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• AUTHOR'S BOOKS:
  2008: The Daddy Goose Collection
  
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Vivian French, Author

Vivian French, much-loved author of The Daddy Goose Collection, has written around 200 books for children. She was first published in 1990, a natural progression after careers in the theatre, counselling and storytelling. Since then, she has established an enviable reputation as a writer of integrity and imagination.

Vivian has been Writer in Residence at the Edinburgh International Book Festival and in 2004, her play, Hambledog and the Hopping Clogs was performed to great critical and audience acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe. In 2009 her play about two teenagers, Baby Baby, toured Scotland, winning four star reviews and ending with a sell out performance at the Traverse, Edinburgh.

During the late 90s, Vivian was a stalwart of a groundbreaking Scottish project, The Readiscovery Book Bus, visiting schools throughout mainland and island Scotland where she established a very devoted readership, and was inspired to write even more stories. Vivian has lived mainly in London, Bristol and now Edinburgh. She is married with four daughters, and three grandchildren, and she has one goldfish.