Lorraine Francis (born 5 November 1958) is an Irish children's writer.

Biography

Born Lorraine Francis in

Athlone Athlone (; ) is a town on the border of County Roscommon and County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located on the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree. It is the second most populous town in the Midlands Region with a population of ...

, Ireland on 5 November 1958, Francis has worked as a librarian for a number of years after completing a year of art college and taking time out for travel. She began writing for children in 1999 and most recently has been working with illustrator Pieter Gaudesaboos. He is an artist while Francis has been runner up in the

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Award. She was published in an anthology edited by Hugh Leonard and Clare Boylan. Her children's books have been used in education in both

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and the

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Bibliography

* Réveille toi, Walter!, 2019 * Een huis vol vrienden, 2019 * Word wakker Walter, 2016 * Uyan Walter, 2017 * Sammy and the Skyscraper Sandwich, 2013 * Het Boek van Mannetje Koek, 2009 * The great trolley race, 2003 * Pandora's Lunch Box, 2002 * The Origami Bird, 2001 * Save Our Sweet Shop, 2000 * Lulu's Tutu, 1999

References and sources

1958 births Living people 21st-century Irish women writers Irish children's writers People from Athlone Writers from County Westmeath {{Ireland-bio-stub