“Susie Shakespeare” – Susie Morgenstern, “one of the greatest authors of children’s literature”, is in the spotlight at the Montreuil Book and Youth Press Fair
A big smile on your lips and pink heart-shaped glasses! At 79, Susie Morgenstern carries her humor and her petulant exuberance with her, like a child who refused to grow up. The Franco-American author, to whom we owe more than a hundred children’s Books published by around thirty publishers, was crowned, Thursday, November 7, with the Grande Ourse 2024 prize, awarded by the Salon du book and youth press of Montreuil (SLPJ), which opens its doors this Wednesday.
“Susie Morgenstern is one of the greatest authors of children’s literature,” explains Sylvie Vassalo, director of the SLPJ. It has been in our lists since the launch of this distinction six years ago. For our 40th anniversary, we really wanted to celebrate it because for us it is a symbol of what children’s literature is, with clear writing that speaks to children and makes them laugh. » Portrait of this star author “with a heart as huge as her rose-colored glasses”.
“Writing is breathing”
“This award represents a lot of mutual love. I attended the first edition and have been there every year since. I have a lot of admiration for the organizers and for this phenomenon that the SLPJ has become(…) Read more on 20minutes
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