Hanna and Calamity Jane attend their first agricultural show. Hanna loves showing, but also loves dancing - highland dancing and line dancing. When she enters two classes she ends up in a bit of a pickle, and that’s before the pipe band start playing an unexpected tune!

A wonderful story by Louisa MacDougall, which proves that it’s not always about winning, but about having fun as you do your best. 

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Hanna dreams of becoming a cowgirl and spends every free moment practicing her rodeo skills – but life in a Scottish city can feel a long way from the wild west. A school trip to the Highlands finally gives Hanna a chance to meet real cattle, but she’s disappointed with the muddy reality – until an unexpected encounter with a calf in trouble gives her the chance to put her cowgirl skills to the test.

This lovely picture book will delight pre and early school children with it’s beautiful images by Sarah Lovell and engaging story from Louisa MacDougall.

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You can also read about how this picture book came to be on my blog 

’A must have for every child’s bookshelf - gentle, thought-provoking and full of heart.’ Vanessa Taylor, No. 1 bestselling author.

’A powerful reminder to us all of the need to conserve our natural environment.’ Songbird survival. 

Some amazing reviews of my latest book as illustrator ‘The Last Song of the Mistle Thrush’ by Ruth Mary Falangan. 

I first met Ruth in a writing group we both attended in Wimborne. During the group meetings, we often read our writing aloud and I always looked forwards to hearing Ruth’s beautiful poems. When she asked me to illustrate this particular poem, and we sat down to discuss the illustrations, it was quickly apparent that it was going to work really well as a picture book. 

The lyrical story follows the mistle thrush through the changing seasons, and different landscapes. One fateful day, the trees in the glade are chopped down, and the little bird must sing a different song, one to remind mankind of the fragility of our planet, and the need to take care of it.

I think that this book could not have been published at a more perfect time, when climate change is at the forefront of a lot of people’s minds, this tale is a beautiful reminder to all who read it of the need to look after nature and wildlife. 

The book has recently been on a book review tour , and has received some wonderful feedback. 

From an illustration point of view, I am so pleased with how the book looks and how well the colours have reproduced. I tried to incorporate a mixture or double page spreads, single page illustrations, and vignettes. Seeing it all put together as a book, it works really well. 

If you’d like to buy a copy, you can do so here. I hope you enjoy it. 

Red Bull is made fun of because of his small size and wonky back legs. He is told he will never be a winning racehorse, like his father, Pegasus. With courage, determination and the love of his family and friends, Red Bull sets out to prove everyone wrong. Set in the tropical grasslands of the African savanna to the rugged peaks and rounded hills of Wales, this is a story about never giving up.

Can Red Bull win the greatest race of them all?

’If you can dream, believe and work hard, you can achieve.’ Michael Beynon. 

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I loved creating the illustrations for this special story. Micheal tells such an inspiring story, I am so pleased to be part of this project and it’s wonderful to see this book out in the world.

I created the front and back cover illustrations using gouache, coloured pencils and procreate, and the interior illustrations using procreate pencil.