Position: Managing director of Primary Colours, a publishing and learning company
- Were you surprised to hear that you have been awarded an MBE for Services to Cultural Diversity in the Queen's Birthday Honours?
I was really shocked. When I received the letter I thought it was a bill or a summons, so it was a nice surprise!
- Why did you decide to set up Primary Colours?
When my children were one and three I realised I couldn't find any books with positive images of minority children. Then when my daughter said she wanted to have white skin, not brown, I decided something had to be done and gave up my job as a lawyer to write picture books with photos of minority ethnic children.
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