Father and daughter duo John and Fatti Burke on how they create their 'Little Library' of books
Illustrator Fatti Burke with her father, author John. Picture: Moya Nolan
John and Fatti Burke have a lively dynamic. Chatting to the two of them via Zoom in Fatti’s Drumcondra home is a delight: the father and daughter speak glowingly of each other’s work, gently rib one another, and occasionally finish each other’s thoughts. It’s a dynamic that translates to Little Library, their hugely successful series of illustrated biographies for kids, the latest edition of which is Michael Collins: The People’s Peacemaker, out now with Gill Books.
Fatti illustrates, John writes: it’s a simple formula for collaboration which has served them well since Irelandopedia, a compendium of facts about Ireland.
