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Be a flamingo, with elegance and balance,
and everyone will see all your wonderful talents!

your kids this fall with the story of Little Gray who aspires to be a champion flyer and to light the night skies with a rainbow of colors!

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2022-10-22

The Wolf and The Seven Little Kids 🐐 CLASSIC! Here's two different illustrated versions of the same book from the the earlier print is much creepier 😏 🐞🐞🐞🐞🐞🐞

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2022-07-14

…We also had a look at some Aesop’s fables following our Animal Farm session last week. Stories teach us much. As do illustrations. Check out the lion’s right front paw!

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2022-04-14

Turning the pages of this 1950s Ladybird book to see what's changed. Today: the Goldfinch.
Here's the illustration by Allen Seaby, my recent digital photograph and a drawing from when I was a child.

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2022-01-24

Ooh, Grace is kicking up her heels tonight! Congrats on an awesome book and the Bibiana--it's an honor and pleasure to co-author with you! Huge thanks, ! 💀✨🌹

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2022-01-20

I had so much fun speaking w/Pat Rullo this week about my win last year. Pat's effort to promote authors whilst donating proceeds to assist women and children in long-term shelters is truly inspiring. ♥

Listen Now >> https://t.co/3tEeA5uM24

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2022-01-13

I have this artwork scanned but have never had cause to use it. Some of you will recognise this work. Among the earliest depictions of prehistoric animals I would have seen. From & Prehistoric Animals 1978, art by Bernard Robinson.

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2021-06-27

Happy (book) birthday to this little birdy. His name is not Oof and he’s glad to meet you.
MY NAME ISN’T OOF!

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2019-05-21

is by Robert Lumley for Vera Southgate's "The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids" (1969). This illustration fascinated/horrified me as a child. The Wolf has been cut open to free the kids, & mother goat fills him with stones & sews him up!

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2018-09-18

There are only 30 of the signed and numbered copies of THE FIREBIRD left for pre-order. Don't be miserable like the cruel King of the story, get your order in quick!

See https://t.co/meSbIFYejh for more pictures and details.

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2018-06-13

To celebrate all things bird on here is a SNEAK peak at my new out in March - 96 pages of facts, stats, drawings & amazing truths! love birds & understand them better

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2018-01-05