Tag Archives: picture books

Blackbird

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Hannah

The days have been long and hot here. I have been sitting Wren in the garden in her baby bouncer in the shade of the Japanese maple. She usually falls fast asleep, the dappled light dancing over her flickering eyelids, … Continue reading →

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Picture Hooks Blog

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Hannah

I’ve shared some thoughts on being an emerging illustrator on the Picture Hooks blog. Have a look here. There’s also some great advice on networking from Leah McDowell who is the Design Manager at Floris Books.

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The Fox and the Star

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Hannah

Following on from my last post, here is a book we were given for Christmas and one which I highly recommend. It’s called The Fox and the Star by Coralie Bickford-Smith. Coralie Bickford-Smith has been a designer for Penguin for … Continue reading →

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Picture Books 2015

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Hannah

I take Christmas as an opportunity to splurge on picture books…for the children obviously! I spend ages perusing the shelves of our local Waterstones, drinking in all those beautiful pages. Here are some of my favourites from this year’s purchases… … Continue reading →

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Aerodynamics of Biscuits

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Hannah

Here’s a quick heads-up for a fantastic event happening this coming Saturday (24th October) for those in the vicinity of Drake Circus Waterstones in Plymouth. Clare Helen Welsh will be celebrating the launch of her wonderful picture book, Aerodynamics of Biscuits, … Continue reading →

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ECA Degree Show 2015

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Hannah

I’m just back from a fleeting visit to Edinburgh for a meeting and while I was there I popped in to the degree show at the college of art. This year’s illustration graduates are a talented bunch and there was … Continue reading →

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Picture Hooks Conference 2014

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Hannah

This weekend I went along to a conference about children’s picture books, called Picture Hooks. You might remember that I went to their inaugural conference a couple of years ago (read about it here). It was held at Edinburgh College … Continue reading →

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World War 1 Centenary

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Hannah

As many of you will know today marks the centenary of the start of World War 1. Our local library has a wonderful display all about it, with a selection of books for children about the war. I got Where … Continue reading →

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Happy Mother’s Day

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Hannah

Have you seen this picture book? It’s called Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson (of Gruffalo fame). I’m pretty sure Rebecca Cobb won an award for the illustrations but can’t think where I read that now (pregnancy brain!). Little Owl loves … Continue reading →

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New website

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Hannah

Yesterday evening Big Dreamer put up my new website. It’s still got a few things we need to sort out so do bear with us but they should hopefully be ironed out by the end of the week. In the … Continue reading →

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