Simone Lia is an English

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and

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Early life and education

Born to

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parents, Lia grew up in

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. She studied art in

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, illustration at the

University of Brighton The University of Brighton is a public university based on four campuses in Brighton and Eastbourne on the south coast of England. Its roots can be traced back to 1858 when the Brighton School of Art was opened in the Royal Pavilion. It achiev ...

, and did an MA in communication in art and design at the

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Works

She has created a number of children's books including ''Billy Bean's Dream'', ''Follow the Line'' and ''Little Giant''; and comics such as ''Golden Lions'' and ''Monkey and Spoon''. Her graphic novel '' Fluffy'' appeared in four self-published parts before being collected in one volume by

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in 2007. Fluffy is a baby rabbit who is being looked after by an anxious, single man called Michael Pulcino. Michael tries to make it clear to Fluffy that he is not his daddy, but Fluffy appears to be in denial. She is also noted for her work with

Tom Gauld Tom Gauld (born 1976) is a Scottish cartoonist and illustrator. His style reflects his self-professed fondness of "deadpan comedy, flat dialogue, things happening offstage and impressive characters". Others note that his work "combines pathos w ...

, whom she met at the

. Together they self-published the comics ''First'' and ''Second'', under their Cabanon Press. The two volumes were then published together by

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in 2003, as ''Both''. She has drawn ''Sausage and Carrots'' for ''

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'' and ''Lucie'' for '' The Phoenix''. Lia also contributes ''The Simone Lia Cartoon'' for the ''New Review'' magazine of ''

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''.

Personal life

She is married to Tim, with whom she has a daughter Anjès (born around 2017). Lia is a practising

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Bibliography

* ''The Secret Time Machine and the Gherkin Switcheroo'' (

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, 2020) * ''They Didn't Teach THIS in Worm School!'' (

Walker Books Walker Books is a British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker, Amelia Edwards, and Wendy Boase. In 1991, the success of Walker Books' ''Where's Wally?'' series enabled the company to expand into the American ma ...

, 2017) * ''Please God, Find Me a Husband!'' (Jonathan Cape, 2012) * ''Fluffy'' (

, 2009) * ''Little Giant'' (Gullane Children's Books, 2004) * ''Both'' (with

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, 2003) * ''Follow the Line'' (Mammoth, 2002) * ''Billy Bean's Dream'' (Gullane Children's Books, 2000) * ''Red's Great Chase'' (

Egmont Books Egmont may refer to: * Egmont Group, a media corporation founded and rooted in Copenhagen, Denmark * Egmond family (often spelled "Egmont"), an influential Dutch family, lords of the town of Egmond ** Lamoral, Count of Egmont (1522–1568), the be ...

, 2000)

References

External links

*
Cabanon Press homepageBloomsbury.com entry
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