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Children's Books Ireland - Meet Yasmeen Ismail

Children's Books Ireland’s want to make #EveryChildaReader and today they’d like you to meet illustrator and picturebook maker Yasmeen Ismail.

She is an award-winning author, illustrator and animator. She was born in Dublin and now lives in Bristol with her husband and their cat Betty.

You will recognise Yasmeen's bright and colourful artwork from books like 'I’m A Girl’, ‘Specs for Rex’ and ‘Would You Like A Banana?’

Find out more about Yasmeen’s books and see some of her wonderful artwork here: 
https://www.yasmeenismail.co.uk/

Watch this fun animation of 'I'm A Girl' – a picturebook that celebrates being yourself.  

 

Watch Yasmeen illustrate Fred the dog from her book 'Time for Bed, Fred':

 

Now it's over to you!

Pick up your crayons, pencils, paints or whatever you like to get creative with and help Duck grow his garden. Colour in the scene, created by Yasmeen Ismail for the #ImagineNation playbook, and don't forget to draw the flower and insects...