Ella Burfoot is the author and illustrator of Betty and the Yeti, How to Bake a Book, and Louie and the Monsters. Daisy shows no fear when Darkness slips in through the window one evening.

Ella Burfoot is the author and illustrator of Betty and the Yeti, How to Bake a Book, and Louie and the Monsters. Darkness is portrayed as friendly and welcoming to her. Darkness is dressed in a wonderful, glossy, black patent-leather style that gradually fills the whole room. He is funky and spunky and they both love to dance the night away and have great fun together. The brilliant accent colours of lemon yellow and hot pink make this book visually striking.

Darkness Slipped In book. The simple rhyming text comes to life with Ella Burfoot’s illustrations

Darkness Slipped In book. The simple rhyming text comes to life with Ella Burfoot’s illustrations. Burfoot outlines Daisy’s pink and white spaces and determined, excited face with solid lines, in marked contrast to the abstract figure of Darkness. Darkness comes into Daisy’s pink and white bedroom while she is playing happily, and begins to fill the pages, reaching out to cover her, but Daisy’s got his number. As soon as he’s close enough, she grabs him by the wrist, and suddenly they’re partners in a jazzy dance!

Ella Burfoot is a picture book author and illustrator, published by Macmillan children's books. with my grandchildren at bedtime last night.

Ella Burfoot is a picture book author and illustrator, published by Macmillan children's books. My granddaughter Audrey is 3 and just recently has started to be afraid of the dark. We all loved the story and the perfect illustrations, and Audrey insisted upon a second reading, which she rarely does.

Darkness Slipped In. written and illustrated by Ella Burfoot. Ella Burfoot is a talented young author and illustrator. Her previous work includes Louie and the Monsters and Bear and Me. Ella Burfoot.

Ella Burfoot is the author and illustrator of several children's books, including BETTY AND THE YETI and DARKNESS SLIPPED IN, which was nominated for the Kate Greenaway medal in 2009

Ella Burfoot is the author and illustrator of several children's books, including BETTY AND THE YETI and DARKNESS SLIPPED IN, which was nominated for the Kate Greenaway medal in 2009. She earned both her undergraduate and Masters degrees in Illustration from the University of Falmouth. Ella comes up with many of her stories while walking the countryside of Dorset where she now lives with her partner, two small children and Daisy the dog. You can visit Ella at ellaburfoot.

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Ella Burfoot is a talented author-illustrator who earned her degree and a distinction in her MA in Illustration .

Ella Burfoot is a talented author-illustrator who earned her degree and a distinction in her MA in Illustration from the University of Falmouth. She has published a number of picture books, including two previous titles for Macmillan: DARKNESS SLIPPED IN, which was shortlisted for the 2008 British Book Design and Production Awards and nominated for the 2009 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal, and the brilliantly funny BETTY AND THE YETI. Ella lives in Dorset with her partner and two small children. Country of Publication.