MADELEINE, HOW OLD R U?

MADELEINE SARGENT, Made by Mosey

How is your bed? I have a lovely bed and share a bedroom with my sister. We whisper in the night and hold hands if we feel scared. Which is your favourite food? I like eating almost everything except for tomatoes. Yuck! My favourite is a special ice-cream type cake made by my Granny. It's called Cassata. Which is your favourite book? My favourite book is My Naughty Little Sister. It reminds me of my own cute little sister! Have you got an imaginary friend? I don't have an imaginary friend but I really believe in fairies and spend lots of time making gardens for them should they come by my place for a visit.

STEPHANIE, HOW OLD R U?

STEPHANIE RAUSSER, photographer How is your bed? It is on the top bunk. I wish it was a Hastens but it is only a Sears. Which kind of meal you do not like? And your favourite? My mom's lasagna. She is always mixing different foods in between the pasta and cheese and she never seems to forget the spinach. I never like the spinach. I love french toast and milk. Your favorite book to read? I love the red balloon. Have you got an imaginary friend? No, just a dog, a guinea pig, and a few ducks that roam the back yard.

Kiki & Coco in Paris!

Kiki loves Coco, Kiki, her girl. The two are never apart. Together they travel to Paris and delight in the city of lights. But then Coco is separated from Kiki. Will she ever see her girl again? Do not miss the end!

Kiki is the daughter of the photographer Stephanie Rausser. Coco is an hand-made doll made created by the doll maker  Jess Brown.

Nina Gruener (author), Stephanie Rausser (photographer), Kiki & Coco in Paris, Nov. 2011, Cameron books, CA

 

 

MARIE LAURE, HOW OLD R U?

Marie Laure RENIER, Le Carrousel How is your bed? I have a small wrought iron bed. In addition there is a swan rocker in which I like my swing. What kind of food do you dislike? I don 't like it at all artichokes, that is painful to eat! And your favorite? Semolina flavored with orange blossom which my mother added smarties, what a treat! Your favorite book to read? The Adventures of Jojo rabbit Do you have an imaginary friend? I don 't have that memory ... My brother was enough for me!

CAROLINE, HOW OLD R U?

CAROLINE OLSSON, designer How is your bed? My bed is pink. Almost everything in my room is pink. I love pink! Which kind of meal you do not like? Spaghetti with sausages Your favorite book to read? A book about a baker with a wife and many children. They live deep in the woods, but the delicious smell of the bakery spreads all the way to the castle. As time goes the baker and the king, become good friends, and when the baker's children get older, they marry the king's children. Have you got an imaginary friend? No, I don´t.

GWE, HOW OLD R U?

GWE, illustrator How is your bed? Blue and Red. Simply made of metal colored tubes. My parents bought it in Ikea. I love Ikea because I can play in the balls-pool while my parents are purchasing. Which kind of meal you do not like?  Liver! Teachers forced me to eat it at school, it was awful! I still hate that! And your favourite? Chocolate paste called Nutella! And Pastas with Ketchup! Your favorite book to read? “Anjelina the ballet dancer”. The story of a small mouse that become a famous ballet dancer. Since this book I danced during 18 years! I stopped dancing when I tried to be a professional, it was too hard. I choosed another artistic job: illustrator. I don’t regret it! Have you got an imaginary friend? Yes! I called her Mathilde. It was the fantasm of having a real best friend. I found her later in high school, her name is Veronique and she’s still my best friend!

YUMIKO, HOW OLD R U?

YUMIKO FROEHLICH, photographer and illustrator

How is your bed? I've put a colorful beach umbrella to be at the beach all the time. We can play to open a shop or a coffee. And play doctor too! Which kind of meal you do not like? Carrot pan-fried in butter... They always come along the hanba-gu ("Hamburg steak"). I don't need them ! And your favourite? The cream puff ! Because I adore custard and whip cream. Your favorite book to read? The one with the egg, and the one with the moon, and the one with the skirt too. Do you like them too ? Have you got an imaginary friend?No, I don't have any friend from Imaginary. Where is it ? Are you from Imaginary too ?

FLORENCE, HOW OLD R U?

FLORENCE BORIES, designer, Pigmée

How is your bed? My bed is a peacock blue wood bed, 8 of my soft toys and dolls are watching over me at the bed end but my 3 favourites are sticked to me, which means a full bed of 12 “people”… Which kind of meal you do not like? I hate most of the vegetables especially the green ones. The worst would be courgettes, celery, beetroot, endive and peas. And your favourite? I love vanilla rice pudding, i wish i could eat it everyday ! Your favorite book to read? My favorite books are the ones from the “rouge et or “ collection which were my parents books so i like the antik color of the pages and the smell. Have you got an imaginary friend? My imaginary friend is my soft toys a rabbit named “lapin”that i have from my birth and such as i am an only child, he is my every night confident.

NATALIA, HOW OLD R U?

NATALIA, Kids&Us founder

How is your bed? Nice and comfortable. 
Which kind of meal you do not like? I don’t like boiled veggies. Whenever I have boiled veggies for dinner, I chew them for ages, and if I’m allowed to, I go to the toilet and once there, without my parents suspecting anything, I spit them out. I find artichokes specially disgusting. And your favourite? I love pasta with lots of tomato sauce. I like it when my mum makes colourful salads with red tomato and pepper, different greens, yellow boiled eggs … I love dipping croissants into hot chocolate and cream on Sunday morning. Your favorite book to read? I love animal stories like White Fang and the Call of the Wild. 
Have you got an imaginary friend? I have, a little white mouse that is always whispering secrets into my ear, he cheers me up with his noisy laughter. Although it’s imaginary, my cat seems to notice it somehow.