It’s funny how in life, one thing leads to another. You go to a Leisure Centre to do some illustration workshops, and then before you know it a mum there says that her child’s school has an End of Year Fayre taking place the following week. So you go along Read more…
One of the reasons I love being an author & illustrator is that I get to visit schools and work with pupils in the Arts. I recently visited Beverley Girl’s High School, and two great things came out of the day. Firstly, I had a really enjoyable talk with the pupils and Read more…
The best thing about getting my first picture book I Have an Orange Juicy Drink published is getting to read it to fantastic chaps like these guys! Saint Mary’s Primary School in Beverley has got some delightful children and some wonderful staff. We had a wonderful Monday morning doing readings and improving Read more…
A Leisure Centre might seem like an odd place for author & illustrator to visit. But actually, it makes a lot more sense than you would think. In past lives, I have been a TV Gameshow Contestant, a supply teacher and five-a-side footballer, but I was also a swim teacher for Read more…
There’s a school of thought that says that design should purely be functional. For instance, if you’re making a ceramic heated oil holder, all that you really need is a a part to hold the oil, openings to give easy access to the candle and holes to let the air Read more…
Imagine you’re a young and enthusiastic Illustrator Let’s say you like drawing and you’re quite good at it. In fact, you’d like to start charging people money for it – the one problem is that you have no track record behind you, and you haven’t really got the first idea how Read more…
Saturday at Waterstones in Hull was fantastic! We had such a mad rush on I Have an Orange Juicy Drink that we sold out of the entire stock! It was lovely to see so many people come along and buy the book. I was amazed at how many strangers came Read more…
Are you able to get into Hull on Saturday 12th March 2016? Would you like to meet a real, live, published author/illustrator? Do you think your best bet is to buy two signed copies of his new book – one for the kids to read, and one to wrap in Read more…
Hello. As you may know from this earlier post, I’m getting my first picture book published. The title of the book is I Have an Orange Juicy Drink and you can buy it from here. Speaking as a totally biased author, I thoroughly recommend you go and buy it now before Read more…
When the BBC documentary team comes round in 20 years time and asks you how many copies of Andrew Sanders’ first ever picture book you bought, do you want to smile happily and say: Three! And with them all being first editions, I was able to sell two and retire off Read more…