2012 UKLA Book Awards Longlist

The Longlist for the 2012 UKLA Book Awards was announced a day or two ago. Some top names in there, and a bunch of really good illustrators too.

Like Emily Gravett, Oliver Jeffers, Viviane Schwartz, Catherine Rayner, Chris Haughton are a bunch who I really rate.

I shall have to check out any of the others I'm not so familiar with.

Here's a link. - http://bit.ly/oZqBnJ

Good luck chaps

A Little Bit Bunny

I have been asked to contribute to the A Little Bit Bunny Blog, here - http://alittlebitbunny.blogspot.com/

Which is fabulous, and I'm really looking forward to it.

The blog is run by an impressive bunch of chaps - Damon O'Keefe, Eric Barclay, Chris Kennett, Matt Dawson, Kev Levell, froggie, Mr Toodle, Matt Soffe, and is themed to a different animal each month.

There's been some really good stuff posted, so I'm really chuffed to be invited to contribute.

I've been a bit slow off the mark, so am only just posting my first entry for October now.

But you can find it here, and it's for the theme of Dragons.

http://alittlebitbunny.blogspot.com/2011/09/i-find-cigars-and-pipes-really-arent.html

Do pop over and have a look.

Cozy Bears

I haven't posted in a while, I've been busy, which is good I suppose.

Dealing with Bears, a bulbous blue monster, kids, and a wolf.

But I shall post some bits of these, so you can have a bit of a look.

So, here we are, some cozy bears from a book I am working on.

These are initial sketches, and have changed through the development.