The sun is out. The 48 hour squall that passed over us, dropping snow, sleet and rain has moved out. Back to spring dreams.
I am ensconced in the Next Book and feeling how far I have come since I started writing The Blackhope Enigma. The learning curve was very steep but the rewards […]
Could I ask for a more classy cover on my first children’s novel? I think not!
Tom Sanderson from The Parish studio designed it, and I am delighted that he included my pen […]
I have had so many emails from all over the world about The Blackhope Enigma
! I am thrilled at people’s enthusiasm and interest.
Here’s a further article from today’s Bookseller…and thanks to Maggi and Rachel for alerting me to […]
I was really delighted to attend last week’s event in this lovely room at the Covent Garden Hotel – as one of Templar’s new authors! Yes, after months of keeping things under wraps, I can now reveal that The […]
On March 25, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators in Scotland is hosting award-winning author-illustrator, Catherine Rayner, in a day-long master class on illustrating children’s picture books.
If you are interested, click here for more information.
I have been thinking about illustrated bookplates this week. I have several for kids that you can download on my Fun page, and I have been thinking about designing more. So I thought I’d do a little research on bookplates and found this excellent blog, Bookplate Junkie. Like the […]
I happened to come across this gem of a book trailer for Heroes of the Valley by Jonathan Stroud. The trailer was made by Leevi Lemmetty, who was one of three winners of the 2009 Bookseller Video Award.
The New Zealand Book Council‘s stop-frame animation of elements from Going West
by Maurice Gee sends shivers down my spine. It was made by the hugely talented designers, Martin and Line Andersen, who are based in London. To see more of […]
It gives me such great pleasure to congratulate Grace on her illustrated novel Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
being chosen today as a Newbery Honor Book. I have a lot of admiration for Grace’s achievement – the Newbery […]
I have some pretty good excuses for not posting in some time. A trip to Boston took me out of circulation for a while – I had great hopes of communicating with the blogosphere while I was there, but there was just too much going on. Here are […]
