The Year We Muddled Through (Lauren Fennemore)

A read aloud story to remember.... THE YEAR WE MUDDLED THROUGH. For children, this rhyming story reveals magical rainbows, dancing animals, giant sunflowers and the starriest skies. For adults, the book captures the weirdness and wonder of a year where so much changed in our world ... and in our households. This book can be enjoyed as a family bedtime story, a classroom conversation starter or a timely bookshelf keepsake to mark the passing of a monumental year.

About the author

Lauren Fennemore worked in communications and as a freelance writer for several years. With a passion for storytelling in rhyme and a desire to capture emotive themes, it was the whirlwind of 2020 that inspired her to write.

"Somewhere amongst the chaos of 2020 I found myself without work and heavily pregnant after a long and gruelling journey with IVF. I wanted to write something that captured the emotions of a year so strange but also special for many families... because beautiful, magical things did still manage to find a place in 2020. I hope my book serves as a way of remembering that."

About the Illustrator

Zoe Damoulakis has always loved telling stories through pictures and, after graduating from the University of Plymouth with an Illustration degree in 2011, she set about doing it professionally. Having honed a diverse range of skills in the greetings card industry, for companies including The Great British Card Company, Woodmansterne and Ling Design, she decided to diversify in 2020.