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Gordon Reece
Children’s Author
Gordon Reece was born in England in 1963. He studied English Literature at Oxford and worked as a teacher before requalifying as a lawyer. In 1999 he moved to Spain where he began to write and illustrate for children. His first book was The Crocodile and the Zebra (SM, Spain, 2002). Gordon has also published short stories, cartoons and a graphic novel.
Publications include The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot (Javea Library, Spain, 2001); Cedric’s Masterpiece (SM, Spain, 2004); The Runaway Circus (Lothian, Australia, 2005); Nog the Nag Bird (Lothian, Australia, 2006) and Alecto, a graphic novel (King Tractor Press, USA, 2006).
See the review of Nog the Nag Bird in www.aussiereviews. The Sydney's Child June 2006 edition review said
‘This is a simple moral tale for children but, despite the title, it's not about nagging. Nog the Nag Bird is about accepting yourself for who you are... The message of self-acceptance might seem a bit premature for preschoolers, but with the cult of appearance being targeted at younger and younger children, it might not hurt for this positive message to be preached early, and Reece's playful illustrations put the theme across with fun and humour. Recommended for ages 3 to 6.’
Gordon has recently been working for Macmillan, Madrid, on a series of books, Pepe en Inglaterra, to teach Spanish speaking children the English language. The first in the series Pepe en Inglaterra. La llegada was published in 2007. The review in the El Pais Sunday Literary Supplement, Babelia said
‘Un acierto. (Bull's eye.)’
For more information about Gordon, see his web site at gordon-reece.com.
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