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They say they always know you're up to something when the house goes quiet...Exploring his mother's dressing table, a little boy discovers THE LIPSTICK. It begins on his lips, where it looks very good - MWAH! But then it goes for a little walk ... squiggle, squiggle ... on the mirror ... scribble scribble ... on the shiny floorboards ... smudge smudge. And even on the fluffy cat. Uh-oh! What will happen when Mum, Dad and big sister sees all this mess? From the team behind Angry Cookie comes a hilarious and joyous story all about artistic expression, self-confidence and supportive, accepting parenting.
About the author
Laura Dockrill is an award-winning children's author and illustrator who has been twice nominated for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year. Laura is a successful scriptwriter, having earned a BAFTA nomination for her short film Goldfish, and is also a poet-in-residence for BBC Radio 1. She is the author of the beloved Darcy Burdock series, Blossom, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie, and the picture book Grey, illustrated by Lauren Child. Find her under Ariella Feiner's list at unitedagents.co.uk, on Instagram as @lauraleedockrill, or on X as @LauraDockrill.Maria Karipidou studied Communication Design, and has since illustrated a number of children's books, working mostly with French and German publishing houses. In 2015, she received the Leipziger Lesekompass Award at the Leipzig Book Fair. She is the illustrator of Angry Cookie and The Lipstick, both written by Laura Dockrill and Taxi, Go! written by Patricia Toht. She currently lives and works in Karlsruhe, Germany. Find her online at mariakaripidou.de and on Instagram as @marias_illustrations.
