My picture books
Don't Panic, Annika!
Out in May, 2011
Little Annika is a panicker. She panics when her coat zip gets stuck on the way to a party. She panics when she can't find her favourite toy at bedtime...
Mum, Dad and her brother try to show her how to stay calm. But then something happens that sends everyone else into a panic - can you guess what happens?
Don't Panic, Annika!, illustrated by Jennifer E Morris, is out on May, 26th, 2011. Published by Piccadilly Press in the UK; Koala Books in Australia, and De Vries Brouwers in the Netherlands (as Geen Paniek, Anniek!).
Available from all good bookshops, online and from your local library. If your library doesn't have a copy, just ask and they'll borrow it from another library for you, or order one in.
The Kite Princess
Cinnamon Stitch is a princess who longs to be wild and free. Her parents, the King and Queen, want her to be a 'proper' princess.
One day, a bedraggled Cinnamon is brought back to the castle in disgrace after swimming in the slimy lake and clambering up trees. But this time, instead of arguing, Cinnamon starts to sew, much to the delight of her stuffy parents.
Has she changed? Is she going to be a 'proper' princess and behave nicely and make beautiful dresses for herself? Or is she planning something very, very different, right under their noses?
The Kite Princess is a rhyming story, published by Barefoot Books. Due out: Spring, 2012.
Juliet Clare Bell -Children's Author