Monthly Archives: May 2011
heading off to the hay festival
Edit: Click here for full festival report and photos!! Tomorrow’s a BIG DAY for me because I get to spend an hour hanging out on the Starlight Stage at the Hay Festival with two of my favourite writers, Geraldine McCaughrean … Continue reading
monsterville grand opening!!!
MONSTERVILLE… It’s so totally fabulous, I don’t even know where to start! Today was the Grand Opening Day at Stratford’s Discover Centre in northeast London, and the construction team had been working late into the night yesterday so it would … Continue reading
monster battle on dartmoor
While Stuart and I visiting the Reeves on Dartmoor, Philip Reeve and I spent a morning at Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary School, engaging in FIERCE MONSTER COMBAT. I first got the idea when Neill Cameron and I pitted one of his Mo-bots … Continue reading
making books with steve cole
Today the writer Steve Cole and I spent all day at Writtle College in Essex making Alice-in-Wonderland themed books with 50 nine- and ten-year olds, as a joint project between the Royal Opera House and Chelmsford’s Just Imagine story centre. … Continue reading
more monsterville construction!
So exciting, here are some more photos of the work going on to build Monsterville at Stratford’s Discover Centre! If you haven’t booked your tickets yet for the family Monsterville Opening Day this Saturday, you might still be able to … Continue reading
a dartmoor comics journal
I finished inking this travel comic on the way back from visiting Philip Reeve and his family on Dartmoor last week.
field by the house
I finished my field drawing this morning:
at home with the reeves
We just made a video! YouTube link Here’s Philip’s drawing of Leather Tor Bridge, which we saw on our hike today: And my drawing!
strange drawings of rocks
Look what I saw today! And, coincidentally, here’s what the writer Philip Reeve also saw today. Strangest thing! These are called ‘tors’ and they are dotted around Dartmoor like the ruins of ancient alien civilisations. Here’s a little ‘at home … Continue reading
hay festival
I’m doing three events at the Hay Festival this year! And one of them is with two of my all-time favourite writers, Geraldine McCaughrean and Candy Gourlay. Here’s a video Candy just made! And you can read about our event … Continue reading
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