The black-footed ferret was Once thought to be globally extinct, but it is making a comeback. It is found in North America and for the last thirty years, people have worked hard to give black-footed ferrets a second chance for survival. There are now nearly 1,000 animals across North America and of course there is…… Continue reading Endangered animals: The Black Footed Ferret
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Bringing History to Life
Talking about war is a tricky proposition. Trust in your child’s intelligence, imagination and empathy. Then do some research, because the facts are already written. All you have to do is tell the story.
Two Reviews: Lenny Goes to School
There’s more to Ken Wilson-Max’s Lenny Goes to Nursery School (Frances Lincoln, £9.99), with its jolly little hero successfully making it through his first full day away from home. A multi-coloured cast of characters have an equally good time in this picture book, also sturdily produced. Nicholas Tucker, ‘Children’s summer reading: Treats for the very…… Continue reading Two Reviews: Lenny Goes to School
World Book Day
Perhaps we need to be thinking in terms of promoting reading more than books? I’m definitely in the keep books camp, but it would be great to see smaller numbers and higher quality. After all, the books we have are the ones we love.
Animals? Me?
I’m not known for painting animals, it has to be said. It took a long time to accept that I could draw and paint animals that look like humans , mainly because I got hung up on the word that describes this process; Anthropomorphism. Or, perhaps I couldn’t let myself enjoy considering the possibility. The work I…… Continue reading Animals? Me?
Chicken!
It’s been an incredible few months.I’ve been slowly and steadily heading back to doing books full-time and it hasn’t been easy at all. The plan was to return to the days when there were only books and book ideas on my work list. I have a couple of titles to try as ebooks and started…… Continue reading Chicken!
The Illustrationist 