A jolly escapade through the world of potties, royalty and tiny accidents in this hilarious romp from the bestselling creator of The Queen's Knickers, Nicholas Allan. It's time for the prince to use his potty, so it's off to the Royal Potty Workshop! There are singing potties, potties pulled by corgis, and even super-duper flying Royal Robo-Potties! But it's hard work finding the perfect potty for the job ...especially when disaster strikes. Can the Royal Baby find his own solution? Praise for The Royal Nappy: "Lots of fun."
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Nicholas Allan自幼展現過人的美術才能,12歲時用胡桃殼製作的帆船模型,獲得在倫敦皇家藝術學院展出的機會;14歲時創作第一本小說,是一段關於校園謀殺的故事,Allan將處女作寄至麥克米倫公司 (Macmillan),雖然沒能出版,但出版社仍希望和Allan見面。之後在求學過程中,Allan將這份天份精進至專業的進修,畢業於隷屬於倫敦大學的斯萊德藝術學院 (the Slade School of Art),主修繪畫;接著又取得東安格利亞大學 (the University of East Anglia) 創意寫作碩士;天份再加上圖文專業訓練,讓Nicholas Allan的繪本獲得各界肯定。
在1989年出版第一本創作《The Hefty Fairy》之前,Allan當過服務生、兼職教師、也曾在出版社打工。轉當全職圖文作家之後,Allan的作品本本暢銷,已被譯成二十多種語言;《The Queen’s Knickers》更榮獲1994年英國雪菲爾兒童圖書獎 (The Sheffield Children’s Book Award)、《Hilltop Hospital》(動物醫院) 改拍成電視卡通影集,2003年獲得英國奧斯卡最佳學齡前動畫獎 (BAFTA winner for best pre-school animation)。Nicholas Allan畫風清新文筆流暢,擅以詼諧幽默的筆調,來描述較少被提及的議題,及用不同的角度來描寫大家熟悉的體材;作品趣味之餘常蘊含深意,讀來溫暖動人。
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