I’m still writing something

Last week I mentioned that the sketches for my next book are more and more simple as I keep changing the story. I think I’ve reached the limit. The latest sketches are just a few pencil lanes.

Still, I had to make some sense of the sketches to be able to present the idea to my publisher.

 

I do hope that I’m nearly there. I’ve changed the story so many times that I find it hard to see if the story is good enough.

 

Apart from penguin, I was also drawimg a rabbit falling from the tree.

Last Tuesday I went to the lovely independent shop The Tales on Moon Lane.

Together with Jo and Louise from Walker Books, we decorated one of the shop windows. The theme was ” A Mouse Who Ate the Moon” of course.

Being in such a nice bookshop and seeing what a few people can do for children’s books (authors visiting, book reading, workshops) was so up lifting. I wish there were more bookshops like this. It was a sunny day and I was there just after lunch thinking it won’t be too busy and we can decorate the window but still people kept coming in. Who can blame them, it’s such a nice shop to come and browse the books.

I’m off to visit more schools next week.   STANLEY ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL in WORCESTER on Monday, YARDLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL in BIRMINGHAM on Tuesday, SAMUEL RYDER ACADEMY ST ALBANS in HERTFORDSHIRE on Wednesday and TOOTING PRIMARY SCHOOL in TOOTING on Thursday. Busy week in front of me. I’d better go and pack.

There is one more thing I want to share. Tereza, my older daughter (17) gave me a present. It is an illustration to a story about a lady who collects souls from men.

I absolutely love the picture. I think I can now retire. Or…maybe not quite yet.