Bleugh!

'The Meeting' or 'Have a Nice Day, Mr Horse'

The next morning, Stan, Mabel, Roady, Bobby and Roberta met a horse called Houston.
He was carrying a bassoon.

Not a lot of people know that this illustration was loosely based on this which was inspired by this which was influenced by this.

Stan and Mabel escape

"I've got an idea," said Mabel. "Quick, let's go. And bring that banjo of yours..."

Stan and Mabel going places

A revisit to a sequence of illustrations from 'Stan and Mabel' where Stan and Mabel and their new found musical friends catch a flight to Milan before their nerve wracking performance at the world renowned La Scala.

Then they all took a short taxi trip to the bus station...

caught a bus to the train station...

took a train to the airport...

and got on a plane to Italy.

One Kiss, One Hug! on Valentines Day

A small film (seen larger on the YouTube link) to celebrate the launch of 'One Kiss, One Hug!' near Valentine's Day.

One Kiss, One Hug! is out now

Published by Random House Children's Books and available from all good book stores!

Thank you to South Wales Evening Post for their Friday review...
“With St Valentines Day on the horizon this is a heart-warming tale of family and friendship... A delightful story for both children and parents alike, with a familiar and funny bedtime scenario with great sibling interaction, as well as a strong parent-child theme, beautifully illustrated.”