Susan Jane Helms was born on February 26, 1958. Besides being the commander, of the 14th Air Force and the Joint Functional Component Command for Space at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Susan Helms was a crew member on five Space Shuttle missions. She lived on the International Space Station (ISS) for over five…… Continue reading Astro Girls: Susan Helms
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Astro Girls in Space: Chiaki Mukai
Chiaki Mukai was the first Japanese woman in space. She was also the first person from Japan to fly to space twice.
Astro Girls: Yi Soyeon
Astro Girl Yi Soyeon was the first South Korean citizen in space in 2008.
Astro Girl’s Women in Space
Since its release Astro Girl has been winning fans and praise around the world. The book would be less inspiring without the mention of the women astronauts. We could only fit a handful of names in in the finished book, even though I planned to make many more illustrations. I found more than 40 women…… Continue reading Astro Girl’s Women in Space
Astro Girl and Junefest
This month sees the publication of Astro Girl, my latest book. I’ll be doing a workshop featuring her at Junefest, a children’s books festival in Stroud Green & Harringay Library, North London. More about Astro Girl in a future post…
Life in a modern city
Many of us are familiar with this image. If you commute, you’ll have seen it countless times; maybe not this image exactly, it could be a man, or a different coloured paper, or a book or an electronic device. Its that ‘Don’t bother me!’ image. People guarding their personal space on their way to and…… Continue reading Life in a modern city
The Illustrationist 