My part in National Schools Film Week

At the end of October I found myself in one of the plush auditoriums in the Empire Leicester Square film theatre, London: although this time around I stood behind the lectern.
At the request of the Hungarian Cultural Centre I volunteered to present a 90 minute screening of Hungarian animations from Kecskemétfilm, as part of the National Schools Film Week, for around a hundred primary school children. They were very curious and asked me lots of questions. Hopefully, I contributed to a new generation of animators and image makers!

Little Lion in three languages

My latest picture book for Frances Lincoln, written by award-winning author Lesley Beake, has already picked up foreign co-editions. Little Lion is now available in three different languages: Danish, Swedish and English.

The quirky and charming story was inspired by the tales of the Xam San ‘Bushmen’ of the Northern Cape in South Africa, first recorded by linguists Wilhelm Bleek and his sister-in-law Lucy Lloyd in the 1870s.

Best Children’s Illustrated Book Awards 2011

“I See the Moon” made it to the shortlist of the 2011 English 4-11 Best Children’s Illustrated Book Awards, Key Stage 2 Non-Fiction Award. This is an annual award run by the English Association for the best children’s illustrated books of the year.

My Magic Mirror is featured in the Guardian

Thanks to the dedicated effort of Soapbox Events, Alien Nation @ Great Western Studios has been receiving steady media interest, but I wasn’t prepared to see myself in Tuesday’s Guardian! We took this photo on the shortest and possibly coldest day in December, in my living room. Because of the snowfalls, my delivery of special green paint was late, the exhibited final piece also features the outline of London’s green parks.