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This is not a hobby. (A review of the year 2024)
Hobby Noun An activity done regularly in one’s leisure time for pleasure. My stall at Mundy C of E Junior School Christmas Fair, December...

Kerry
Dec 19, 20245 min read


The Fox and the Box. Picture Books: Who are they really for?
Last Sunday at Belper Book Festival, a lady approached my stall and asked what my new book, Box of Treasures , was all about. I started...

Kerry
Sep 20, 20245 min read


The Bookworms and the Library
I’m never quite sure what to expect when it comes to taking part in a new event. If I’m asked to do something I usually go with my gut...

Kerry
Aug 27, 20246 min read


World Book Day 2024 and Other Tales
“An independent author can usually be found, In the early days of March doing the story book rounds…” I do love this time of year, for...

Kerry
Apr 4, 20247 min read


How it started versus how it's going (Things I have learned so far)
Finding the right fit It has taken me a long time to work out where I fit in as an independent author and illustrator. I graduated from...

Kerry
Dec 22, 20237 min read


Christmas Inspiration
What gives you that warm, cosy feeling, among the butterflies in your stomach, when you think of Christmas? Every year when I start to...

Kerry
Oct 13, 20234 min read


Fruit Salad (a Spring/Summer round up of Book Festivals)
I spend a long time on my own, squirreling away in my front room of dreams, working on new artwork and story ideas. So when the...

Kerry
Aug 25, 20237 min read


A School visit to remember
Hanley Swan Primary School, 23rd June 2023 Sometimes, when I'm sat in front of a class of wide-eyed children, waiting expectantly for...

Kerry
Jun 30, 20235 min read


Storytelling and World Book Day 2023
One of the things I love most about making children's picture books is the occasional event, where I emerge from my little creative cave...

Kerry
Mar 15, 20236 min read


2022 - A Review (and a THANK YOU)
Hurray, I have survived another year of being a self-employed artist! Another year, another rollercoaster. I thought it would be good to...

Kerry
Dec 23, 20227 min read


Death of a hero
It's a strange feeling having such an emotional reaction to somebody dying who you don't know and have never met. There are certain...

Kerry
Aug 11, 20225 min read


Holly Tucker's Tea Party
Shocked. Anxious. Elated. Joyful. Hopeful. Tearful. These are just a few of the feelings that hit me all at once when I received my...

Kerry
Jul 15, 20227 min read


World Book Day 2022
This was the first year that I felt really busy celebrating "World Book Day", with 3 events to attend and 1 secondary School visit. Mandy...

Kerry
Mar 6, 20223 min read


The Power of Small
Imagine trying to make a living as an independent children's picture book author and illustrator with zero contacts in the publishing and...

Kerry
Aug 4, 20215 min read


Out of the comfort zone
I often have a few projects running alongside each other, whether it's commissions for Personalised Illustrations or children's book...

Kerry
Jul 21, 20202 min read


Character design
Character design happened very quickly with "The Peg People". The main character is based on myself and a mixture of family members, so...

Kerry
Jul 6, 20202 min read


Crowd funding for The Peg People
My next children's picture book is called "The Peg People" and I thought I would give you a little more information about where the story...

Kerry
Jul 2, 20202 min read


Marlpool Infant School visit
I've been meaning to write about this since the beginning of February (and it seems an odd time to do it now!), but I'm really missing my...

Kerry
Apr 24, 20202 min read


School assembly
A couple of weeks ago I visited the lovely Pinewood School in Nottingham and gave an assembly to about a hundred Key Stage 1 pupils. Each...

Kerry
Nov 19, 20191 min read


Christmas card crafts at The Olive Branch
Yesterday I had the most magical morning at a truly beautiful toy shop in Castle Donington. I met Julie a few weeks ago after being given...

Kerry
Nov 10, 20191 min read
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