{"id":498949,"date":"2025-10-14T14:01:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T14:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/498949\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T14:01:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T14:01:16","slug":"from-grammy-winner-to-childrens-author-laufeys-new-book-is-mei-mei-the-bunny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/498949\/","title":{"rendered":"From Grammy winner to children\u2019s author: Laufey\u2019s new book is \u2018Mei Mei the Bunny\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 She\u2019s won a Grammy, collaborated with Barbra Streisand and performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Now\u2026<\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 She\u2019s won a Grammy, collaborated with <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/barbra-streisand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barbra Streisand<\/a> and performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Now <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/laufey-matter-of-time-album-interview-5afe3192e5e78f8aeb2a08827dad4b00\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laufey<\/a> is taking on a new challenge: creating a children\u2019s story inspired by her mascot-alias, Mei Mei The Bunny.<\/p>\n<p>Penguin Workshop announced Tuesday that Laufey\u2019s picture book, \u201cMei Mei The Bunny,\u201d will be published April 21. Illustrated by Lauren O\u2019Hara, the book tells of Mei Mei\u2019s determination to become a professional musician even as she encounters some initial struggles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so excited to now share Mei Mei The Bunny in storybook form!\u201d Laufey said in a statement. \u201cMei Mei has been a part of my life for over the last few years and opening up the world around her has been the most beautiful exploration. I hope that anyone at any age can find something in Mei Mei\u2019s story that inspires them and connects them to the people in their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Born Laufey L\u00edn Bing J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir in Iceland, the 26-year-old Laufey is known for her distinctive blend of pop, classical and jazz. Her release from 2023, \u201cBewitched,\u201d won a Grammy for best traditional pop vocal album. Earlier this year, she released the album \u201cA Matter of Time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Copyright<br \/>\n                        \u00a9\u00a02025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 She\u2019s won a Grammy, collaborated with Barbra Streisand and performed with the Los Angeles&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":498950,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3938],"tags":[3444,77,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-498949","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-books","8":"tag-books","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115372889521236252","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=498949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/498950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=498949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=498949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=498949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}