We’ve invented a new job title. It echoes how we feel about the chicken newspaper project and tells all that this is more than just a project. That title is Proud Publisher Being the Proud Publisher of chicken! newspaper for children means that we have to deliver the best publication that we are able to assemble.…… Continue reading The Next Issue Of chicken! is here
Category: ideas for children
Building a story
Sometimes ideas for stories come from the most unusual places. Other times things are more predictable and therefore ‘controllable’. I have been developing animal stories for the last year and a bit. The sketch above entered my head one morning, unprompted and decided to build a story around it.
Sponsor a chicken!
chicken! is a quarterly newspaper for primary school children, their teachers and grown ups. It is also for people who create children’s content. We brought good design together with children’s content into a tabloid newspaper format. The newspaper is free to schools, supported by local business. Read the digital issue here. chicken! features activities, games,…… Continue reading Sponsor a chicken!
African Mythical Creatures
This on going set of Mythical Creatures from African culture is intended to be part of the One Page Books range for primary schools. It highlights the richness of African culture and shows how similar (not different) it is to European and Asian culture. See more on my excellent blog, the illustrationist CLick on each image…… Continue reading African Mythical Creatures
Tiger One Page Book
[a_gallery] Months later, here is an example of a finished product. A finished One Page Book. We are aiming to produce six books per class per year for a primary or junior school. That’s a total of 36 OPBs in a full set. It will take time so we are concentrating on press-school to year…… Continue reading Tiger One Page Book
The Illustrationist 