Much of 2007 and 2008 was spent illustrating several hundred images for Talking Tots, set up and run by Tracey Park and Lisa Houghton in 2005.

“Talking Tots is based on the simple idea that children who can communicate clearly and confidently have a huge head start when it comes to learning, making friends and expressing themselves. We understand that children learn best through play, so we’ve created a programme that combines games, songs, rhymes and fun activities to gently boost children’s communication and social skills.”

Talking Tots now has franchises all over the UK and is the UK’s fastest-growing toddler activity group.

www.talkingtots.info

 

2008 also saw the publication of St Paul, Friend of Jesus, a full colour illustrated children’s book published to coincide with the 2000th anniversary of the birth of Saint Paul the Apostle. It is published by ST PAULS BOOKSHOPS, the largest chain of catholic bookshops and Multimedia Centres in the UK

Following the success of St Paul Friend of Jesus I was asked to do another book along the same lines, this one being on St Therese of Lisieux to commemorate the visit of the relics of St Therese to the UK and Ireland in 2009

St Pauls Bookshops have now decided to do a series of 12 books based on well known saints which I will be illustrating over the next couple of years.

www.stpauls.org.uk