Book of the Month: January 2020

Happy new year and new decade! Hope you all had wonderful holidays. This year falls onto the year of the … More

Book of the Year 2019

Happy Boxing Day! Hope you got some good books this Christmas. 2019 flew away like a sparrow. I can’t believe … More

It’s December. Time to share and read something festive and frosty. But this year I’m in the mood for something … More

Back in June, I shared Shh! We Have a Plan by Chris Haughton (Walker Books 2014) as the book of the month … More

You know it’s autumn when red and orange leaves begin to pile up on the ground. Autumn is such an … More

The last month, for the first time since I started this little blog project called ‘Book of the Month’ two … More

Way before I decided to be an illustrator, going to see the World Illustration Awards exhibition at Somerset House had been … More

On the 20st of July, 1969, mankind step onto the moon for the first time in the human history. This … More

SHH! Listen. I have a book I want to share. It’s Shh! We Have a Plan by Chris Haughton (Walker … More

This week our world has lost a bit of magic along with the great children’s book author-illustrator Judith Kerr’s passing. … More

My April started with the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in Italy. This year was my third year to go to … More

Another year, another Bologna Children’s Book Fair. My spring has been marked by the fair for the last three years. … More

I’d like to talk about death this month. This 13th of March marks the 20th year since I lost my … More

Roald Dahl wrote 20 children’s books during his career. Tomi Ungerer did about 40 children’s books. Maurice Sendak produced more … More

With only week away till Valentine’s Day, I’m sharing a picture book about a matter of heart this month – … More

I know it’s already more than half-way into January but, hey, Happy New Year to you! Every new year, I … More

This year, a picture book caught my eyes out of nowhere and stole my heart. It’s Julián Is a Mermaid … More

It’s December. Time for some Christmas stories. This month I’m going to share a story of a war, a miracle … More

I’m excited to announce that my illustration, Frog & Toad: Reading, has been selected for the AOI Come Together Exhibition! … More

Some studies show that huge reductions in meat and dairy eating are essential to avoid dangerous climate change. I’m not … More