Book of the Month: September 2020

It’s been a while since the last time I posted something here. How have you been? I’ve been busy and … More

Avocado Asks Window

My debut picture book, Avocado Asks (Orchard), came out in paperback on the 23rd of July. To promote it, I … More

As the Empathy Day ((the 9th June) is coming up, I’m going to share a book from the Empathy Lab’s … More

Hello! Hope you’re doing OK in lockdown. This month’s book choice is Lunch at 10 Pomegranate Street by Felicita Sala … More

Hello, everyone. How are you? How are you coping with your stay-at-home life? Sadly, many countries are still under lockdown … More

It began in the fruit and vegetable aisle in a supermarket, just like the story of the book itself. I’m … More

I’m proud to introduce my debut picture book Avocado Asks: What Am I (Orchard Books 2020), which I authored and … More

Free & fun, printable activity sheets based on my picture book, Avocado Asks: What Am I? (Orchard Books 2020). Free … More

Books Make Good Pets by John Agard Hachette Children’s Group – out 3rd September 2020 Books make good pets and don’t … More

As is evident from schoolchildren protests led by Greta Thunberg, climate change is one of the biggest concerns on young … More

Who says that Valentine’s Day is just for grownups to hold their hands and gaze each other over candlelights and … More

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

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

Avocado Asks: What Am I? Orchard Books (April 2020) “a delightful, boldly graphic wander down the supermarket aisles” – The … More

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