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Hallgrímskirkja Church

Just about every word in Iceland is totally unpronouncable, so it’s good to have landmarks to guide you around. Couldn’t miss this one, right outside our hotel in Rekjavik. You can see it from almost everywhere in the city. The designer was  inspired by lava cooling into basalt rock.

Alien invasion

What exactly does an alien look like? At my latest drawing workshop the kids went into creative hyperdrive and came up with some stellar ideas:

Cosmic capers

Out now, my second picture book ‘When Angus met Alvin‘, is about a well behaved alien and an unbelievably naughty one. Well, you can guess how much they get on each other’s nerves…until one teaches the other a lesson ha!

Parcel of pictures

A surprise came through the post from a group of yr1 children I gave a workshop to. They had put their characters into stories and compiled them into wonderful books, just for me!

Bob and Rob – shortlisted

This is the first time I’ve been nominated for an award and it’s for my first picture book – voted for by the young readers. I’ve never been to Cambridge either (that’s where the prize giving will be in June). Lots of firsts for me here – so excited!

Observer review

My publicist emailed me this clipping from the July Observer. Not only was it a great review, but ‘Bob & Rob’ was compared to one of the most celebrated burglar books ever; Allan Ahlberg’s ‘Burglar Bill’. Career pinnacle…check!

Book share

How fantastic to see children enjoying my story! Here are Coco and Noah getting stuck into ‘Bob & Rob’.

Photo courtesy of Rick and Anouki Brownlow

Back to school

A trip down memory lane for the official launch of my debut children’s picture book ‘Bob and Rob’

Winning work of art

In response to a brief presented by Cosmetics Business Awards organisers, I created the unique winner’s awards for this year’s charity event at the London Film Museum. Proceeds went to the Katie Piper Foundation. Working alongside Andy Hopper – Artist Blacksmith – we delivered a contemporary design with mirror polished shooting stars on intertwined stems.

Ta-daaaa, I’m published!

I’m proud to announce that my first children’s book ‘Bob and Rob’, a comic caper about a robber and his dog, is in print. Who’d have thought that an initial fanciful idea would become reality? I kept my original copy of ‘Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook 2003′ on the shelf, which served as a constant reminder to never to give up my dream of writing and illustrating children’s stories – any excuse to stay a big kid!