The Hatter and the March Hare, deep in nonsensical debate, both using the dormouse’s head as a convenient elbow‑rest. The dormouse, half‑asleep and wholly unimpressed, gazes up with the weary patience of someone who knows this tea party isn’t getting any saner. A 7x5 inch drawing, unframed and delightfully deranged. Check out my art dept. on eBay!

Kat and Brandy is based on the real-life relationship between the author and her childhood pony, Brandy. The story tells how Kat has been pony-mad for as long as she can remember... she practically grew up in a pair of jodhpurs. But after falling from her pony, her confidence took a tumble too and she could not bring herself to ride again. Then along comes Brandy, a rescue horse with a wary eye, a lovely white coat, and a scar that hints at past troubles. Kat sees something of herself in Brandy, and bit by bit, with quiet patience and a lot of heart, they help each other refind their confidence. The book includes a letter to the reader, about how special relationships with animals can lift our hearts, and sometimes help us face fears we thought were far too big for us. 

Here are the illustrations I created for the book back in 2014

El oso chiquitín se desperezó aún adormilado y bostezó dos veces. Olfateó el aire buscando el aroma del desayuno y fue entonces cuando se preguntó por primera vez qué era aquel olor que le envolvía allá donde estuviese.
 El oso chiquitín y el oso grandote salieron de la madriguera en busca de aquel olor tan especial. Y en el bosque olía a resina, y a miel, y a avellanas y a lluvia, y a fuego... pero ninguno de esos era el olor que buscaba el oso chiquitín.
 Más tarde, cuando la luna asome por el horizonte y el oso chiquitín se  acurruque soñoliento en los cálidos brazos del oso grandote, descubrirá que el aroma del amor es dulce como un te quiero.

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Here are the character sketches I did for It's Snorey Time. I think that it's a real shame that these characters weren't carried over into a book series.

​As well as character designs, I sometimes have to show the publisher how I imagine the surroundings will look. Some things were changed in the final art, but the basic ideas remained.

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Here are a couple of the finished illustrations. You can see I stuck pretty much to those first rushed sketches. Back then I was working in watercolour and colour pencils on rough watercolour paper. ​