Limelight Larry
by Leigh Hodgkinson
Join Larry as he attempts to chase off interrupting characters and unwanted woodland tea parties to secure some pages for himself. However, once he does, Larry discovers that showing off by yourself isn’t all that much fun.
Larry’s zealous self-promotion is undercut by witty narration and tongue-in-cheek humour that lifts the characters off the page. A touching story about the value of friendship delivered with vibrant illustration and a fresh, imaginative twist.
Publisher: Orchard Books
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Leigh Hodgkinson
Leigh graduated from the University of Hull in 1998 with a first in graphic design. She went on to study Animation Direction at the National Film and Television School where she made two short animated films, 'Excess Baggage' and 'Novelty'. 'Novelty' toured the world at festivals bringing home numerous prizes and awards including the 2002 British Animation Award for Best Creative Use of New Media.
Leigh has since made four animated films.The third, 'Moon(n)', was selected for The Sundance Film Festival 2004 and the most recent, 'Stalk', was screened at the 2005 London Film Festival and at the Winterthur Short Film Festival 2005 where it picked up the award for outstanding directorial achievement.
Leigh worked at Tiger Aspect as art director for the 26 episode animated series called 'Charlie and Lola', based on the books by Lauren Child. She is absolutely passionate about writing, making things and daydreaming. Her debut picture books, Colin And The Snoozebox and Colin And The Wrong Shadow are published by Orchard Books and the third, Smile!, featuring a new character, Sunny McCloud was published in Spring 2009. Limelight Larry was published in 2010.
Leigh lives and works in London and is married with a baby daughter.
http://leighhodgkinson.blogspot.com/
Jo Hodgkinson
