2024 Week 40: Picture book update.

This week I got to see the FINAL PAGES for the cover, ends and internals of my new PICTURE BOOK which is due to be released in February 2025.

I’m really happy with how it’s turned out. It’s looking great!

I can’t say much about it at present except that the story itself was inspired by a drawing by illustrator KATRIN DREILING. Luckily for me Katrin was also available and keen to illustrate the book itself.

And what a wonderful job she’s done!

To find out more about Katrin’s amazing work, go here: https://www.katrindreiling.com/

This will be my THIRD picture book and I can’t wait to see it out in the world.

The very FIRST picture book I tried to write was loosely based around my son Joe who even at a very young age loved to draw (and was excellent at it). The story was called JOSEPH’S DISCOVERY.

That one didn’t ever get published. You can read a bit about it here: blog 7: In which I rediscover my only attempt at a picture book

Thankfully, despite what the blog title says, that didn’t actually end up being my ONLY attempt at a picture book.

Many years later Joseph’s Discovery would morph into Rodney Loses It! (illustrated by Chrissie Krebs) after the story was changed a bit and Joe was tragically replaced by a highly strung rabbit.

The good news is that my multi-talented son Joe (with the aid of his multi-talented wife Rita) has not only survived being usurped by an over-emotional rabbit, but has thrived.

You can check out all Joe and Rita’s amazing animation and live-action creations here: ARTSPEAR ENTERTAINMENT. Everything you see is the work of just two people. Maybe you should join their 3.44 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!