EP3 - Yasmeen Ismail

An episode of the The Making Books Podcast podcast, hosted by Polly Ho-Yen, titled "EP3 - Yasmeen Ismail" was published on November 16, 2023 and runs 30 minutes.

November 16, 2023 ·30m · The Making Books Podcast

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Summary

A slightly hysterical and pretty sweary chat with the formidable Yasmeen Ismail - picture book maker extraordinaire.Whilst hungry for dinner, Yas shares her career move from animation into children's illustration, how she found her voice and some good advice she received along the way. //YAS LINKS//https://www.yasmeenismail.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/yasmeeny/Would You Like a Banana (book) - https://www.waterstones.com/book/would-you-like-a-banana/yasmeen-ismail/yasmeen-ismail/9781406394221Time for Bed, Fred! (book) - https://www.waterstones.com/book/time-for-bed-fred/yasmeen-ismail/9781408837016Joe Najman lives - https://childrensillustrators.com/agency/8/contact---pollyhoyen.comTwitter: @bookhorseInstagram: @iambookhorse Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

A slightly hysterical and pretty sweary chat with the formidable Yasmeen Ismail - picture book maker extraordinaire.

Whilst hungry for dinner, Yas shares her career move from animation into children's illustration, how she found her voice and some good advice she received along the way.

//YAS LINKS//

https://www.yasmeenismail.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/yasmeeny/

Would You Like a Banana (book) -

https://www.waterstones.com/book/would-you-like-a-banana/yasmeen-ismail/yasmeen-ismail/9781406394221

Time for Bed, Fred! (book) -

https://www.waterstones.com/book/time-for-bed-fred/yasmeen-ismail/9781408837016

Joe Najman lives - https://childrensillustrators.com/agency/8/contact

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pollyhoyen.com

Twitter: @bookhorse

Instagram: @iambookhorse

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