[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-iris-the-mermaid-in-the-storytellers-inc-calendar":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"Hey, I'm allowed to talk about this now! Iris the Mermaid is starring in a lovely new calendar, designed for \u003Cb>Katie Clapham\u003C/b>'s indie bookshop, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.storytellersinc.co.uk/page.aspx?pid=3\">Storytellers, Inc\u003C/a>. Iris is very excited! Here she is, in her beach boudoir, with an obliging Sea Monkey reading \u003Ca href=\"http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/oliver-and-the-seawigs/\">\u003Ci>Oliver and the Seawigs\u003C/i>\u003C/a> and Colin the crab, ready to autograph. (He thinks he's the star of the book, and it's true that he appears in almost every illustration.) Ah, and there's Cliff, the rambling island, waving in the background.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/storytellersinc_calendar_mcintyre_zpsaa69221e-4d052990ab.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nCheck out this stellar line-up! I'm very pleased to be listed among these amazing illustrators: \u003Ca href=\"http://davidlucas.org.uk/\">David Lucas\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.louise-yates.com/\">Louise Yates\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"http://thebrightagency.com/artists/view/37\">Sue Hendra\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.garryparsons.co.uk/\">Garry Parsons\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"http://quentinblake.com/\">Quentin Blake\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.davidrobertsillustration.com/home.html\">David Roberts\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"http://claras.me/\">Clara Vulliamy\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.wonkybutton.com/\">Leigh Hodgkinson\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"https://www.hachettechildrens.co.uk/Books/MickInkpen/index.page\">Mick Inkpen\u003C/a> and \u003Ca href=\"http://www.walker.co.uk/contributors/Jessica-Ahlberg-4596.aspx\">Jessica Ahlberg\u003C/a>. (If you don't know their work, check out their websites!) The calendar's quite large - 42cm x 30cm (16.5in x 11.7in) - and comes very reasonably priced at \u003Cb>£10\u003C/b>. \u003Ca href=\"http://www.storytellersinc.co.uk/page.aspx?pid=3\">Find out here how you can buy it\u003C/a> from the Storytellers, Inc bookshop or at several other indie bookshops!\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/storytellersinc_calendar_cover_zpsca5be1a7-bb3568591c.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003C!--more Click here for more under the cut!-->\\r\nOo, let's have a bit more of a look. The more I see of Leigh Hodgkinson's work, the more I love it. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/storytellersinc_calendar_hodgkinson_zpsf768e988-e0b69eaa26.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nI first saw Leigh's \u003Ca href=\"http://nosycrow.com/books/leigh-hodgkinson/troll-swap\">\u003Ci>Troll Swap\u003C/i>\u003C/a> when I was helping judge the Roald Dahl Funny Prize (it's shortlisted), and as soon as I saw its lovely red cover, I was smitten. It's not just gently funny, it's beautiful.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/troll_swap_zpsdf23ee5b-366ba3b964.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd look, it's David Roberts! I'm such a fangirl about that guy's work. This picture's from his upcoming book \u003Ca href=\"http://www.andreabeaty.com/rosie-revere-engineer.html\">\u003Ci>Rosie Rever, Engineer\u003C/i>\u003C/a>. (A New York Times bestseller, apparently!) Can someone get me this for Christmas, please? Thank you very much.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/storytellersinc_calendar_roberts_zps8b02ed83-2d09459c78.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nOo, here's a little trailer:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Clj-embed id=\"2443\"/>\\r\n\\r\nAnd look, it's a scene from Clara Vulliamy's \u003Ci>\u003Ca href=\"http://www.dixieoday.com/\">Dixie O'Day and the Great Diamond Robbery\u003C/a>\u003C/i>, written by her mother, Shirley Hughes! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/storytellersinc_calendar_vuillamy_zpsbf6e752b-a75641b735.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nWhy not give someone a calendar and a book from an independent bookshop this Christmas? You can follow Katie Clapham from Storytellers, Inc on Twitter as \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/storytellersinc\">@storytellersinc\u003C/a>.","2013-11-27T11:07:00.000Z","iris-the-mermaid-in-the-storytellers-inc-calendar",[],"iris the mermaid in the storytellers, inc calendar!",1776628725915]