her special Live Drawing with British illustrator Chris Haughton on Sunday 25 November at 2pm. We can't wait to see their characters meet! Info & bookings here.
Recent books:
Paco et le disco (October 2018, Gallimard Jeunesse)
Non-Non a très honte (October 2018, Tourbillon)
Poppy and Vivaldi (May 2018, Walter Foster Jr.)
Poppy and the Orchestra (October 2017, Walter Foster Jr.)
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