QUEEN MAUREEN is in development. This picture book is sassy, sexy, dreamy, naughty and totally wild! And who is Maureen? My mother. In her heyday she was all of the above.

What better excuse to visit Paris, than to take photos for your new children’s picture book! The added thrill … I had not visited Paris in 28 years!
However, the last time I was there, I lived there for 41/2 hellish years. I was afraid to go back…

Today I am reminiscing over my very first picture book, My Bantu Blankie. My sister went through a very traumatic incident when she was 6 years old. Her father, in a fit of rage, threw her blanket out of a train window, never to be recovered. Yes, I cringe too, still.

My name is Coco Blignaut, but my nom de plume is Coco Mary. I have a little publishing studio & bookstore in my home in the foothills of Los Angeles, where I dream up stories to inspire and educate my young readers.