The Laughing Problem by Jo Rivard

William of Orange and his faithful citizens.

In trouble again...

A boy named Hogg..

I did a small set of drawings recently for a talented new writer called Jo Rivard, who has written a very funny series of books about a brother and sister called Max and Millie. In 'The Laughing Problem' Max and his best friend Colin have problems keeping a straight face in class when their wild imaginations run away with them... We've all been there. They get into all sorts of trouble with teachers and Mums, and worst of all, girls. It was lots of fun to illustrate - good luck with the book Jo!

A Little Book of Alliterations is here!

A Little Book of Alliterations has arrived! I have received my proof copies and am very excited! These are my very bad photographs of it. It's amazing to finally see them in print. They are sweet and small - pocket size, with a lovely matte hardback cover. All in all, a very satisfying little object. Perfect for a little stocking filler or birthday present!!!

It is available to pre-order on Amazon, and is due out in September. You can order a copy by clicking here.

Hooray!

A spoke (?) of cyclists

A few of the cyclists I have been drawing for the AOI Transport Museum poster competition. The bottom one seems to look a bit like me - not quite sure where I have acquired the toddler from.

Mr Elephant

Visual Minutes at the Play England Conference

I did some visual minutes with Claire Stringer at Play England's conference at the British Museum at the end of March. You can see these minutes, and some of the other work done by the Creative Connection Team that I sometimes work with at the Visual Minutes Blog.

A Little Book of Alliterations - A

'Awful Auntie Agatha Ate All of Arthur's Available Apples.'

from 'A Little Book of Alliterations' by Felix Arthur, Inside Pocket Publishing

A Little Book of Alliterations - Bologna Book Fair and release date!

I spent the last few months of last year working on this project with author Felix Arthur, and Inside Pocket Publishing, and I'm really excited that A Little Book of Alliterations will be available to buy from September 2010.

I made 30 colour illustrations to accompany Felix Arthur's tongue twisting journey through the alphabet. It was a really fun job, and I can't wait to see it in print!

The Little Book is currently en route to Bologna for the Book Fair with Inside Pocket Publishing and some other book friends. Click here to see the advance information sheet from Inside Pocket.

Here is the front cover - and I will be posting a few of my favourites from the book in the next few weeks.

Tee Hee!