Friday, 28 June 2019

It's been a long, long time coming...but here's a new post at last!

Too much to catch-up on in detail, so in a nutshell:
TWO new books & two new paperback editions out between the last post and now!


  • Roller-coaster Ride Around the Body (published by franklin Watts/Hachette) out in paperback

A Song for Bear, published by Thames & Hudson AND...


  • Samuel Drew Hasn't a Clue, (prequel to A Possum's Tail) published by Tate Publishing


  • 8 new issues of Okido Magazine & Eco Kids Planet magazine, so 8 new poems plus over 30 new Eco articles... (SEE NEXT POST...)
  • BOOK WEEK March 2019 events in schools
  • The Big Dog Children's Literature Festival in Dumfries
  • Stoke Newington Literary Festival
  • Several shop events and WINDOWS

Tales on Moon Lane

 



Children's PRESS SHOWCASE (Thames & Hudson)
 
  • A New Book Series commissioned...whoop-a-do!


  • A NEW pop-up book collaboration completed: Book Launched August 2019
  • AND new departure and another collaboration underway...
    Cover illustration and toys © Lesley Barnes

    (Oh, and I finally got a TATTOO by beautiful Boshka (at Good Times Tattoos in Shoreditch).

BACKGROUND information...

My first picture book - called A Possum's Tail - is a collaboration with brilliant illustrator Alex Barrow and came out 6th February 2014. A second book called London Calls! is a whistle-stop tour of London, led by a Pearly grandma and her granddaughter. London Calls! came out on 4th September 2014 and is my second book with Alex Barrow. A Possum's Tail was nominated for the 2015 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal.
Both books are by Tate Publishing.

Please see my AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE or CURRICULUM VITAE for more details & updates.

As well as writing children's books, for children's television and two award-winning children's magazines, I do both private and commercial art commissions, a selection of which you can see here.

The children's shoes are part of an ongoing series of "first shoes", including several cards commissioned by the Almanac Gallery.

Hand-drawn, bespoke invitations, announcements, portraits and menus, such as the examples here are also available upon request..

Any enquiries please email: gabbydawnay@gmail.com

OKIDO MAGAZINE AND TV

I've been a regular contributor to children's art and science magazine OKIDO since 2007. HAPPY 10th BIRTHDAY (WOW) beautiful Okido!

An Okido animated kids tv show, based on characters from the magazine is currently in production with Doodle/Squintopera http://www.doodle-productions.com. The original adaptation of the show (co-created/adapted by myself, producer Ceri Barnes and Doodle Productions) was acquired by CBeebies. 52 x 11 minute episodes will be coming to a screen near you soon in 2015.......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............................
MESSY GOES TO OKIDO Series ONE & TWO is now available to stream on Netflix & most episodes are available to watch on YouTube. Series THREE is currently in production.

CBeebies

CBeebies
OKIDO

Cartoon Forum 2011 Okido booklet

Cartoon Forum 2011 Okido booklet
Okido Cartoon Forum 2011

Happy Birthday OKIDO!

Happy Birthday OKIDO!
Okido was 5 years old this issue...the wonderful art and science magazine for kids I've been lucky enough to have worked on for the past - 8 - years now