In Sweden, I was taught how to play chess by my goddaughter. She has one year's experience but is a good teacher. However, she has an annoying habit of placing her won pieces on the back rank of the board. To a beginner this is horribly confusing. I think she knows this. We also did some drawing. She beat me at that too.
I couldn't see the solar eclipse from where I was but I heard a lot of talk of how not to look at the eclipse. And what you would see if you didn't look at it. I watched it on a live stream through my computer monitor via a telescope sitting somewhere in the northwest United States, which is probably as safe as it gets. I didn't even get a crick in my neck.
See the newly arrived limited edition print in the Little Shop.
Rejected insects from There's A Bug On My Arm. It goes against the theme of the book, but it was weighing on my conscience. I chose a stink bug over many other species because they get a lot of bad press. Like bed bugs. And mozzies. And flying ants. And scabies. And gnats. And midgies. And silverfish. And cockroaches. And stinging centipedes. And fire ants.
Scissors, flypaper, rock.
I think it's waving.
Don't be a stranger.
Is it that time again? My NEW picture book There's A Bug On My Arm That Won't Let Go is published today by HarperCollins Children's Books and can be found in shops. I hope it talks to you too.
I think it's saying something.
An advance copy of the ALL NEW Charlie and Lola picture book from Lauren Child has appeared at the studio. If you like dogs, if you have a dog, but especially if you just want a dog more than anything, then this is the book for you. Fetch one from your nearest book shop. Now sit.
“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
– Groucho Marx