Tag Archives: pspag
fabulous princess spaghetti tea party!
Thanks so much to Natasha Worswick on her Bookish Bites blog for the great photos and recipes inspired by my Princess Spaghetti books with Gillian Rogerson! Both books, You Can’t Eat a Princess! (featuring chocolate-loving aliens) and You Can’t Scare … Continue reading
some pretty things
Whatever you think of it’s status as fine art, there’s always something rather wonderful about a ship in a bottle. I passed this giant version on the plinth on Trafalgar Square yesterday evening. And wouldn’t you know, I drew a … Continue reading
silly wee pirate
Here’s a peek at another character study for one of my pirates in You Can’t Eat a Princess!, tacked to the studio wall. Except I forgot to bring my camera leads this morning, so I’ve been messing around with something … Continue reading
first reading, try again
We had some friends come over for dinner this evening and I tried my first-ever reading of the printed-up version of You Can’t Scare a Princess! with their daughter, Ari. She was not convinced by my pirate voices. In fact, … Continue reading
look! look! first copies of our new book!
This morning I went into the Scholastic offices to interview publisher Alison Green for Ireland’s Inis magazine, and the production team I’ve been working with had a surprise! Fresh off the press! Brand-new copies of our book with Gillian Rogerson, … Continue reading
little friend
Look what I found for 50p at Deptford Market yesterday! Isn’t he a lovely chap? He sat all afternoon on the edge of my laptop, gazing serenely at me. I have named him Marcus and I am hoping he will … Continue reading
the royal family
Another one from the childhood photos I dug up on my recent visit to the States. Proof of past princessing. Although, come to recall, I think that year my sister and I both insisted on being KINGS, not princesses. I … Continue reading
princess spaghetti news!
Two exciting things happened this week! First, I got a parcel from Scholastic with the brand-new US edition of You Can’t Eat a Princess!. Hurrah! This version is almost exactly the same as the UK edition, except it’s slightly taller … Continue reading
Leeds Thought Bubble comics festival
Hurrah! I finally met Gillian Rogerson, writer of our book You Can’t Eat a Princess! And here’s Gillian at Thought Bubble, with a fab editor from Scholastic named Ellie Parkin (whom I first met at the Edinburgh Book Festival, when … Continue reading
aliens in the post!
What a fabulous surprise! Look what arrived today in the post from the writer of You Can’t Eat a Princess!, Gillian Rogerson! Aliens! Handmade aliens! And chocolate! (That’s in case they got held up in the post, so they wouldn’t … Continue reading
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