Making of Avocado Asks

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

Book of the Month: April 2020

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 – out 2nd April 2020 Avocado is feeling just fine in the fruit and … 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