Nadia Shireen
Nadia Shireen enjoyed making homemade magazines and comics as a child. She studied law at university and then worked in magazine journalism; it was during this time that she started to draw again. After a lifetime of doodling in the sidelines, Nadia decided to pay some attention to drawing and in 2007 was accepted onto an MA course in children’s book illustration at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. Her debut book, Good Little Wolf, received a mention in the Bologna Ragazzi Opera Prima Award and won the UKLA Book Award. Nadia has been shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. She lives in London.
Authored Books
Good Little Wolf
Author: Nadia Shireen
Publisher: Jonathan Cape Children's Books
Rolf is a good little wolf - he likes baking cakes, eating all his vegetables, and is always nice to his friends
Hey Presto!
Author: Nadia Shireen
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
With delightful illustrations and something of the same quirky humour that characterised her acclaimed Good Little Wolf, this is a fun and engaging story about friendship.
The Bumblebear
Author: Nadia Shireen
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Norman the bear loves honey, so he thinks up an ingenious plan to get his paws on as much as he can eat - by enrolling at Bee School! An endearing tale about friendship and loyalty.
Yeti and the Bird
Author: Nadia Shireen
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Yeti is all alone in the forest: he is so big and scary that all the animals leave him alone. Then one day a funny little orange bird turns up
The Cow Who Fell to Earth
Author: Nadia Shireen
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children’s Books
One night, a little cow falls to earth from the moon, but none of the earth animals speak her language. This lovely book about friendship and belonging is beautifully paced and has all of Nadia Shireen’s recognisable cute characters.
Billy and the Beast
Author: Nadia Shireen
Publisher: Puffin
Billy and her friend Fatcat are enjoying a walk in the woods when they notice that the bunnies and mice have gone missing – and a hungry Beast is collecting ingredients for a terrible soup. An empowering story, full of humour and humanity.
Billy and the Dragon
Author: Nadia Shireen
Publisher: Puffin
Billy and her sidekick, the amusingly monobrowed Fatcat, are at a fancy dress party when a very large REAL dragon swoops down from nowhere and grabs Fatcat! As always, Shireen’s comic timing is first class.