Dubai, May 9, 2007: Award-winning children's illustrator Korky Paul will be returning to Dubai after the success of his first visit in 2005. He will be signing books at Magrudy's as well as giving illustration workshops at various schools.
Korky Paul is known and loved by millions of children for his wacky drawings of monsters, dinosaurs, dragons, mad professors and pugnacious pirates.
He is best known for his Winnie the Witch illustrations, which won the children's book award. Originally from Zimbabwe, he studied at Durban Art School, South Africa and animation at Cal Arts, USA
Korky will be delighting children at Magrudy's on Saturday 12th May at the Jumeirah Beach Road branch from 3:30pm, and again at the Ibn Battuta Mall branch on Thursday 17th May from 4:00pm. He has illustrated over thirty well-known children's titles and the full selection will be on display.
Korky will also visit Dubai English Speaking School, Dubai British School, Jumeirah Primary School, and Horizon School during the week, to give workshops and sign copies of his books.
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About Magrudy's
Having started from humble beginnings in 1975 as a toy shop in a small building on the Dubai-Sharjah Road, Magrudy's expanded rapidly and now boasts a total of six outlets in Dubai. Magrudy's also operates a wholesale business which supplies books to various retail businesses and duty-free outlets in the Gulf, as well as an education resource centre that provides schools with educational books and equipment. New stores are due to open this year in Abu Dhabi and Doha, Qatar.
Further information:
Ken Jackson, Educational Consultant,
Magrudy's, Dubai,
Tel: +971 4 297 9797,
ken.jackson@magrudy.com.
© Press Release 2007
