creating a picture book

Lauren Stringer is the wonderful artist who is illustrating a new picture book that I wrote. I've loved her books since I first saw them, so it was a big thrill to be able to meet her in Minneapolis earlier this year, especially as we instantly felt that we'd been friends for years - what a shame we live so far apart!

Now I feel like it's a sneaky little thrill to peek in and see what she's doing on the book:


Studio-working on now

Nim's Island Behind the Scenes

I'm guessing that this incredibly detailed description of the making of Nim's Island, comes from the special features on the dvd. It's got quotes from interviews with Paula Mazur, Jodie Foster, Abigail Breslin, Gerard Butler, Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin, Katie Brock (animal trainer) Stuart Drysburgh, Barry Robson, and me. Don't think I left anyone out?

Nim's Island Trailer - Nim's Island Movie - Jodie Foster - Abigail Breslin

Nim's Island for Girl Scouts

I've just finished a webchat with some of the Girl Scouts of North East New York who've completed their Nim's Island patch, and promised them some pictures. I've had to split them into two posts:

So, here's me as a Brownie, which is when I first started writing a story about a little girl on an island:



With the producer Paula Mazur, at the studio



With Abigail Breslin & Kerry Millard, the book's illustrator


with Friday, who played Selkie