My favourite food is white chocolate cheesecake, which sometimes I even make. What is your favourite food to eat and/or your favourite music to listen to whilst you are working on your books? If you were not a creator of books for young people what would you be? I like Pepito, the son of the Spanish Ambassador, in the ‘Madeline’books by Ludwig Bemelmans. Do you have a favourite book or character (your own or somebody else’s)? It’s amazing what you learn by finishing something – so next time you will be able to make your writing even better. Even if you think it’s not going well, try to finish it. Try as hard as you can to finish whatever piece of writing that you’ve begun – story, play, poem. Any words of advice for young readers and writers? I use a computer mainly to write on, although lots of little notebooks as well. I’ve got a nice armchair to sit in when I want to play my ukulele. I’ve got my own study now with a desk and a window to look out on.
(best part of the day!) And I try to play my ukulele every day, and pat my dog, Argus.
But most days I spend at least an hour lying in bed reading when I wake up. Some days I am able to sit down and write, some days I can’t for all sorts of reasons. What does a typical day look like for you?įor the past year or so every day has been different. We got it published by sending the manuscript and sample illustrations in the mail to lots and lots of publishers, until finally one said YES. It was a picture book illustrated by a friend of mine, Roberta Landers, and it’s called ‘Maisie and the Pinny Gig’, about a girl who has a dream about a giant guinea pig. I wanted to be a writer since I was six, but I was 26 before I got my first book published. On the paper, he painted some words.ĪSK HERCULES QUICK! 2. He got out his paints, his paintbrush and a big piece of plain paper. ‘Actually,’ said Aunt Alligator, ‘I don’t think you have a piggy bank, Hercules.’ Hercules sighed. How much money do I have in my piggy bank?’ asked Hercules. A hilarious and entertaining story about a boy who does a series of odd jobs for his eccentric neighbours, from the bestselling creators of The Terrible Plop.’
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