Tag: storytelling
The Terrifying Story of Frankatstein – Scaredy Cats
This is the first tale in a terrifying series from my book, Scaredy Cats – Nine Tales – Nine Lives – One Book! Kendo and Suki are not only Professor Frankastein’s adorable cats, they are also his special assistants, helping with his in his life-long goal to create life itself, catching mice and rats for…
Illustrating Children’s Books – Part 2
Yesterday, I showed you how I’d been reading the winning stories from the Welsh Books Council Dahlightful schools writing competition and how I decided how I was going to illustrate each story. Today, in part 2, I’ll show you how I go from a rough sketch to a piece of finished artwork. This Story, by…
How to go about illustrating children’s books
How do you set about illustrating children’s books? Well, in a new series of videos, I’ll show you what goes into my process. Recently, I was asked to illustrate a book of prize-winning short stories, written by children, inspired by the style and themes of Roald Dahl – in the . Illustrating a single story involves…