Her series Tales from the Five Kingdoms has been described as 'hilarious adventures with wicked witches, trolls, bats and fairy-tale magic' (Books for Keeps) and the Sunday Telegraph has called French 'a sublime story-teller'. In 2012 she was Guest Selector at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.įrench was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to literature, literacy, illustration, and the arts. Ī tutor in the Illustration Department at Edinburgh College of Art, Vivian is also co-founder of Picture Hooks, a mentoring scheme for young professional illustrators. The Robe of Skulls by Vivian French, Ross Collins, July 8, 2008, Candlewick edition, Hardcover in English. Īccording to data from the Public Lending Right, French was the 36th most borrowed author, and the 20th most borrowed children's author, from UK public libraries in 2011–2012. Vivian French’s most popular book is Starlight Surprise (The Tiara Club Holiday Specials).

As well as writing story books for young children, she has written plays and poetry. Vivian French has 535 books on Goodreads with 30403 ratings. She has worked as an actor, for the National Book League, and as a community drama worker. Vivian French was born in Bedfordshire and educated at Exeter University. She has written more than 250 books – including the picture book Oliver's Vegetables (1995), The Tiara Club series of chapter books illustrated by Sarah Gibb (2005) and The Most Wonderful Thing in the World (2015) illustrated by Angela Barrett. Book 1 of 6: Tales from the Five Kingdoms. by Vivian French (Author), Ross Collins (Illustrator) 65 ratings.

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