I got some fantastic news today.
My latest picture book, Stellarphant, is on the shortlist for the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Picture Book of the Year! ⭐️🐘🚀
Congrats to all the other shortlistees. I’m honoured that my book is in such wonderful company.
Continue reading “Stellarphant shortlisted for Picture Book of the Year”It’s called Yildizfilosu, and it’s such a clever translation of the original English title: they managed to keep the pun! Let me explain …
My new picture book Stellarphant has launched internationally!
It’s available now in North America through Kane Miller Books/Usborne Books, and the first US review is in:
Continue reading “Stellarphant out in the US + Canada”Stellarphant is available as an audio reading on the Kinderling app!
Plus interviews on the Reading With a Chance of Tacos podcast and the Fremantle Shipping News.
Continue reading “Stellarphant on digital radio + 2 new interviews”Great news …
My latest book Stellarphant received a national nod from the Children’s Book Council of Australia – they put it on their longlist for Picture Book of the Year!
Continue reading “Stellarphant on the CBCA Notables”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.
Continue reading “Five interviews in ten days”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 …
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”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:
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”
James Foley 