Chris Haughton

Chris Haughton is an illustrator and author originally from Dublin who now lives in London. One of the most exciting new voices in children’s literature, Chris is the acclaimed picture book creator of A Bit Lost, Oh No, George!, Shh! We Have a Plan, Maybe and many more.

His seven books have been translated into many languages around the world. He also made an iOS app, HAT MONKEY and a virtual reality experience LITTLE EARTH. He has made lots of free downloadable art activities which can be found at chrishaughton.com

Festival schools programme

Join Chris Haughton for a stories, a puppet show and drawing activities. Have a pencil and a sheet of paper at the ready and we can draw together. From Chris Haughton comes a funny, suspenseful celebration of mothers set against an atmospheric Antarctic backdrop. Mummy Penguin is off to find a fishy dinner for her family. She has to swim very fast, climb a slippery cliff – cu-crunch, cu-crunch, cu-crunch – and even tiptoe past some sleeping seals… Shh! All the while, Little Penguin looks on in awe and says: “Well done, Mummy Penguin!” The icy – and treacherous! – Antarctic landscapes are breathtaking in this funny and exciting celebration of all that mothers do, and all that mothers are.

This school event is kindly hosted by Art for Guernsey at their Gallery in Mansell Street.