What I Like Most

Mary Murphy, renowned for her fresh, bold artwork and warm, colourful graphics, has written and illustrated many picture books, including How Kind!, Little Owl and the Star, I Kissed the Baby and Utterly Lovely One. Her novelty title, A Kiss Like This, was shortlisted for the Irish Bisto Book of the Year Award and its sequels, Say Hello Like This! and Good Night Like This, were met to great critical acclaim. Mary has also written two novelty titles, Crocopotamus and Picken – and many Walker Baby board books, including Mouse is Small, Quick Duck, Slow Snail and Are You My Mummy? Mary lives in Dublin, Ireland. Find her online at marymurphy.ie.Zhu Cheng-Liang is a Chinese illustrator who has been making books for over 40 years. He has over 50 picture books to his name, many of which have been received to both national and international acclaim. They include The Sparkling Rabbit-Shaped Lamp, which received an Honorable Mention by UNESCO’s Noma Concours for Children’s Picture Book Illustrations and A New Year’s Reunion, which won the Feng Zikai Children’s Book Award and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award. Born in Shanghai, he now lives in Nanjing.

Mary Murphy excels at writing cosy, sweet books which have a hug at their heart, and it’s wonderful to see a Chinese mum and daughter portrayed, too.