Book launched on Amazon
Turtle Dream Team
Muriel Abehsera-Cohen
Author
Muriel was born with an innate desire to tell stories. From a young age she would put on ‘shows’ for her family (and the neighbours) invariably dragging her reluctant brother and sister to take part. The world opened further and grew to an incredible size when she learnt to read. Reading brought her to writing and as a child she loved nothing more than filling her exercise books with stories of magical quests and adventures.
Continuing to embrace the world of communication, she trained and became an actor, performing in theatre, TV commercials and more recently in the voice-over industry. Muriel continued to write fiction and poetry. Her most astonishing and rewarding role, however, was becoming a mother.
After reading lots (and lots!) of picture books to her boys she decided to write her own. It could only celebrate her favourite creature (and the only pet she’d ever had and loved as a child) - Murtle the Turtle was born!
After lying dormant in a drawer, Muriel found the perfect ‘dream team’ needed for the ‘magic’ to happen and for Murtle to finally come out into the light.
Emma Michelle Gosling
Illustrator
Emma is a multi-talented artist, specialising in many different sectors and more recently in portraits. Through her subjects she celebrates people with hidden disabilities, with the same creative flair she brings to all her art.
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She spent many years working with children (specialising in those with additional needs first); sharing her knowledge and teaching them the skills needed to express themselves through art. Her passion and aim, 'to bring a love for art and play together,' to her young students.
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Murtle and her Magic Trolley is Emma's first children's picture book project.
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She is currently updating her website,
where you will be able to see more of her work and upcoming projects.
Michel Bohbot,
Assistant Illustrator and Book Cover Designer
Although he was born in California, Michel Bohbot spent most of his youth in Marseilles (France), Casablanca (Morocco) and New York. When he returned to the US he constantly scanned the skies for that American hero Superman! While he never found him, comics helped him learn English again and got him drawing.
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Michel has illustrated video games, books, CD’s, magazines, and more for clients as diverse as LucasArts, Warner Books, Electronic Arts, Activision, and a bunch of German horror books! He has been President of the San Francisco Society of Illustrators, and he also teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area.
See more of his work at
Natalie Gladstone
Designer
Natalie is a freelance graphic designer with over 20 years of design experience and her clients love her contemporary, commercial and clean-cut style.
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Natalie's main love is cards and has been in the greetings card industry for a long time, working with several well known companies and she never gets tired of seeing her best selling card designs in shops and supermarkets.
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She is always busy on various projects with a current focus on invitation and stationery design.
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See more of her work at