Category: books

  • Are children’s book authors and illustrators adults too?

    I went to London on Thursday and had some time to spend in the mediaeval galleries at the V&A  (Victoria and Albert Museum in London)  I did some sketching and shared the work on YouTube. This morning I woke to an interesting comment: I thought about it over breakfast and ended up with a much…

  • World Book Day Costumes

    Is World Book Day is out of control? I know some schools think so and are not going along with it anymore. Certainly parents are driven to distraction by it. The getting of costumes is now a regular joke in TV sitcoms. My attention was drawn to a post on the Birmingham Mail website about…

  • Learn to draw Cat and Dog – Big Cat Series

    I am so thrilled to finally have copies of How to Draw Cat and Dog. I’ve been using the Cat and Dog books in reception and nurseries for some time and I’m always amazed – sometimes almost moved to tears – by the quality of the drawing the very young children draw along with me.…