Dance Like a Flamingo: Move and Groove like the Animals Do!

About Moira Butterfield

I have been writing for many years in a number of different genres from books for babies up to books for 11 year-olds plus. I like to try new things and tackle new subjects so I don't limit myself to one type of book. One month I might be writing about history and the next month I might be creating an imaginary story. Examples of my work have been selected for national Key Stage study in the UK and in the USA I was commended by the Library of Congress for my work in non-fiction which they felt encouraged reluctant readers. I work with visuals always in mind and love the challenge of getting across information or an exciting story with good graphics to back it up. Lately I have been blogging about the craft of writing and I've also appeared at National Book Festivals which I think of as the most challenging thing of all to do! I get a lot of emails from children around the world inspired by one of my books they have read and that gives me great pleasure. Claudia Boldt is a young German illustrator based in London. She attended the Glasgow School of Art and then Kingston University London where she graduated with her Masters in Illustration in 2007. Claudia was a winner of the Booktrust Best New Illustrators Award. She is the co-founder of children's newspaper The Loop.