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Children's Book Week 2016 - Up Close with Heidi Shamsuddin

21/5/2016

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Heidi Shamsuddin worked as a lawyer in UK and ran a cafe in Malaysia in a previous life. She won the first prize of the Eye Level Children’s Literature Competition (Regional level) with her short story “Johan the Bee Hunter” in 2012. She began writing The Door Under the Stairs chapter book series in 2013. Heidi loves traveling, hiking, taking pictures, cooking and meeting people. She lives in Selangor with her husband, three kids and two cats. 
​1. What makes you laugh?
Silly situations in books and movies, funny words like 'iron' and 'picnic', and our kitten Atticus who likes to leap all over the place like a rabbit.
Heidi Shamsuddin, children's book author
Heidi Shamsuddin
2. Why do you like children's books?
Children's books have the best, most outrageously funny stories and characters.
The Mystery of the Missing National Anthem - chapter book by Heidi Shamsuddin, illustrated by Lim Lay Koon
Book 1 of The Door Under the Stairs series
The Case of The Talented Trio - chapter book by Heidi Shamsuddin, illustrated by Lim Lay Koon
Book 2 of The Door Under the Stairs series
The Case of The Football Champion - chapter book by Heidi Shamsuddin, illustrated by Lim Lay Koon
Book 3 of The Door Under the Stairs series
3. What is your favourite food?
Durian. No! I'm joking! have lots of favourite foods, but at the moment I am crazy about Mango Sticky Rice.
4. Draw or doodle a self portrait.
Sure, but I have to warn you that I'm not a great drawer of things.
Self doodle - Heidi Shamsuddin, children's book author
Self portrait of Heidi!
​5. What inspires you?
What inspires me? Everything - family, friends, people who annoy me, places I've travelled to, things I've read and random conversations. ​

Heidi Shamsuddin will be conducting a Storytime session at the upcoming Children's Book Week on Wednesday, 1 June at the Concourse, Bangsar Village II.

Mark your calendars and don't miss the exciting time travel tales from Heidi's The Door Under the Stairs chapter book series!
Heidi Shamsuddin, children's book author
Heidi in action!
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