A very talented friend of mine from the BCU MA, Nicky Tate, has recently produced her first book. She’s written plenty of radio scripts for children, but this is her blog describing how Professor Hallux and the LaLaLas came to life.
Well done Nicky. 🙂
I’m pleased that my chapter book for children, Professor Hallux and the Lalalas has finally made it into the world. It’s been a long journey and one which has taught me an awful lot about writing.
Yonks and yonks ago I devised the characters of Professor Hallux for Fun Kids. We wanted a character who could explain science and medical matters to our young listeners. Originally the boss suggested he could be a stereotypical dotty old professor but I suggested someone more like Doctor Who – younger, and more unhinged. I also added a sidekick pink robot Nurse Nanobot, who I’ve been changing to plain Nanobot over the years – a girlie sidekick is, after all, rather sexist, and that she’s a subordinate makes it worse. (In my defence I’ve invented a county shit ton of female science characters: Techno Mum, Amy Aviation, Marina Venturer, K-Mistry Chemistry Superhero to…
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