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Deborah's words are lyrical and poignant; they celebrate connection and life. So in spring of 2020, when I found myself shut off from the outside world with limited access to friends and family, I was thankful to have such a life affirming illustration project to keep me busy…

This is a note I wrote in April 2020 and I was finishing the final pieces of artwork for My Big Book of Outdoors…

My Big Book of Outdoors is a big book, it’s 128 pages, all fully illustrated, that’s the equivalent of four standard picture books!

It’s always an absolute delight when children respond to a book in a creative way.

Starting work on a picture book can be daunting.

…that was the core belief of Wendy Cooling, founder of BookTrust’s Bookstart.

If you’re not in the business of creating or selling picture books you may not have come across Books for Keeps.

I remember being disappointed that after the cover was done Mathematics involved very little colouring-in.

20 Questions about my life and work.

Thrilled to have been included in Leslie Jonah's latest illustrative book on famous cities, published by teNeues.

Fabulous Frogs has been shortlisted for the Schools Library Association (SLA) Best Information Book Award 2016.