Award-winning author Jeanne Willis reads her toilet-training book ‘Don’t Go There!’ (For ages 2+)

Exclusive! Award-winning picture book favourite author Jeanne Willis reads her laugh-out-loud toilet-training book ‘Don’t Go There!’ for Moon Lane TV on publication day! (For ages 2 ) Date reading first aired: 6th August 2020 About ‘Don’t Go There!’… Buy your copy online here: A laugh-out-loud toilet training story from dream-team Jeanne Willis and Hrefna Bragadottir. Lid up, pants down, bottom on the seat! They mustn’t have toilets in outer space, because this baby Martian keeps going in the wrong place: a bird bath, a bin, an up-turned hat... Perhaps if he masters The Toilet Song, he might learn where to go. Shortlisted for the Sheffield Children’s Book Award 2020. Jeanne Willis (Author) Jeanne Willis is an award-winning children’s author and scriptwriter. She had her first picture book published by Andersen at the age of 21, and has won the Silver Medal Smarties Prize (Tadpole’s Promise), the Nasen Special Needs Award (Susan Laughs), the Sheffield Children’s Book Award (Who’s in The Loo) and the Red House Children’s Book Award (Bottoms Up). Jeanne has also worked on scripts for TV, including Polly Pocket and The Slow Norris, and a pilot TV series for Dr Xargle. Hrefna Bragadottir (Illustrator) Originally from Iceland, Hrefna Bragadottir moved to the UK at 16, where she studied for a BA in 2D Animation from The Arts University Bournemouth. After working in TV animation for 8 years, Hrefna turned her hand to picture books, achieving an MA in Children’s Book Illustration from Cambridge School of Art. Her debut picture book Baxter’s Book was longlisted for The Klaus Flugge Prize and The North Somerset teachers Book Award. Hrefna now lives in Bournemouth. Title: Don’t Go There Author: Jeanne Willis Illustrator: Hrefna Bragadottir Publisher: Andersen Press ISBN: 9781783448852 Publication Date: 6th August 2020 (paperback) This is a Moon Lane TV production in association with Andersen Press Moon Lane is dedicated to raising equality in children’s books; equality of access, representation and roles in the publishing industry.
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