That day, in front of her computer screen, she did not have her pink heart-shaped glasses, which she had worn like a talisman since the age of 14. “You want me to put them on?” » she immediately inquires. No need. Those laughing eyes, those bangs, her bob cut, and that delicious American accent: it’s definitely her, Susie Morgenstern. A prolific writer (no less than 160 books, mainly for children), she has just been awarded the title of Grande Ourse 2024 at the Salon du livre et de la presse jeunesse, which is held from November 27 to December 2 in Montreuil (Seine). -Saint-Denis).
This spotlight makes her happy. “The director of the salon called me the day Trump was re-elected, a dark day in my life,” she says, seated in front of a wall covered with paintings of all kinds, in her house in Nice. And in the midst of this darkness she said: I have good news for you. This is recognition of my unfailing loyalty! I have attended every edition of the show for forty years. Except last year (in 2023)because I had knee surgery. »
