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My 2024 Quinktober Alphabestiary of Badly Stuffed Animals are all for sale. If you'd like one, find them at the Sketching Weakly Shop here: minigrey-blog.com/shop/

Just arrived from the printers…

Five years…a sketchbook of political drawings.

Sunlight the Bedroom St Margarets: acrylic on canvas

Just worked out it’s been 20 weeks since my last holiday from work; 16 of those learning my new job. Very glad of next week’s rest! Going on holiday to my living room with views like this.

Now the sky was turning pink too. On the way home they saw one little star shining all by itself. Sharing these illustrations from Shirley’s book Alfie Weather on #NationalllustrationDay2024 @qbcentre

Burrator, some mossy boulders, and a tiny mushroom arc.

Really pleased to see that the Skellig BBC radio play, first broadcast in 2000, is available on YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=3Oksat…

Congratulations to Sarah Hagger-Holt last night named winner of the 2024 Polari Children’s and YA Prize for emerging and established LGBTQ+ writers. Former #LittleRebelsPrize winner too! 🏆🏆 Polari Prize booksforkeeps.co.uk/sarah-hagger-h…

Old Bear Advent Calendar No. 3 #AdventCalendar #Adventcalendar2024 #HappyChristmas #Bears 📷

This illustration comes from Angel Mae and the Christmas Baby which is one of the stories in Snow in the Garden

Mushrooms by a little waterfall at Bonehill.

Car park profundity

Teeny framed prints of teeny minibeasts in my Etsy Shop at etsy.com/uk/shop/MiniGr…

Dad fetched the big box of decorations from the attic. They spent a lot of time arranging them on the tree. When they had finished, they switched on the fairy lights and left the curtains open so that all the people passing by could see it. Alfie’s Christmas

I was set to post another illustration today when I discovered this in Stories by Firelight. Whilst slightly late it still feels appropriate. Clare SHHQ

Going to see the new National Theatre production of Ballet Shoes? Already been? Wish you could go? Enjoy our special review by Nicolette Jones #kidlit 🩰 booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/ballet…

As 2024 draws to a close & 2025 approaches, we're taking a look back. We've reviewed hundreds of new #ChildrensBooks, interviewed authors & illustrators, published articles, comment pieces & more and it's all there for you to enjoy with one click! #kidlit booksforkeeps.co.uk/past-issues/

Garden Flowers in a Glass: watercolour from 2022

The author Jane Gardam has died at the age of 96, her publisher has announced. thebookseller.com/obituaries/aut…