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Mick Manning

Author & Illustrator

About Mick Manning

MICK MANNING and BRITA GRANSTRÖM have developed a unique approach to picture information books over the last 21 years. Sharing the illustration between them and mixing words and pictures in inventive ways, they have won many awards, including the Smarties Silver Award, and are five-times winners of the English Association Award. Mick fell in love with wildlife on primary school nature walks many years ago, and has an MA in Natural History Illustration from the Royal College of Art. Brita grew up on a farm, and has an MFA from Konstfack in Stockholm. They spend a lot of their time having both Swedish and British Wild Adventures with their four children. Their other books for Frances Lincoln include: The Beatles, Charles Dickens, Scenes from an Extraordinary Life, What Mr Darwin Saw, Tail-End Charlie, Taff in the WAAF; The Secrets of Stonehenge, Woolly Mammoth;and the Fly on the Wall series: Roman Fort, Viking Longship, Pharoah's Egypt, Greek Hero.

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April Events

Enjoy the sunshine and relaxing in the garden while the kids read Nature School by Mick Manning from Frances Lincoln Children's Books

16 days ago

World Art Day

Art School is a brilliant read to inspire young artists. By Mick Manning from Frances Lincoln Children's Books

20 days ago

Plant Appreciation Day

#PlantAppreciationDay today so why not read Nature School by Mick Manning from Frances Lincoln Children's Books

22 days ago

Plant Appreciation Day

#PlantAppreciationDay today so why not read Nature Adventures by Brita Granstrom from Frances Lincoln Children's Books

22 days ago

Plant Appreciation Day

#PlantAppreciationDay today so why not read Wild Adventures by Mick Manning from Frances Lincoln Children's Books

22 days ago

April Events

Seeing as it's Friday why not get the family weekend ready with Wild Adventures by Mick Manning from Frances Lincoln Children's Books 

23 days ago

April Events

Seeing as it's Friday why not get the family weekend ready with Nature Adventures by Brita Granstrom from Frances Lincoln Children's Books 

23 days ago

April Events

It's Friday and its the start of the Easter Holidays for some. Why not enjoy Wild Adventures by Mick Manning from Frances Lincoln Children's Books

1 month ago

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