Product Description
This That What
Author(s): Katy Ashworth
Format: Paperback
Discover the joyful and emotional new rhyming storybook about Kiki, whose brain is hullaballoo! The inspiring picture book for parents and children with busy brains.
Winner of the KPMG Honour Award for Illustration, 2026.
Here I am, little Kiki Dime. I have a brain that's hullaballoo.
It buzzes all day and most of the night. It buzzes when I'm sat on the loo.
Kiki's brain goes a mile a minute - and sometimes she wishes it would just stop!
This beautifully illustrated story brings us inside Kiki's mind, and celebrates the way she thinks, as well as offering ways to help direct Kiki's creativity and energy.
Written with humour and in accessible rhyming text, discover the joyful and empathetic illustrated story designed to help support emotional growth and awareness in children.
"Explains 'hullabaloo brains' in an excellent way... The drawings are lovely and colourful [and] the words used are easy to understand" - 5-star review
"What a beautiful book. The colours and illustrations are just gorgeous. The story itself is not too long or complicated but provides a great platform for talking about our brains and how we can manage and communicate our inner self." - 5-star review
About the Author
Katy Ashworth is a beloved presenter, performer, actor, and writer best known for her work on BBC’s CBeebies, where she brought joy to millions of children and families. With a background in musical theatre, comedy, and devised performance, Katy’s career spans television, theatre, and voiceover work, including roles in Justin’s House, I Can Cook, and numerous radio and audiobook productions. She is also a jazz and soul vocalist, a public speaker, and the founder of The Play Project, which delivers creative art and play workshops to support children’s mental health and well-being in schools and organisations.
Alongside her creative work, Katy is training as a play therapist, deepening her commitment to using play and creativity to nurture children's emotional well-being. Now, with her debut children’s picture book This That What (Penguin Random House), she brings her signature warmth and playfulness to storytelling. Inspired by over twenty years working with children, the book is a celebration of curiosity, creativity and embracing our individuality.
About the Illustrator
Colleen Larmour is a picture book maker from Lisburn, Northern Ireland, where she lives with her family. She studied at Liverpool School of Art and on the master’s course in Children’s Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art. She is the author of A Crocodile Should Never Skip Breakfast and has illustrated several books including Our Green City, which won two awards. She was shortlisted in the 2024 World Illustration Awards.
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