As part of the promo for my new book Stellarphant , I’ve had five interviews in ten days. One was a blog, one was a podcast, two were on radio and one was live on facebook.
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The Stellarphant book launch was out of this world

The Stellarphant book launch was out of this world.
What a blast!
We almost ran outer space.
It all turned out fine, though, the trick to a good launch is to really thoroughly planet.
Stellarphant lifts off today
It’s finally out in the world!
My new picture book Stellarphant is officially available in bookshops and online from today.
Here’s some of the illustrations …



Events for Oct/Nov – including the Stellarphant book launch
There’s an awesome live event on October 2nd;
a free online drawing workshop this October 16th;
plus the Stellarphant book launch on November 6th!
Details below.
Continue reading “Events for Oct/Nov – including the Stellarphant book launch”My new picture book took 7 years to make
My new picture book Stellarphant is out in November this year. I’ve been working on it since 2014, so it’s been 7 years in the making.
That might not seem like much compared to Jurassic Park‘s ’65 million years in the making’. But it’s still a lot … but I digress.
I drew the first sketch for what would become Stellarphant on a whim in June 2014. I was sitting with my illustrator buddies in a cottage on Rottnest Island for our annual SCBWI WA Retreat, when I started sketching an elephant and a penguin in spacesuits. No reason why – it just came out on the page. I added some colour and there was the beginnings of a story. The image stayed with me, and I started trying to write something to go with it.
Continue reading “My new picture book took 7 years to make”Watch the Stellarphant book trailer
Here’s your first sneak-peek at my upcoming picture book!
Click below to watch the trailer.
Stellarphant lifts off in November 2021, but you can pre-order it now:

Events for July
NB: Western Australia enters a four day lockdown from 12.01am Tuesday 29 June. Some of the events below may be rescheduled. I’ll update the details as I have them.
James
It’s a super-busy month ahead, featuring a 10th birthday celebration for my first book on July 10!
The Last Viking is 10 years old (already!), so we’re having a Viking Crafternoon to celebrate.

Full details on that and more below.
Continue reading “Events for July”The Last Viking turns 10
On a dark and stormy night exactly 10 years ago today, The Last Viking was launched.

‘In The Lion’ back in print
It’s been out of print for a while but it’s finally back!

You can grab a copy of my first solo picture book, In The Lion, now.
Continue reading “‘In The Lion’ back in print”Stellarphant headed to the US in 2022

Fantastic news – Stellarphant is headed to the USA!
It’s the first time any of my books have been published over there, so I’m very excited.
Kane Miller Books will release Stellarphant in the US in early 2022.
Stellarphant will be available in Australia from Nov 2021. Aussies can pre-order it here.