[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-first-night-in-dublin":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"Dublin's gearing up for its \u003Ca href=\"http://www.childrensbooksireland.ie/conference-and-events/\">children's book conference\u003C/a> tomorrow! A few quick pics, such as writing/illustrating legend \u003Ca href=\"http://www.herve-tullet.com/en/accueil.html\">Hervé Tullet\u003C/a> swimming in a giant pint of Guinness:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/herve_tullet_guinness_dublin_zps03e1dc62-49add4a784.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003C!--more Click for more photos under the cut!-->\\r\n\\r\nAnd a sneak peek at Hervé's upcoming book with Walker Books, \u003Ci>Help! This Book Needs a Title!\u003C/i> Really funny; for about a third of the book, a handful of characters run about anarchically until they find Herve at his studio and make him put them into a story. But the story's over all too quickly and the characters wants more. It reminds me of some of the funny stuff in Viviane Schwarz's cat books, that goes back and forth between the characters and the reader, or in this case, the characters and the author. Here's Hervé with Walker's Deirdre McDermott and Maria Tunney.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/herve_tullet_needatitle_zpscd92d9d8-e9f732c585.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nWe're staying at the lodge on the grounds of St Patrick's Cathedral (kindly donated by Dublin City Council, thank you!) and Hervé and I discovered, when we walked out with our cups of tea, that we have sole run of \u003Ci>the entire park\u003C/i> at night, after they've shut the gate. This is mega-exciting. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/stpatricks_cathedral_dublin_zps6022c6c5-df348600d2.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd \u003Ca href=\"http://alextsmith.blogspot.ie/\">Alex T. Smith\u003C/a> arrived! Two picture book legends across the dinner table! You can follow the conference on Twitter at the \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23cbiconf&src=typd\">#CBIConf\u003C/a> hashtag, do have a peek!\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/herve_tullet_alex_t_smith_zps3441cb82-b1ebd364ac.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nWhen I arrived at the Children's Book Ireland offices, they were busy doing all the last-minute things people need to do before a big conference... but it's all perfectly under control. :) \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/cbiIreland_offices_zps518ba8e7-1c1ddb4068.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nOh, and one last thing: here's a strange implement I got on the airplane. It's not a spork. Is it a snife? A shivl? WHAT IS IT.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/spife_aer_lingus_zpse4101886-e513b1c2e3.jpg\">","2013-05-17T22:40:00.000Z","first-night-in-dublin",[],"first night in dublin!",1776628725154]