Dee Shulman facts for kids
Dee Shulman (born 1957) is a British author and artist who creates books for children and young adults. She is known for her exciting stories and detailed illustrations.
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About Dee Shulman
Dee Shulman was born in Johannesburg, a city in South Africa. She moved to the UK and studied English at York University. Later, she went to Harrow School of Art to learn about illustration.
While she was still studying at Harrow, Dee published her very first book. After finishing art school, she worked as a storyboard artist. This means she drew pictures that showed how a film or animation would look scene by scene. She also worked as a freelance illustrator, drawing pictures for different magazines and books.
Her first picture book for children was called One Day Janie. She got the idea for this book from her own daughter, who was two years old at the time. Since then, Dee Shulman has written or illustrated more than 50 books for young readers! Her work has been recognized with awards, including being shortlisted for the FCB award and longlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize.
Popular Books by Dee Shulman
Dee Shulman has written several popular book series.
The Polly Price Series
In 2008, the first book in her "Polly Price" series came out. It was called My Totally Secret Diary: On Stage in America. This was followed by My Totally Secret Diary: Reality TV Nightmare two years later. The third book, Polly Price’s Totally Secret Diary: Mum in Love, was published in 2012. These books are like a secret diary, letting readers peek into Polly Price's life.
Hetty and the Yeti
One of her most popular books is Hetty and the Yeti. This children's book is loved by many and can be found in hundreds of libraries. It has even been translated into Chinese, so children in other countries can enjoy it too!
The Parallon Trilogy
Dee Shulman also writes exciting novels for teenagers. In 2012, she published Fever, which was the first book in her dystopian series called "The Parallon Trilogy". A dystopian story is usually set in a future world where things have gone wrong. The second book in this series, Delirium, came out in 2013. The third book, Afterlife, was published in 2014.
The "Parallon Trilogy" has been very popular around the world. The rights to publish these books have been sold to many countries, including Germany, Brazil, Israel, Spain, Turkey, Serbia, Poland, France, Russia, and China. This means that teenagers in these countries can read Dee Shulman's thrilling stories in their own languages.
