I have a real soft spot for beautifully designed and illustrated games and puzzles. When my children were little we bought a lot of Djeco games in France for this reason, as they often used picturebook illustrators to illustrate their products (Benjamin Chaud and Marc Boutavant to mention a few) and I was really pleased to …
creative writing
GUEST POST: Ella Burfoot on the inspiration behind Recipe for a Story
I am delighted to welcome Ella Burfoot to Library Mice today. I have long admired her work, since Darkness Slipped In was released, (you can read my review of another of her books, Betty and the Yeti, here) and I have been awaiting her return with anticipation. Her latest book, Recipe for a Story (Macmillan Children’s …
Some news for budding writers and illustrators …
Have you got children interested in writing or drawing? Here are a few opportunities for them to get involved in: Make Your Own Comic Book artwork by Pénélope Children aged between 7 and 17 are invited to participate in a nationwide contest and stand the chance to win some amazing prizes. All they need to …