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“Writing is a journey of discovery because until you start, you never know what will happen, and you can be surprised by what you do - expect the unexpected!”

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I do tend to use watercolors - I love the splatter sort of thing you can do with watercolors.

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I think what I tend to do is look at all the very ordinary things that are around the house and imagine bringing them…

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I love food, and I love drawing it, particularly.

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The first book I ever bought for myself was 'One Fish Two Fish' by Dr. Seuss. My favourite page shows two children carrying an…

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I love picture books - with picture books, you can use words and pictures as a double act, even tell two different versions of…

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I'd love to collaborate with a writer, but I'm such a control freak, it might be difficult.

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I used to have two brown-coloured cats, who were brother and sister, called Bonzo and Bonzetta.

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Anything new is a sort of adventure - as a child, I think I was quite bad at tackling new experiences, like unusual foods,…

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Biscuits are sweet things in Britain, and apparently in America a biscuit is something like a scone, something savory that you'd have with soup.

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I always kind of think I don't have a style, just whatever seems to be appropriate for the story.

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Because even very young people are expert readers of pictures, you can convey very complex and subtle messages through pictures that you'd need loads…

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The great thing about making picture books is that you can make absolutely anything you want happen. It's a bit like making a film,…

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