Moira Munro
Telephone:
0141 638 9851Email:
moira@moiramunro.comWebsite:
www.moiramunro.comBRAW network:
yesLL funded:
yesBiography:
Glasgow-based author/illustrator of children's books and cartoonist. I used to work with respectful grown-ups as a health and safety advisor in Glasgow hospitals. Then the lab fumes dissolved bits of my brain. If you know someone who needs diplomas, you're welcome to mine.
About writer's work:
Being a very deep person, I aspire to drawing thought-provoking cartoons that put us in touch with our humanity. In my mind, my writing conveys uplifting spiritual messages. Why, then, do all my stories ultimately deal with talking animals, mermaids, and rotten baddies?
About writer's events and projects:
Here's success: when at the end, a sweet child said, "I think your illustrations were fantastic. When I get home I'm going to write a story about a bear." Shame the other kids said my bears looked like dogs... Pre-nursery to P7:
I can offer sessions focusing on stories (my Hamish bear stories, or thinking up new stories), on drawing cartoons or story characters, or I can give you a mix of writing and drawing. My aim is to inspire children to develop whatever they love doing, through my experience of writing and illustrating books and cartoon strips. I aim to give children the confidence to experiment and I share my "secret tips" to give them the tools to do just that. For the most up to date suggestions for session formats, see this page on my website.
The business side of illustration (for students):
An informal lecture for illustration students - so talented, but do they have any business sense? Make sure they don't end up packing supermarket shelves...
Enjoying stories with your child:
A talk to parents of young children (or trainee teachers) about the why and how of reading with their children.
Links to other websites:
Hamish Goodies ">Hamish Goodies
Super tips for aspiring writers or illustrators">Super tips for aspiring writers or illustrators
Language:
EnglishAge groups:
0-4, 5-8, 9-12Books written
Hamish was off to the Great Teddy Bear Picnic with his small friend Finn. He waved goodbye to his special little girl. "It's her birthday today," he told Finn. "As her special bear, I ...
Hamish Bear lived in a teddy bear shop. It looked like a normal shop, with all the teddies arranged in rows on the shelves. But really it was a magical shop. When it closed at night, Hamish and his ...
Books illustrated
Solve the clues and fill the empty boxes with reusable stickers of animal paintings by artists from around the world. Featuring mini reproductions of various paintings, this collection is suitable ...
Goldfish Suppers is a magical anthology of new poetry for young children to share with their families, on the page or out loud. The poems and illustrations feature life in 21st-century Edinburgh, ...
Hamish was off to the Great Teddy Bear Picnic with his small friend Finn. He waved goodbye to his special little girl. "It's her birthday today," he told Finn. "As her special bear, I ...
Hamish Bear lived in a teddy bear shop. It looked like a normal shop, with all the teddies arranged in rows on the shelves. But really it was a magical shop. When it closed at night, Hamish and his ...
Things don't turn out as expected when Molly Muddle tries her hand at baking but, with the help of her young friends, she bakes the perfect cake in the end. A heart-warming story about helping one ...
Molly blows up different coloured balloons for the children, then takes everyone on a voyage of discovery on her hot air balloon.
Written by Anne Butler and Sue Mayfield
