THE NIGHT SHIMMY
Eric doesn't like to talk. His secret friend, the Night Shimmy, says everything for him. Then he meets Marcia, who doesn't mind that he is quiet. As the two become friends, the Night Shimmy disappears. Angry and scared, Eric refuses to play with Marcia. But soon she needs his help and Eric discovers that he doesn't need his imaginary friend after all.
ANTHONY BROWNE
Anthony Browne is the acclaimed author and illustrator of such prize-winning bestsellers as Gorilla winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Kurt Maschler Award , Willy the Wizard, My Dad, Voices in the Park winner of Kurt Maschler Award and Zoo winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal . In 2009, Anthony was appointed Children's Laureate, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the world of picture books. Anthony was also the first British winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, one of the highest international honours for illustration. His work has been widely exhibited and his books are published all over the world.
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BROWNE ANTHONY
Anthony Edward Tudor Browne nació en Sheffield, Yorkshire, el 11 de septiembre de 1946 y estudió en el Leeds College of Art, donde se formó en diseño gráfico. Inició su carrera trabajando en ilustraciones médicas y posteriormente se dedicó a la creación de libros infantiles, publicando cerca de cuarenta títulos. Sus obras se caracterizan por el uso de acuarelas y la combinación de realismo con elementos surrealistas, en las que los gorilas aparecen de manera recurrente. Fue galardonado con la Kate Greenaway Medal en 1983 y 1992, y con el Hans Christian Andersen Award en 2000 y 2006. Entre 2009 y 2011 se desempeñó como Children's Laureate en el Reino Unido.
