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coo-ee, mister poskitt!
HEY GUESS WHAT GUYS YOU CAN HAVE AN AGATHA PARROT BOOK BY KJARTAN POSKITT TOO HERE’S PHOTOS WHEN I MET HIM HE IS LOVELY JUBBLY I have never met the extra-super-amazing illustrator David Tazzyman but I suspect THAT HE IS … Continue reading
morris the mankiest monster… in america!
My fab friend Donna McGee in Wisconsin just got in touch to say that Morris the Mankiest Monster has appeared here on American television! I think this might be the first time any of my books have been on American … Continue reading
our book’s on shelves today, it’s official! hurrah!
Fab writer Gillian Rogerson, Scholastic and I proudly present our new picture book about that feisty Princess Spaghetti and her dad, King Cupcake… this time it’s not aliens, it’s PIRATES! And boy, are they SILLY pirates! I painted this picture … Continue reading
fangirl: reviewing ‘pull out all the stops!’ with philip reeve
I recently read two books by the marvelous writer Geraldine McCaughrean, Stop the Train and its brand-new sequel, Pull Out All the Stops! Geraldine is one of the best wordsmiths on the planet, and reading her books is like getting … Continue reading
most manky review!
First, a very happy birthday to my dad! I only sent his birthday parcel yesterday, so if you’re in Seattle, please make him lots of cakes and fuss over him royally in the meantime. Stuart was on the Internet last … Continue reading
launch party: there are no cats in this book!
Hurrah for Viviane Schwarz! She’s done it again! Here’s some video footage I shot at the launch party last Friday: YouTube link Thanks for hosting to the fabulous indie bookshop, Review, on Bellenden Road in Peckham. Go browse their stuff, … Continue reading
how sweet…
They’re discussing the state of my gut in Carousel magazine. Heh heh. Giles + Sarah = tongue of silver, gut of steel.
reviewers’ day
Today I spent the morning at a Reviewers’ Event for Write Away, organised by my fab friend Nikki Gamble and hosted by Walker Books in their lovely headquarters. (Let me just say, their caterer makes the best brownies ever.) I … Continue reading
another good read
So while our big studio plants, Bob & Bobette have been busy canoodling, I bought a winter cherry plant at Deptford market as company for my spiky little rock plant on the window ledge. I love winter cherry; with its … Continue reading
best of year books, getting started
Joe and Richard at Forbidden Planet International asked me to answer some questions about the best books I’ve read this year and this decade. I couldn’t figure out how I’d get time to answer everything, but then I thought I … Continue reading
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