Actress and comedian author Isla Fisher talks about the inspirations behind her new children’s book, Marge in Charge!

Laugh along with actress and comedian Isla Fisher as she lets in on a secret—now that she’s a children’s book author, she can guess the plot of a book just by looking at the cover! (Just don’t tell her that she gets them all wrong.)

The incredibly funny actress, comedian, and now author Isla Fisher goofs around by describing the plots of books based on their covers.

Isla has made another appearance on BBC’s Bedtime Stories recently, reading ‘It Takes Two to T’wit T’woo’ by Paula Knight:

Isla appeared US chat show Jimmy Kimmel Live a couple of days ago – mostly to promote her Marge book series, but also to highlight an important issue in a public service announcement (PSA) 😉 :

Here’s another video from last month’s ‘Marge And The Great Train Rescue’ promotion, this time from KRiBTV:

During her promotion for ‘Marge And The Great Train Rescue’ last month, Isla made an appearance on BBC’s Blue Peter – she answered fun questions about herself including her favourite word, and then played ‘Dare or Dare’:

Isla appeared on the CBBC Book Club yesterday to promote ‘Marge and the Great Train Rescue’ – watch the clip here:

During her time in Edinburgh at the weekend, Isla was a guest on BBC Radio 4’s show Loose Ends. She chatted about her Marge book series and the reasons for writing it, writing with her Mum in the 90’s, and her career including Nocturnal Animals, Grimsby and Wedding Crashers.

Listen to the full show here , and find photos in our Gallery.

Clive Anderson and Tom Allen are joined by Isla Fisher, Selina Thompson and Dave Johns for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy from the Edinburgh Festivals.