Next month the new picture book by Anna Walker will be released and we are so looking forward to it.
Anna just released this trailer for Peggy this morning…
Peggy will be officially launched at an event at The Little Bookroom in Melbourne on the 1st of September, more information here.
Such a beautiful new print in the Petit Collage range by Lorena Siminovich. He is called Story Bear and he is a print on Maple veneer. Petit Collage will ship Internationally.
Lorena also illustrates the ‘In My‘ series of board books.
Found via KID Independent today this gorgeous print called Books Can Take You Anywhere by The Little Fox on Etsy…
The print is also available on a tote bag…
Wouldn’t that be the perfect library bag?
The Little Fox creates dreamy and whimsical artworks many of which are book related. Including this gorgeous painting of The Owl and The Pussycat...
Drool over The Little Fox Etsy store here and read The Little Fox blog here.
I have blogged about the divine Tollipop before here. I just adore the little characters she creates and her use of the literary. Aren’t these latest prints gorgeous?
Someone’s Been Sitting In My Chair
Recently the very talented Cinti from My Poppet had a spectacular trip to Japan. While she was away Katie did a guest post for her on the My Poppet blog about one of our very special new books in our store, The Secret Circus by Johanna Wright.
Pop over to the My Poppet blog to see Katie’s review of this gorgeous book and to find out more about the author and illustrator Johnna Wright.
I let out a very audible squeal this morning when I saw that the Guardian newspaper have a tutorial online by the incredible Oliver Jeffers on ‘How to Draw a Penguin’.
A penguin, according to Oliver, is easy to draw because they are just made up of three parts – ‘Head, Body and USELESS WINGS‘.
The Guardian continues to delight me with their devotion to reviews on children’s books and other children’s culture. They present their book section online so it is extremely appealing and engaging which is so important. The children’s reviews are insightful and they always pick great books, not high brow and not mass market just nice books.
They publish reviews by readers and have a great interactive program for children to subscribe too – a great innovation in a country where reading amongst children is on the decrease. `
This tutorial by Oliver Jeffers is part of a series they are presenting on illustration which has so far included; Nick Sharratt, Rob Steen (illustrator of the Flanimals by Ricky Gervais) and Alex Milway (author of an intermediate series called The Mythical 9th Division). 
Children have been invited to send in their creations from the series and the Guardian are also featuring them online. What a fantastic concept.
We have been spending a lot of time in the garden lately. We have set up a vegie patch, planted some flowers in pots and have been enjoying the feeling of satisfaction that comes from having things grow.
I was delighted to come across the Yates May Gibbs Sweet Pea Fairy seeds and think I will have to spread some of these around. Although they won’t come up until Spring I can’t think of anything more gorgeous than a whole tribe of little Sweet Pea Fairies in the backyard.
I think this is such a wonderful idea by Yates and the funds raised from the seeds go towards charities; the Northcott Society for Crippled Children and the Cerebral Palsy Alliance. And what a lovely way to combine reading an Australian classic and learning about nature.
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