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Subject areas: Activism, BIPOC, Film & TV

Lenny Henry

Author: Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara

Illustrated by: Diane Ewen

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Discover the incredible life of Sir Lenny Henry, the multi-talented comedian, actor, writer and activist.

Ever since he was small, Lenny Henry wanted to be a comedian. At home in Dudley, England, he would pretend to be the characters he watched on TV, copying scenes from his favourite shows to entertain his six brothers and sisters. But life wasn’t always easy, and at school Lenny found himself the subject of racist bullying—until he figured out a way to beat the bullies using humour. This was when he realised he had a gift: he could make people laugh. He shot to fame aged 16 and the following decades were full of great successes, such as his hugely popular TV programme The Lenny Henry Show.

Lenny co-founded the charity Comic Relief in response to a terrible famine in East Africa. Over 25 years later, Lenny and the charity remain committed to creating a just world, free from poverty, and have raised millions of pounds. An actor, a comedian, an author and a champion of inclusivity, Lenny is a much-loved figure whose story encourages us to keep smiling.

Diane Ewen

Diane Ewen is an award-winning British illustrator. She has always been in love with art and graduated from the University of Wolverhampton with a BA Honours Degree in Illustration. She loves to create hand-drawn and hand-painted art as well as digital illustrations. Her debut into publishing was as the illustrator of The Pretty Poodle Parlour. She is the illustrator of Coming to England which was written by Baroness Floella Benjamin.

Specs:

Extent: 32 pages

ISBN: UK 9780711285408

Size: 9.449in x 7.677in / 240mm x 195mm

Published: February 8, 2024

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