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Bath Children’s Literature Festival 2019
We are very lucky to live within striking distance of the Bath Children’s Literature Festival here, which is the biggest of its kind in Europe. Little Owl and I headed up there on the train on Saturday. We hit the … Continue reading
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Tagged bath, children, children's books, children's literature, Hilary McKay, illustrator events, kid lit, Literature festival, Liz Pichon, Michelle Magorian, reading, rugby, the skylarks war, Tom Gates, writing process
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Sunbathing
What a June it is turning out to be! We went to a local pub for lunch with some friends for Father’s Day. Inevitably the children could only sit at the table for limited length of time so we headed … Continue reading
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Tagged allotment, beer garden, birds, children, community nursing, district nursing, father's day, frog, gardening, golden mornings, grasses, june, manure pile, nature, parenting, pub, pub lunch, rain, river, rounds, slow worm, slow worms, sunbathing, sunshine, visits, water meadow, wildlife
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Eggs
The rain is pouring from the sky in torrents. On the allotment I lost a compost bin lid and the downpipe on my shed to the wind, but thankfully the greenhouse has come through with no ill-effects. Upstairs Finch is … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Growing things
Tagged allotment, blood blisters, bumped heads, children, concussion, eggs, gardening, neuro obs, parenting, rain, tomato seeds, twins, wind
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Dandelion
There was much cackling and hooting coming from Little Owl’s bedroom the other morning. I heard Little Owl shout, “Look how fluffy I made her hair!” This was followed by shrieks of laughter. Then I heard Finch say, “Let’s see how … Continue reading
Picture Books 2018
I woke up one morning over the weekend and peered out bleary-eyed from under my duvet. The room was dark and nothing stirred, but something had definitely woken me up. As my eyes adjusted to the dimness they came to rest … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged 2018, A Letter for Amy, Aurelie Guillerey, Charlotte Guillain, children, Daddy-Long-Legs, Emily Gravett, Ezra Jack Kets, Gigantosaurus, Goggles! Whistle for Willie, Hannah Foley, How Billy Hippo Learned to Swim, Janet Burroway, John Vernon Lord, Jonny Duddle, kids, Nadine Brun-Cosme, non-fiction, parenting, Peter, picture books, reading, reading aloud, strange creatures, The Giant Jam Sandwich, The Snowy Day, The Street Beneath My Feet, Tidy, V&A Illustration Prize, vivian french, Yuval Zommer
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Peace
It is a late one this year. The children only broke up on Friday. Little Owl has managed to peak at just the right time, that is, collapsing in tears as the school gates closed on the term having worn … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends
Tagged busy, carols, children, christmas, christmas cards, Christmas jumper, Christmas production, Exeter cathedral, frenzied activity, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, illuminated gardens, merry christmas, nativity, peace, Prince of Peace, Saltram House, singing, Wise Man, wonder
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Boatbuilding diorama
Here is a children’s fold-up diorama with cut-out figures I worked on over the summer. I do love a bit of maritime history! Next week there will be no post from as I’ll be away on illustration-related business. I’ll be … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration
Tagged boatbuilders, boats, children, clinker, docks, eduction, Hannah Foley, illustration, illustrator, island nation, jib, Lavis and Sons, maritime history, merchandise for children, sea, seagull, sheepdog, toys
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