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How children's author Liz Pichon doodled her way to the top of the bestseller list

By JANE WARREN

 

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All of Liz Pichon's plots come straight from her own experience and feelings (Image: Getty)

 

Her name is Liz Pichon and she is a 57-year-old children’s author and illustrator, but in her head she is 10-year-old schoolboy Tom Gates – star of a hugely popular book series.

 

Talking to Liz, it soon becomes clear that all her plots featuring the doodling schoolboy beloved of generations of ­children, come straight from her own experience and feelings.

 

“I try always to put the publishers out of my head and think about what I would want to read,” says Liz, with her trademark enthusiasm.

 

“I devoured The Beano growing up as I’m dyslexic and the squares of pictures really helped me to grasp the story. Now I want every page to have a page-turning moment, as well as drawings, details, ­doodles and jokes.”

 

Full Story: https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/books/1399955/liz-pichon-illustration-writing-bestselling-author-dyslexia

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