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Kelpies Prize
I’ve tried to write this blog post a few times and it hasn’t gone well. It’s hard to find words for something that I still feel speechless about. Maybe, in true British fashion, I should start with the weather… On … Continue reading
Heading North
Tomorrow Big Dreamer and I will be catching a flight up to Edinburgh for the Kelpies Prize awards ceremony at the Edinburgh International Book Festival on Friday. The Discover Kelpies team have put up videos of the three short-listed authors … Continue reading
Lost a shoe but gained a…
We are back from a lovely time away, involving lots of ice cream, sand and sea. Finch lost a shoe but gained a dumper truck. Little Owl had to retire her favourite kite (hole in one side) but learned how … Continue reading
Real, good jolly times…
So that’s that. The term is over. The warm weather has made it feel long over due. Last June and July we made the mistake of committing to lots of things, forgetting that we really do have the best weather … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends
Tagged Anne of Green Gables, beach, end of term, imagination, L. M. Montgomery, river, shady glades, siblings, summer, warm weather
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Discover Kelpies
I have some very exciting news! Last week I received a wonderful email telling me I’d been short-listed for the Discover Kelpies Writing competition. This is a competition run by Scottish Publisher, Floris Books, to find new writers for children. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged children's books, competition, Discover Kelpies, Edinburgh Book Festival, Floris Books, Hannah Foley, kid lit, publisher, scotland, Scottish, shortlist, writing
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Hot!
How are you all getting on in the heat? At every opportunity we have headed off for shady river banks and cool sea breezes. The warm weather has brought out the jellyfish along the coast near us. They always give … Continue reading
A sunny seagull
Phew…busy here…and hot! Here’s a seagull for a sunny day.
Posted in Illustration
Tagged birds, children book art, children books, Hannah Foley, herring gull, illustration, illustrator, non-fiction, picture books, seagull
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Happy Midsummer!
Happy Midsummer! This weekend was fittingly glorious. We hid fairy doors in the garden for the children and their friends to find, and discover little Midsummer gifts left for them behind the doors by the ‘fairies’. The river is bursting … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Wildlife
Tagged banded demoiselle, beautiful demoiselle, biology, children, children book art, children books, damselfly, dragonfly, education, fairies, fairy doors, fairy gifts, family, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, insects, kids, Midsummer, natural history, non-fiction, picture book art, picture books, river, wildlife
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Backwater wanderings
The summer term is cranking up a gear. School photos were last week, Finch instantly recognisable with his white blonde curly hair in the front row with his pre-school pals. Little Owl also easily identifiable by the chunk of hair … Continue reading
