She moved to London in 1988 to study illustration and fine art at St Martin’s College and the Royal College of Art and ended up staying in England for 17 years.

The book takes readers through a range of activities and adventures, from playing in the grass to snuggling up in a tree, and the message of love and support is clear throughout.p>A heart-warming picture book about the love between grandmothers and grandchildren, featuring shimmering silver foil on every page! A heart-warming picture book about the love between grandmothers and grandchildren, featuring flurries of silver foil on every page! Additionally, every copy of the book comes with a free audio recording for a truly immersive experience. A heart-warming picture book about the love between grandfathers and grandchildren – with gold foil on every page!

When I Became Your Granny” by Susannah Shane is a touching picture book that celebrates the special bond between grandmothers and grandchildren. With a beautifully reassuring, rhyming text by Susannah Shane and stunning artwork by award-winning and internationally bestselling illustrator Britta Teckentrup, this picture book makes the perfect gift for children and their grannies, and will soon become a bedtime favourite. This book is a perfect gift for children and their grannies and is sure to become a cherished bedtime favourite.From playing in the golden grass to watching a rainbow and snuggling up as night falls, Grandad is there to share, play, help and cuddle. A heart-warming picture book about the love between grandmothers and grandchildren, featuring shimmering silver foil on every page! This week’s children’s book review, and a great one for Mother’s Day, is When I became your Granny by Susannah Shane and Britta Teckentrup. Every Nosy Crow paperback picture book comes with a free 'Stories Aloud' audio recording - just scan the QR code and listen along! As for the story, When I became your Granny is all about the wonderful relationship between grandparent and grandchild.

There is silver embossing on each page running throughout the book and it really adds that little bit of extra special magic to the story. Always one to have her nose stuck in a good book, Susannah grew up in Italy and Bermuda, which made her mix of childhood cultural influences pretty unique.From chewing on bamboo and playing in the grass to sheltering from a snowstorm and snuggling up in a tree as night falls, Granny is there to share, play, help and cuddle. Rhyming couplets and gorgeous illustrations, details picked out with silver foil, make this a pleasure to read aloud and to look at. After studying French as an undergraduate, Susannah completed a master's degree in Publishing and Creative Writing. The Granny in the story, a gorgeous panda, tells the little panda all of the things she loves about being their Granny.

With rhyming text and stunning illustrations by Britta Teckentrup, every page is filled with flurries of silver foil that add to the magic of this story. Being a multi-generational household means that Erin loves to read books that include all of us and there aren’t that many about a grandmother. This heartwarming tale takes the reader on a journey of discovery as a little panda cub experiences the joys of spending time with his beloved Granny. With a beautifully reassuring, rhyming text by debut author Susannah Shane and stunning artwork by award-winning and internationally bestselling illustrator Britta Teckentrup, this picture book makes the perfect gift for children and their grannies, and will soon become a bedtime favourite.Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. A picture book depiction of a day in the life of a big and small panda provides an opportunity to describe the very special relationship between grandmother and grandchild. With a beautifully reassuring rhyming text by Susannah Shane and stunning artwork by award-winning illustrator Britta Teckentrup, this picture book makes the perfect gift for children and their grandads. Every Nosy Crow paperback picture book comes with a free ‘Stories Aloud’ audio recording – just scan the QR code and listen along!