Comedian Samantha Baines has a new children's book out this summer.
The Night the Moon Went Out features a deaf protagonist and is published with Bloomsbury. Baines herself is a hearing-aid wearer.
In Baines' second novel Aneira is a hearing-aid wearer and she is super scared of the dark. When the moon suddenly goes out one night, Aneira is on a mission to turn it back on! With the help of her owl friend, she sets off on a journey to fix the moon and overcome her fear. This powerful story features beautiful black-and-white illustrations by Lucy Rogers.
Samantha Baines is an award-wining comedian, author, actress, broadcaster and hearing aid wearer. Her debut book for children, Harriet Versus the Galaxy, was listed in the Independent’s Best Children’s Books of the Year 2019 and in BookTrust’s Great Book Guide 2020. Samantha has acted in The Crown, Call the Midwife and Silent Witness, and has written for the Guardian, Time Out and Huffington Post.
She has presented on BBC Radio London and Virgin Radio, and hosts ‘The Divorce Club’ podcast. Samantha is an Ambassador for the Royal National Institute for Deaf people and a former Ambassador for the British Tinnitus Association.
