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Oldham City Council

I was really pleased to be approached recently by Oldham City Council to illustrate their new Right Start Campaign. Here is the first image to be published. More to follow soon.

I am busy with lots of book work but I'm afraid that has to stay under my hat for the time being. I have got 3 books due for publication later this year which I hope to be able to share soon.

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Autumn Leaves

                                        

Experimental ideas inspired by leaves collected on a walk around Sheffield Park Gardens at the weekend. Platter by Stig Lindberg.

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The Goodnight Star

How it began

I always find it interesting when I have finished a book to look back at my very first thoughts. Some spreads end up almost identical to my first thumbs where others go through many changes. It took me a while with Goodnight Star to get Megan right. I had a lightbulb moment when I decided to put her in pyjamas rather than a floaty nightdress. Suddenly I felt she had the right attitude.

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'The Goodnight Star'  author Amy Sparkes will be having a book launch on Saturday 12th September from 10.30-11.30 at Tiverton Library.

Find out more about Amy here.

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The Goodnight Star

by Amy sparkes

I'm really pleased to be able to share with you my latest book 'The Goodnight Star' beautifully written by Amy Sparkes and published by Random House Children's Books. 'The Goodnight Star' will be available to buy from 27th August.

 'Megan is afraid of the dark.'

 'Holding the star carefully, she climbed up to her treehouse...

 This image was my favourite so I was really pleased that it was chosen for the cover.

'The Goodnight Star' is my 8th book with Random House Children's Books. I'd like to thank the team at Random for all their help. Special thanks to Kerrie and Joe.

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We're Having a Super Baby

by Abie Longstaff

I have 2 new books coming very soon. We're having a Super baby written by Abie Longstaff and published by Scholastic will be available from 3rd September. Abie has written lots of great books including The Mummy Shop and The Fairy Tale Hairdresser.

'This warm and funny celebration of the bond between siblings is perfect to share with your first-born.'

Lucy and Henry Are Twins

By Elizabeth Winthrop

It's like buses no blog posts for 2 months... and then 4 come at once!!! I am busy busy painting...excuses excuses!

Lucy and Henry Are Twins is published by Two Lions (Amazon Publishing) and written by the widely published author Elizabeth Winthrop.

'Lucy and Henry are brother and sister. They may be twins, but that doesn't mean they do everything the same way.' 'Delightful illustrations and simple rhythmic text combine to make a wonderful first book for twins...'

I Love You, Blankie.

By Sheryl Haft

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I Love You, Blankie, beautifully written by Sheryl Haft and published by Little, Brown and Company goes on sale in the USA today! It will be available in the UK shortly.

I Love You, Blankie is a great bedtime story for little ones. 'A flowing sail, a hot air balloon, a fluffy cloud, a glowing moon. With a little imagination a blankie can be anything!'

I'd like to thank Sheryl for all her input on the visuals for the book. It was very much a joint project. I'd also like to thank the team at Little Brown for all their support.

One that got away!

A favourite sketch.

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....and the Runner Up is .....

I have been busy making my annual Christmas Card in between everything else! This little fella was pipped at the post. I don't think he looks too happy about it!

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M&S Taste Buds

Earlier this year Marks and Spencer launched a brand new baby food range-Tiny Taste Buds. I was really thrilled to be chosen to illustrate the range. M&S then decided they would like to redesign the existing Kids Ready Meal packaging so that it would work along side the Baby Range.

Cottage Pie

We looked at different ideas. First thoughts were to include children on the packaging but we felt this wasn't working. We then decided to look at vegetable characters illustrating them in the same line/colour style as the babies on the Tiny Taste Buds packs.

I was really pleased to go with this concept. It was great fun thinking of personalities for the vegetables and seeing how they could interact with each other.

Fish Pie and Juicy Peas.

 Sausage and Mash (with swede and carrot)

There are around 25 products in the Taste Buds range.

 A favourite was the swede with fluffy pigtails.

Some vegetables were a real doddle to translate in to characters. Others....you know who you are (French Fries) weren't!

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NEW

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Wishing you all a happy, healthy, 

prosperous and colourful 2014.

One Little Baby Birthday written by Richard Dungworth and Published by Puffin Books goes on sale today.

Not Many Days Now!

It's Glitter Time!!

It's a messy business!

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Christmas is coming!

Illustration by Jane Massey  © Marks & Spencer Plc

I'm sorry I know it's not even December yet! ....but I couldn't wait..

The 2013 calendar is one of my favourite Percy illustrations.

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One Little Baby Birthday

written by Richard Dungworth

I was really pleased to receive my first copy of  One Little Baby Birthday this week. It's due for publication in January 2014. Thanks to Richard Dungworth for another great text and to the team at Puffin.

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Illustration Friday-Entangled

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Bits 'n' Bobs

My favourite pieces are often little random doodles done on lists and scraps.