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Not Going to Bologna

For the past two years I’ve made the Picture Book pilgrimage to Bologna Book Fair.

Apr 4 •

February 2025

Back when the future of humanity didn’t feel so utterly terrifying, I used to play musical saw and ukulele in a couple of bands.

Feb 23 •

November 2024

And an exclusive discount code

Nov 6, 2024 •

October 2024

A trip to Paris

Hello dear reader, it’s been a long time because I’ve been doing a megabook, but it’s mostly finished now so I wanted to write to you!

Oct 27, 2024 •

June 2024

Invisible Dogs...

... and how I found them

Jun 12, 2024 •

March 2024

Painting bookshop windows

Everything I know in excruciating detail

Mar 19, 2024 •

January 2024

Applying for exhibitions and competitions

contains embarrassing old content

Jan 22, 2024 •

November 2023

Getting inspiration from real children

My son came into the kitchen last night with this:

Nov 29, 2023 •

October 2023

Observation to Illustration

In my last newsletter I wrote about a struggle I’m having turning some drawings into “proper” illustrations.

Oct 29, 2023 •

September 2023

The Age-Old Problem

Illustrators often talk about how to keep the freshness of rough drawings in their final artwork.

Sep 19, 2023 •

June 2023

What do you do AFTER you've done your first book?

I'd love to know!

Jun 5, 2023 •

May 2023

Animal Crackers

Today my debut picture book, Animal Crackers, is published by Rocket Bird Books. Here I’m going to talk about how it came into being. If you’d like to…

May 4, 2023 •

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