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PETR HORACEK
interview by Natasha Leland
My two-year-old introduced me to Petr Horacek. I had bought one of his picture books, When the Moon Smiled, by chance on the Internet. The very first time I read it to my son (then aged one), his eyes lit up, and I had to read it again and again and again. So I looked for other books by the same author. My son loved all of his books, and they still keep him busy for hours on trains and planes. I love them too, because of their simplicity.
I thought I had discovered a hidden talent. In fact, the board books Strawberries are Red and What is Black and White? won the Books for Children Newcomer award in 2001. Silly Suzy Goose won the Washington Post Book World Best Children’s Book award and Parenting Books of the Year award. Horacek’s books were chosen for the BookStart project, which aims to give free books to all babies and toddlers in the UK. While browsing in a bookstore in London’s St Pancras train station lately, I came across five of his books.
