The 7.30 Edition

Some of you may recall my breaking news back in June: the children’s books I had been working on for a year were published at last. Bridget Cull, the author, has been busily promoting the first two books, and this lead to a couple of newspaper interviews – one for each of us.

A few weeks ago, a reporter from the Stonnington Review came to chat (a surreal experience) and a real live paparazzo snapped me in the street where I live. The paper was published the week before last, although I had to wait for one to be mailed out to me.

One of my favourite scenes where the Yucky kicks the dog into the airThe environmental tales tell children all about The Yuckies – small dirty smelly creatures that live in our rubbish dumps and create havoc in our neighbourhoods. Sometimes they hitch a ride on cars and go further afield to pollute our lakes and rivers. It’s a great, entertaining way to teach children about our effect on our environment. I had a very entertaining time illustrating them, and creating some very yucky effects in watercolour.

The Yucky Adventures are digital storybooks and are available to purchase through iTunes, and you can check The Yuckies out on the Facebook page. You can read the full profile on me here.

Another scene that makes me chuckle: the fish are truly aghast