Lulu loves stories - each night she reads a different one, and next day they inspire her play. She becomes a fairy, a pilot, a farmer, a mummy, a tiger and a monster! Lulu Loves Stories enriches the imagination of the little readers and challenges gender steriotypes. The book comes with a free audio CD, the story read in English and 18 other languages.

About the Author
Anna McQuinn is an Irish author and editor of children's books with over 30 years of experience in children's books publishing. She studied English at University College Cork and holds a post-graduate diploma in Education, specialising in Children's Literature. Her seemingly simple yet deliberate style of writing is one of her strengths that brings all aspects of a subject together in the most poetic way. She has written over 25 picture books and is published worldwide in many languages. Her early years picture books are much valued by CLPE and BookTrust. Lulu Gets a Cat is in Empathy Lab's Collection and Lulu Reads to Zeki was listed in Top 10 Culturally Diverse Books for Toddlers & Infants by The Guardian. Lulu Loves the Library and Lulu Gets a Cat are in CLPE Core Books collections. Lulu's First Day and Zeki Gets a Checkup (mentioned in the Reflecting Realities report) are some of her latest titles. In 2018 Anna moved back to Ireland after living in London for many years. She continues to write and edit children's books - always inclusive and deliberately focussed on what matters to small children.

Reviews
The paintings are charming, Lulu is a delight and the story in many ways quite straightforward... The addition is a real treasure - an audio CD which has an introduction followd by the story being read in English and then in 18 other languages. As a family sharing or as a teaching or library activity resource this is both delicious and full of wonderful possibilities. School Librarian ; IBBY LINK - Clive Barnes Anyone familiar with this team's Lulu Loves Libraries will know what to expect from this picture book for the under 5s. Anna McQuinn, a Sure Start community librarian, draws on her experience of working with culturally diverse families in London and her own love of stories and books in a simple text that highlights the relationship between stories and a child's imaginative play. As in their first book, Rosalind Beardshaw's warm illustrations take a close child's eye view of the way books can draw a child and carer or parent together. ; Letterbox libraryThe irrepressible Lulu returns in another book-loving story, superbly illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw. There is plenty here - Dad as primary carer and a girl who can switch between fairy and DIY expert effortlessly



Book Information
ISBN 9781907825019
Author Anna McQuinn
Page Count 32
Imprint Alanna Books
Publisher Alanna Max