Illustration Up Close

I have a small collection of books illustrated by Arnold Lobel . He was an artist who was an important influence when I was starting out a...

Illustration by Deborah Niland Happy holidays!

I love these simple paintings from old Japan. Unfussy and elegant. Superb.

I like to hang on to children's books that have impressed me. The one I've chosen today, dates from 1971, and is called The Pedlar...

There's a Hippopotamus on our Roof  Eating Cake is the first title of a series of books featuring a well- rounded and jovial hippo who h...

From Fremantle City Library a wonderfully colourful creative display for Book Week. Check out the gorgeous pictures based on the illustrat...

Now we're in the middle of Book Week and there are so many wonderful books to read! Last Friday The Tall Man and the Twelve Babies wr...

Here is a word search activity for my book It's Bedtime, William! Click on the image and print out. Remember to check out my other W...

Here is another fun activity for the Tall Man. This one is word based. Click on the image and print out. See how many words you can fin...

I've recently received advance copies of the Korean edition of my book Double Trouble. This is a story of the day to day antics of twin...