Catching up with work

It’s almost two weeks since I was trying to cope with the incredible heat in Bangkok. It seems ages ago. I’m now wearing a jumper, looking out of my studio window into the rain, watching leaves falling down. Holidays are over and the autumn is starting. It’s alright, I love autumn.

I’m trying to catch up with my work. Here is a picture of what is on my table.

Yes, I’m doing a book about a snail. It will be another board book. Just before I started I remembered a picture I did a long time ago.I still like this picture and I often show it to children when I visit  schools, trying to explain how I use collage and colours. I decided to paint the snail in my new book the same way.

It’s great to work on a new book. The thing I like the best. Listening to the  radio, drawing and painting. But I must admit, I’m struggling a bit. I’ve mentioned it before, a board book has only seven pages, but getting it right it can be hard work. So far I’ve changed each picture at least four times.

I’m getting there. Slowly. Last week I also managed to pop in to Foyles book shop at St. Pancras, where I signed 130 copies of my books for stock. As far as I know Foyles now has the biggest selection of my books and most of them are signed, so if you would like a book with a litlle drawing in it…

My publisher Walker Books made me thirty amazing, big pop ups, which now will be on display in all good books shops.

 Foyles promoting my latest book “Animal Opposites”.

It’s so exciting to see so many of my titles in the book shops together. So thank you Walker Books and Thank you Foyles.

The book is dedicated to lovely Clemmie. She send me this picture on the day of publishing. She found the book in her local book shop.

I think she likes the book.