ho ho ho happy christmas everybody!
what every christmas tree needs is a little angel
lucky for you there is an easy peesy one here to make
just cut out and assembly. no glue needed. (sticky finger free crafts are the way forward)
hope all your chrsitmas dreams come true (except the one about the scarey santa)
Thursday 16 December 2010
Monday 13 December 2010
Sheffield childrens book awards 2010
Whoop whoop!
Don't Dip your Chips in your Drink Kate got Highly commended for the Picture Book catagory and the Community Library award!
here is a shakey movie of what the kids had to say about it....
(I wish i wasn't a sensitive little artist about the fact that the favourite page was one with hardly any illustration!)
piccy of Caryl Hart and me with important people (the one with the nice bit of bling is the Mayor of Sheffield i think!)
and of all the shortlisty people!
inc "Morris the Mankiest monster" illustrator Sarah McIntyre ,"The Great Dog Bottom Swap" by Peter Bently and Mei Matsuoka and "Dear Miss" author and illustrator Amy Husband.
Well done to all... was so amazing to be amongst such a talented gaggle of authors and illustrators.
Caryl and I scoffing paper cakes after a busy crafty work shop in the Winter Gardens (brrrr)
mmmn.. a nice cup of tea to boo
Don't Dip your Chips in your Drink Kate got Highly commended for the Picture Book catagory and the Community Library award!
here is a shakey movie of what the kids had to say about it....
(I wish i wasn't a sensitive little artist about the fact that the favourite page was one with hardly any illustration!)
piccy of Caryl Hart and me with important people (the one with the nice bit of bling is the Mayor of Sheffield i think!)
and of all the shortlisty people!
inc "Morris the Mankiest monster" illustrator Sarah McIntyre ,"The Great Dog Bottom Swap" by Peter Bently and Mei Matsuoka and "Dear Miss" author and illustrator Amy Husband.
Well done to all... was so amazing to be amongst such a talented gaggle of authors and illustrators.
Caryl and I scoffing paper cakes after a busy crafty work shop in the Winter Gardens (brrrr)
mmmn.. a nice cup of tea to boo
Limelight Larry Crafts
larry (the show off)
bunnies (side kicks)
trees (props)
ooh what a lame blogger i am.
i blame it on the babay... sigh... yawn... here are photos of some Limelight Larry crafts.
am pleased with the bunnies, but think larry is a bit fiddly and not so graphic and simple (that's peacocks for you i suppose).
Publish Post
will upload the cutout craftables for anybody and everybody to make in a day or two...
Tuesday 12 October 2010
how to draw a PUFFIN
(well the way i do it anyhow)
I was asked by the PUFFIN POST people to do a little "how to draw a puffin" step by step thingy.
Not sure when it will be in the magasine- but there is a sneaky looky right here (shhh!)...
I was asked by the PUFFIN POST people to do a little "how to draw a puffin" step by step thingy.
Not sure when it will be in the magasine- but there is a sneaky looky right here (shhh!)...
Wednesday 22 September 2010
LIMEILGHT LARRY spotify playlist!
wonderful superlady at orchard (aka Emma O'Donovan) has created this
LIMELIGHT LARRY spotify playlist.
Tuesday 14 September 2010
Bookbag interview
Hot on the heels of the very amazingly nice review for LIMELIGHT LARRY from Bookbag...
I do hope my answers aren't tooo silly (was a trifle sleepity when I answered them).
Saturday 11 September 2010
Edinburgh book festival 2010
I was lucky enough to be invited to the Edinburgh book festival again this year.
It is the most amazing place at the best of times, but with the Book festival on, it is EVEN more magical... sigh..
anyway, I did a workshop about Sunny McClouds "SMILE!" story.
Here are a few snippysnaps and little facts of the day...
We read stories
We played games (stick the smile on the Sunny)
We made spare smiles incase our own smiles ever get lost (it does happen)
We made paper Sunnys
... all in an hour! (nice and jam packed).
Then I got excited about seeing a gaggle of my books perched on shelves.
(Especially the shiny new ones "SCRUMMY!" and "LIMELIGHT LARRY")
Then I signed some books (without making any smudgey mistakes thank goodness).
I hope everyone enjoyed it.
I did!
smile!
here is a teeny movie of the lovey little SMILE! flipbooks that we gave to the children in the workshop.
they have to animate the smile turning up on Sunny McCloud
:-)
Thursday 9 September 2010
LOVELY Limelight Larry review from Bookbag
Shhhhh,,,,,!
Keep it under your hat as if Larry catches wind of this super review from Bookbag his head will get even bigger
(and we can't be having that can we!)
Wednesday 8 September 2010
Monday 6 September 2010
SCRUMMY! now in the shops!
Labels:
families,
picture books,
scrummy,
Sunny McCloud
LIMELIGHT LARRY IS OUT!
wooohooo!
so limelight larry is out out OUT!
if you want to see a REAL show off, then this book is for YOU!
an additional treat is the little animation trailer i made for limlight larry...
(well i did say he was a show off!)
Limelight Larry from Beakus on Vimeo.
Saturday 4 September 2010
doggie for mya jean
Thursday 26 August 2010
Larry is comming SOOOOON!
Limelight Larry (my book about a show-off peacock) is nearly nearly really out.... exciting stuff!
have a peep at the
Limelight Larry advert on Angels & Urchines weekly!
have a peep at the
Limelight Larry advert on Angels & Urchines weekly!
Saturday 14 August 2010
Sunday 8 August 2010
SCRUMMY!
Saturday 17 July 2010
froggy picture for samuel
Tuesday 22 June 2010
Annecy 50!
To help celebrate Annecy Animation Festivals 50th Anniversary I was asked to do an illustration.
Naturally I couldn't resist the BUNNIES!
A special book was made with all the illustrations that selected animation directors had done.... ooh lovely!
I couldn't make it over to the festival this year... but I bet it was even more fabulously fun and inspiring than usual for this special year.
Saturday 12 June 2010
BORIS
If you have a cup of tea to slurp and need something to read,
do have a look at article on the wonderful
Teach Often, Teach Well blog.
The artical is about BORIS (aka Colin in America) and guest author (aka me).
Sunday 6 June 2010
Stockport Schools Book Awards 2010
Yey!
My picture book SMILE has been nominated for the
Stockport Schools Book Award 2010
It is in the key stage 1 catagory... again, competing against some lovely books. (My favourite one is "The Troll"... i love david roberts illustrations)
so i will keep my ink stained fingers crossed!
My picture book SMILE has been nominated for the
Stockport Schools Book Award 2010
It is in the key stage 1 catagory... again, competing against some lovely books. (My favourite one is "The Troll"... i love david roberts illustrations)
so i will keep my ink stained fingers crossed!
Sunday 30 May 2010
Sheffield Chlidren's Book Awards 2010
Great news for book "Don't Dip your chips in Drink Kate!"
(Written by Caryl Hart and illustrated by me)
It has been shortlisted for the Sheffield Chlidren's book awards 2010!
It has some stiff competition... "The Great Dog Bottom Swap" being a particular favourite of mine!
Shame though that they didn't spell my name right, or get the title of the book right on the website!
Saturday 10 April 2010
mystery bunnies
Friday 26 March 2010
don't dip your chips out in paperback!
Wednesday 10 March 2010
HURRAH for nice shiny new animation company BEAKUS!
Tuesday 2 March 2010
baby cards
Thursday 21 January 2010
Scrummy end papers
Tuesday 5 January 2010
exeter animation festival
Some of my designs which have been used fo the super flyer for
Exeter Animation Festival
It looks like there is some great stuff on there.
I went last year and it was very inspiring.
Here are the swimming in inspiration bunnies
They might look familiar as I gave a sneaky peek of one of them earlier last summer when i was working on it!
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