Jessica Souhami

Jessica Souhami
Jessica Souhami studied at the Central School of Art and Design. In 1980 she formed Mme Souhami and Co, a travelling puppet company using colourful shadow puppets with a musical accompaniment and a storyteller. Her illustrations, like her puppets, use brilliant colour and bold shapes and her characters leap and swoop across the spreads. Her books for Frances Lincoln are Sausages!, In the Dark, Dark Wood, Baba Yaga and the Stolen Baby, Leopard's Drum, No Dinner!, Rama and the Demon King, The Famous Adventures of a Bird Brained Hen, The Little, Little House, Mrs McCool and the Giant Cuchulainn and King Pom and the Fox. Jessica lives in North London.

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Baba Yaga and the Stolen Baby

Alison Lurie's colourful retelling of a lively Russian folk tale.

Category: Picture story books, Myths and Legends
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
 
Paperback    £6.99
The

 Famous Adventures of a Bird-brained Hen

A simple retelling of the much-loved nursery rhyme, brought up-to-date with bright, bold collage illustrations. Perfect for reading aloud.

Category: Early Literacy
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
 
Paperback    £5.99
Foxy!

Foxy has a very large sack with just one bee in it.

Category: Picture story books
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
 
Hardback    £11.99
In the Dark, Dark Wood

This lively retelling of a traditional rhyme has lift-up flaps revealing spooky creatures and a special pop-up surprise at the end.

Category: Picture story books, Poetry & rhyme
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
 
Paperback    £5.99
King Pom and the Fox

Ancient, action-packed Chinese version of Puss-in-Boots, featuring a fox instead of a cat.

Category: Picture story books, Myths and Legends
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
 
Paperback    £6.99
The Leopard's Drum

West African Asante folktale with bold illustration inspired by shadow puppets.

Category: Picture story books, Myths and Legends
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
 
Paperback    £6.99
The Leopard's Drum (Dual Language Punjabi/English)

West African Asante folktale with bold illustration inspired by shadow puppets, available in dual language Punjabi/English.

Category: Dual Language
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Item is currently out of stock
Paperback    £5.99
The Leopard's Drum Big Book

AWest African Asante folktale with bold illustration inspired by shadow puppets.

Category: Big books, Picture story books, Myths and Legends
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
 
Big book    £16.99
Little, Little House

Joseph and his family feel squashed in their little house, but, after following his Aunty Bella's advice, Joseph learns to count his blessings.

Category: Cultural Diversity, Picture story books
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
 
Hardback    £10.99
Mrs McCool and the Giant Cuchulainn

When Finn McCool is frightened of fighting another giant he asks his brave wife Oona to help him...

Category: Cultural Diversity, Picture story books, Myths and Legends
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
 
Paperback    £6.99
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