BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS

BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS!
Scroll down for a selection of reviews, bookshop windows, events, awards and press...

A possum's tail published 2014, Tate Publishing. Illustrated by Alex Barrow
London Calls! published 2014, Tate Publishing. Illustrated by Alex Barrow
London Call's Sticker and Activity Book published 2016, Tate Publishing. Illustrated by Alex Barrow
Samuel Drew Hasn't a Clue published 2019, Tate Publishing. Illustrated by Alex Barrow
Rollercoaster Ride Around the Body published 2017, Franklin Watts/Hachette. Illustrated by Alex Barrow
If I had a dinosaur published 2017, Thames & Hudson. Illustrated by Alex Barrow
A House for Mouse published 2018, Thames & Hudson. Illustrated by Alex Barrow
A Song for Bear published 2019, Thames & Hudson. Illustrated by Alex Barrow
Bauhaus Ballet Book published 2019, Laurence King. Illustrated by Lesley Barnes
If I had a sleepy sloth published 2020, Thames & Hudson. Illustrated by Alex Barrow
If I had a unicorn published 2020, Thames & Hudson. Illustrated by Alex Barrow

*COMING 2021*
If I had an octopus publishing 2021, Thames & Hudson. Illustrated by Alex Barrow
The Library Book publishing 2021, Thames & Hudson. Illustrated by Ian Morris
If I had a kangaroo publishing 2021, Thames & Hudson. Illustrated by Alex Barrow





The Bauhaus Ballet Book














BAUHAUS BALLET WINDOW IN TALES ON MOON LANE





A House for Mouse school workshop on BOOK DAY 2019



A HOUSE for MOUSE (published by Thames & Hudson September 2018)

IF I HAD A UNICORN (published by Thames & Hudson August 2020) and 
 IF I HAD A SLEEPY SLOTH (published by Thames & Hudson February 2020)













Hello Mr Sloth at London Book Fair 2019








FAN ART!







So this pic is interesting...!


Fabulous to hear If I had a dinosaur read by Jessie Ware on Jo Whiley's BBC Radio 2 Glastonbury bedtime stories!



"If I had a dinosaur 
I'd walk him in the park...
Do you think my dinosaur would roar -
Or would he bark...?!"
Apologies for the Daily Mail article, but hey...

Watch Eddie Redmayne read If I had a dinosaur HERE


 























Favourite Friend David Schwimmer reads 'If I had a sleepy sloth' on CBeebies Bedtime Stories - and he's BRILLIANT!

An absolutely smashing review of Samuel Drew Hasn't a Clue in famous US site Kirkus... 







 DINOSAUR GOES GLOBAL...!




If I had a dinosaur China and Taiwan...







A SONG FOR BEAR IS ANOTHER MADE FOR MUM'S AWARD WINNER!












The FRENCH edition of If I had a dinosaur - Oh! Si j'avais un dinosaure



MORE A POSSUM'S TAIL PRESS...



LONDON CALLS in India!




Published February 2017 (Thames & Hudson)


If I had a dinosaur gets onto the BookTrust Best bedtime books list 2018...




 

London Calls review from The Book Horn blog






And another lovely review here: The Book Faerie blog

The Book Faerie blog


Spotted! In the Tate Britain shop, a nice arrangement of London Calls! merchandise. 
In the Tate shop
Oh and these, too...
A Possum's Tail in Tate Britain shop

From the fantastic kids at the Cavendish School in Camden Town.
Fan mail!
From our visit to the wonderful Star Primary School in Canning Town, East East in the shadow of the Olympic site...
 A bus full of families and friends...

…and a LONDON CALLS! display
London Calls! Doodle page 



Pages from Magpie That 


A POSSUM'S TAIL
CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal nominated
A POSSUM'S TAIL
Published by Tate
Facebook
twitter 

TIME OUT LONDON TOP 5 CHILDREN'S BOOKS 2014
Online here: TIME OUT KID'S BOOKS



Kate Greenaway medal Nominations 2015!

Hello, an Amazon.com Editors' Choice?!


Here we go…
A Possum's Tail in Vogue Paris Children's supplement 
Vogue Paris October issue Children's supplement 2014


Some more reviews/press:
BRIXTON BUGLE

KIDS BOOK REVIEW

LOOK/BOOK REPORT

MRS BROWN'S BOOKS

THE STARDUST READER

THE KIRKUS REVIEW

BOOKPAGE

BOOKPAGE


The Stardust Reader

LOOK/BOOK REPORT
Kirkus review
Living South Magazine
Angels & Urchins magazine
mrs brown's books online blog review


Brixton Bugle feature

"Past people walking up and down
the busy streets of London Town..."
"Back past the pub, across the street
the dog on wheels, the boy on feet"
#APossumsTail "spotted!"
What fine company we are in - so many beautiful books - and what wonderful book/shops...

Tales on Moon Lane window possum-ised.

And with papier mâché balloons (with some fallen balloons strategically arranged)

Tales on Moon Lane Bookshop window, Herne Hill

Waterstone's window, Picadilly

Daunt Books, Chelsea

Saatchi Gallery shop, Chelsea
Ooh! #MessyMonster too!!
Serpentine Gallery shop, Kensington

London Transport Museum, Covent Garden
Tate Modern Shop, Bankside
GOSH comics window, Soho

National Theatre bookshop window, Southbank

Whitechapel Gallery shop, Whitechapel

Readers bookshop, Melbourne, Australia. 
(Yes, Australia!)

In Korean


One of Tales on Moon Lane's September Top Ten...


And again in OCTOBER - at number 6 this time!

London Calls!
Also published by Tate
LONDON CALLS! (Detail)
LONDON CALLS! Latest cover -  big black cloud is reversed in real thing i.e. black writing/white cloud…


LONDON CALLS! early cover

"We jump on a bus where an oyster's the fare
and over the river to Pariament Square!"

"You'll find theatres and cinemas, markets and stalls,
Oh you'd better listen when next London calls!"



Brixton Kids Book Jam

Listen to our set here: SOUNDCLOUD !
And now for something completely different...
A PUPPET THEATRE ON A BUS parked in Coram's Fields. 
Puppet Grandma Rose, Little Pearl & the naughty Policeman



The Bus King Theatre
BUS KING THEATRE PRESENTS...

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