Some very nice accolades for the Ninnies!!

Paul Magrs's THE NINNIES, a book I had the esteemed privilege to do the artwork for, just made the Irish Times list of Children's Books of the Year. Click on the link below to check it out:

Irishtimes.com: 30 Treats To Put Around the Tree

If you are unfamilar with Paul Magrs's books and audios I think it's a shame. Paul has written some of my favorite fiction including several novels and audio plays based on the cult series Doctor Who. His own addition to the world of Doctor Who in the guise of Time Lady and trans-temporal adventuress Iris Wildthyme who has found life in her own series of audio spin-off's. The fun and spooky Brenda and Effie Mysteries which I have nearly read every single book in the series.  And now Paul is in the process of unleashing his most recent creation Vince Cosmos: Glam Rock Detective!!

To check out Paul's latest series, click on the link below for more information about Vince himself as well as how to pre-order the first adventure in the series:

Vince Cosmos: Glam Rock Detective

For those who love David Bowie, Marc Bolan and T-Rex, Brian Eno and the glammed up 1970's this series is for you. And even if the 1970's isn't your cup of tea, you'll still love it!

A Cracking Good Review for the Ninnies

The British Fantasy Society wrote a great review on the Ninnies. Click on the link below to read it:

The Ninnies by Paul Magrs

The Ninnies available for EPub and Mobi

For those of you who prefer to read your books digitally, Obverse Books is offering an EPub and Mobi version along with the hardcover version of The Ninnies by Paul Magrs.

Click on the link below to either order or download your copy today. The ideal book right before bedtime. Especially with a flashlight and the sheets pulled over your head:

The Ninnies

Beware of the NINNIES!!

It'll be available for purchase in May but you can preorder your copy of The Ninnies by Paul Magrs now!!

I've always enjoyed Paul's Doctor Who, Brenda and Effie and Iris Wildthyme work. So, I was thrilled to be able to supply the illustrations for The Ninnies!! It was a lot of fun to work on and to read!! It's one of those books intended for Young Adults but you can take it off your children's shelf and not feel embarrassed reading.

Click on the image below to preorder your copy today:

Projects and other things to look forward to in the current calendar year...

You might noticed I just finished up fine-tuning my "new look blog" with a brand new banner up above. I found the size of the last one didn't fit so I thought I'd create a brand new one with a favorite image of the Detective Inspector from The Spaghetti Strand Murder.

Well, after a fairly slow first week of 2012 which consisted of putting a few finishing touches on a couple commissioned pieces as well as one of my comics appearing in the now yearly End of the Year Comic Issue of Worcester Magazine (pick it up at your local newsstand or read it online), things will start hotting up again next week with my regular classes coming back from break as well as my December Workshops starting up again at the at the Worcester Art Museum.

I also have a few projects that are either coming out or in the works.

One of which I have mentioned before is The Ninnies by Paul Magrs. Which I have been told by Obverse Books should be coming out early in the year.

This is a project I am very proud to have been a part of since Paul is a writer whose work I have greatly admired for some time now. So, to be able to do a story with him in the grand tradition of Roald Dahl and the Phantom Tollbooth is a great privilege for me.

To be honest, I think is probably my best work to date. Or at least work I have been thoroughly happy with it's results.

More new about the project will be announced on Obverse Books website at: http://obversebooks.co.uk/

There will be a formal announcement on this blog when the book is released.

The second is another children's book I am working on with author N.E. Castle who I had done several author signings at Borders in the past couple of years. I can't really say much about this particular project yet. But it's going to be a lot of fun to do.

More to come about that later.