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Helen Stephens is an award winning author and illustrator, best known for her picture books: the 'How to Hide a Lion' series, 'Fleabag' and 'The Night Iceberg'. 'How to Hide a Lion' was nominated for The Kate Greenaway Medal and The Redhouse Book Awards. It has been adapted for stage by The Polka Theatre in London, then it toured The Little Angel Theatre, Oxford Playhouse and Manchester Playhouse. This summer (2018) it will tour the UK. It was reviewed in The New Yorker, 'Using a nostalgic style and subdued palette reminiscent of midcentury Little Golden Books masters like Richard Scarry.' And by Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo, 'Funny and warmhearted'. It was featured in an article about Helen and her partner, fellow illustrator, Gerry Turley in this article by The Guardian Weekend Feb 2018. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/feb/03/berwick-upon-tweed-fishermans-cottage-childrens-book-illustrator Julia Donaldson named 'Fleabag' as one of her favourite bedtime stories in The Guardian and on the BookTrust website. Follow Helen on Instagram and find out about her smelly dog, Peggy, and her unhealthy fascination for dip pens: https://instagram.com/helenstephenslion/
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