Thursday, 9 October 2014

COMING-UP NEXT...


Did I mention this already..?
Exciting! Excited!
Read more on the BRIXTON BOOK JAM BLOG
oh and the BRIXTON BUGLE

 PLUS my favourite bookshop Tales on Moon Lane will be there with lots and lots of books!


"We jump on a bus where an oyster's the fare…
And over the River to Parliament Square!"

LONDON CALLS PUPPET SHOW IN HALF TERM!

Pop along to Coram's Fields this half term and catch the London Calls puppet show aboard a big red London Routemaster bus!

Sunday, 5 October 2014

Tales Top Ten!

Very exciting to be in the TOP TEN BESTSELLERS at Tales on Moon Lane this month... 
London Calls! rolled in at #9, just in front of none other than the inimitable David Walliams' "Awful Auntie".
(Cheeky…)
Tales on Moon Lane Top Ten!

Must also mention that two of my ultimate heroes are on this list:
Legends Julia Donaldson (swoon) and Anthony Browne (magic). 
There's also fab (friend of Alex's) Fran Preston Gannon. Plus 2 amazing books by Aaron Becker, the dirt-digging book by Jon Klassen and Mac Barnett PLUS a fascinating book by William Grill about Shackleton’s Journey…

We have some catching-up to do!!

PICKLED PEPPER BOOKS!

FAB time at Pickled Pepper Books yesterday!

London Calls!




Wednesday, 1 October 2014

OKIDO 31 - HEALTHY!

The latest issue of OKIDO is OUT NOW! And it's all about keeping HEALTHY!

Read PAM & the PEA, play games, find out what #messymonster has been up to, learn about #germs from ZIM ZAM & ZOOM, enjoy the latest adventures of #SquirrelBoy…"colour-in and doodle-do!"

PAM & the PEA from Okido 31

We are so excited to be visiting 
in Crouch End this Saturday 4th October at 11am for a 
#reading and #illustration event 
for 
London Calls! in Crouch End

Come and meet us there!

Back in stock...

…at Tales on Moon Lane Bookshop!
London Calls!

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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