Tooth of Dare! Shark School Book #7

The latest book in the Shark School series is out now- Tooth or Dare!

Harry Hammer competes tooth-for-tooth with his rival Rick Reef in hopes of winning a fin-tastic amusement park prize in this seventh Shark School (mis)adventure.

More info and purchase links HERE!

Some interior illustrations-

Rizzle Kicks Slurp Video

 

 Rizzle Kicks

"Slurp" Video

Directed by Dom Joly (Trigger Happy) & Matt Campion

Produced by Spirit Media

I illustrated the celebrity masks throughout the video.

Also performed in the video as right-side Trump, Boris Johnson and dancing gorilla
(all basically the same character)!

Alien Invasion!

I've really been neglecting this blog! I've been creating a couple of funny Alien characters every week over on my social media links. I've created postcards, posters and birthday cards with them as well.

If you want to be up to date on my new projects and regular doses of deep space denizens then head here-

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Goodnight, Grizzle Grump!

 
GOODNIGHT GRIZZLE GRUMP!
Published by HarperCollins (October 2015)
My first picture book as author and illustrator!

- Grizzle Grump's page on the HarperCollins site

FIVE STARS- San Francisco Book Review

"This is a good choice for read-alouds and great fun, especially for those readers who can appreciate a good nap." - Kirkus Book Review

"Goodnight, Grizzle Grump! is a great bedtime read. Warm and funny illustrations and the use of repetition are sure to connect with readers." - YA Books Central

George Brown, Class Clown & Shark School

Burps and sharks! I've been fortunate to illustrate some super fun chapter books over the years but George and Harry are like sons to me! I've worked on over 25 books combined on the two series.

George Brown, Class Clown (Grosset Dunlap, Penguin Random House) latest is It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's Toiletman (#17)!

Find out more at George's own website. Or purchase the books here-
Penguin
Amazon

Shark School (Simon & Schuster) upcoming release is Tooth or Dare! (#7) in November 2016.
Find out more at Harry Hammer's own website. Purchase the books here-
Simon & Schuster
Amazon

Zombies Glow Stickers and Valentines Cards!

Peaceable Kingdom has been hiring me to create some fun zombie themed products for them. Here's the latest- Zombie Valentine's Day Bookmark Cards

Purchase here-
Kiddly Winks
Amazon 

and Zombie Glow in the Dark Stickers!

Purchase here-
Kiddly Winks
Amazon

 

Also apologies for the neglected blog! It's been over a year posting here. All of my news now goes on all my social media links-

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Pirate Temporary Tattoos!

 Super fun pirate themed temporary tattoos created for Gumtoo.

Purchase them here-
Gumtoo
Amazon

Also apologies for the neglected blog! It's been over a year posting here. All of my news now goes on all my social media links-

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Zombie Jean Tats

BRAAAAIIIINS!

I've designed a whole horde of zombies for toy company, Peaceable Kingdom
for their line of Jean Tats (temporary tattoos for jeans). 

They're available HERE! 

Warning! Some Undead Sketches Below... 

Burp or Treat... Smell My Feet!

Happy (almost) Halloween everyone!

Sorry for the extreme lack of blog posts and news on here. I've been very busy with lots of projects- including my first book as author. I usually just post quick news to my Facebook Page and Twitter. So feel free to follow me there, but I'll try to blog news more often. Lots of good monstery mayhem coming up!

The new George Brown , Class Clown book came out way back in August but it's Halloween themed, so I thought it was the right time to post about it. The brilliantly titled- Burp or Treat... Smell my Feet! is a double book Super Special and full of spooky and silly mischief from GB and his pals.

 

Some interior illustrations- 

Ten Monsters in a Bed

Do you like burps, slurps, snores or sneezes? How about monsters? What about monsters that burp, slurp, snore or sneeze (and fart)? Well, then, here's the book for you- Ten Monsters in a Bed!

A fun, colorful, noisy picture book- perfect to read before bedtime! It's published by Templar Publishing, the same wonderful UK publisher that I illustrate the shark series- Harry Hammer for!

 Templar's description-


In this play on '10 in a bed', 10 monsters are very squished on a bunk bed. On each spread, a monster gets pushed out on to the floor, where readers can press them to hear the fun sounds they make, for example: snoring, scratching, burping, slurping, sniffing and farting.

In each spread, a different noisy monster is kicked out of the top bunk bed by his fellow monsters, where the reader can press a button to activate that monster's noise.

Some near-final sketches of the ten monsters-

Pick up your copy here-

Templar Publishing
Book Depository
Waterstones
Amazon UK
Amazon US

Some early nice reviews-

Read it Daddy!
Red Reading Hub

PS- Sorry for the long time of (8 months!) lack of blogging- I've been posting all news on my Facebook and Twitter but I'll try to add more big news here when I can!

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Harry Hammer Book Series

 

Covers for books 1 and 2- Shark School and Shark Star

Announcing the new book series Harry Hammer, about the funny adventures of a hammerhead shark boy. Books 1 and 2 are out now, followed by 3 and 4 in August, with more next year.

More info from Templar Publishing-

"Welcome to Shark Point, a beautiful rural reef community where different species of fish live side by side! Young Harry Hammer would give his right fin to be as fast as a blue shark, as cool as a tiger shark, or as downright terrifying as a great white. Determined to prove that he's just as brave, tough and scary as any fish in the sea, Harry throws himself into a series of daring adventures, in which only his loyal friends – and his own unique hammerhead abilities – keep him out of trouble."

Harry Hammer series website

Sea creatures that dwell on the chapter head pages-

 

Sample spreads from book 1-

Cartoon Network Animation Academy

 I was contacted by TBWA/RAAD to design and illustrate characters to appear
on a series of advertisements for Cartoon Network's Animation Academy.

The characters are in three separate groups (humans, monsters and superheroes)
and all are in unfinished states, bored and waiting to be completed by animators at the school.

Character development and exploration below the ads.