“Maude The Not-So-Noticeable Shrimpton” is a brand new book by Lauren Child, illustrated by Trisha Krauss. The story is about The Shrimptons family; “flamboyant and eccentric, being noticed is what all the members of the Shrimpton family live for – all except, that is, for Maude. She prefers to blend into the background rather than stand out in a crowd. And this is very much to her advantage when they all come face to face with a rather hungry tiger”. Trisha Krauss tells us more about the collaboration…
How did the idea came to you and to Lauren to do the book together?
How did you work / collaborate? Did Lauren write the story and you had a “carte blanche” for the images?
How much time did it take to put together the book?
Florence Rolando
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