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Laura Henry Allain MBE is an award-winning author, educationalist, producer and consultant. She is the creator and series producer of the well-loved, global, award-winning, first Black British Animation global series, JoJo and Gran Gran, developed and produced by CBeebies. Her other books include; the Maya and Marley series and My Family, Your Family.

Laura has worked with several global brands, including Paramount, Mattel, Moonbug, John Lewis, Comic Relief and Bafta.

Laura is a board member of the Children’s Media Foundation and vice president of The British Association of Early Childhood Education.She is a supporter of the Grenfell Memorial Quilt, an Ambassador for British Dyslexia Association, an Ambassador for the National Year of Reading and a Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund. She is the creator and presenter of the podcast My Words, My Book and the writer of the:‘Pick Up A Book’, song.

Laura is the mother of two grown up sons, one of whom is autistic.

Laura is proud to be dyslexic and, on her travels, shares her dyslexic story, from childhood to the present day, the highs and lows. Her favourite quote is by basketball coach John Wooden: “Don’t let what you can’t do interfere with what you can do.”