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I dance like Jon Cryer
I’m jumping on the Two and Half Men blogging band wagon. Sorta. Some Otis Redding for your Friday delight.
The Lost Thing | OSCAR WINNER!
The animated adaptation of Shaun Tan’s The Lost Thing won an Oscar last night - beating back The Gruffalo! ROAR!
Justin Bieber and his no. 1 fan
Justin Bieber sings to his number one fan. (Yes, it’s Friday…)
Three Little Pigs | Nosy Crow
Things are getting interesting in the app world - check out Nosy Crow’s adaptation of The Three Little Pigs.
Chanel | makeup video extravaganza
From the fluffiest of blogs - Fluff and Fripperies - comes this incredible Chanel makeup video. Perfect for a Friday morning.
Polly Dunbar
Polly Dunbar answers some questions from the Booktrust folk - including some tips for new illustrators.
Judith Kerr
Judith Kerr talks life, drawing and why cats appear so heavily! Gah! The Guardian have removed the video embed code - you’ll have to click through to watch the video.
Eoin Colfer is back!
Eoin Colfer, buried under deadlines and tons of words to be scribbled has found time to sit in front of a camera and talk about what he’s working on. There’s Plugged - Eoin’s new adult novel - a sneaky description of a new untitled fantasy series, the Supernaturalist Graphic Novel and updates on the Airman [...]
Desperate Dan gets Smart!
That very smart fellow, Jamie Smart, has a great video of his drawing a slap-dash Desperate Dan (while holding a camera) ’tis Brillig!
Skullduggery on the big screen
Skullduggery Pleasant will be hitting UK cinema screens this week with something just a little special. Watch it and weep with puss from your zombie eyes.
FRED | the movie
There are no words for how much this terrifies me. But remember Pee-Wee Herman? That baffled me too and my lil bro loved it. Fred is gonna be huge.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Day
Yup - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows goes on general release today. Donald Clarke isn’t feeling it too much - but I think fans will love it. Lots of jumps. And a great surprise for Beedle the bard lovers.
Viviane Schwarz | There Are No Cats in This Book
Watch Viviane Schwarz There Are No Cats in This Book
The Lost Thing - Shaun Tan meet Tim Minchin
Tim Minchin voices a 15 animated film of Shaun Tan’s The Lost Thing. Excellent!
Judi Curtin | Eva’s Journey
Missing Alice and Megan? (Me too) Catch Judi Curtin reading from her new book - Eva’s Journey - and talking about writing about a new character.
Booktrust Teenage Prize 2010
The Booktrust Teenage Prize 2010 winner is announced later today - catch judge Claudia Freemantle talking about this year’s shortlist.
Homemade Space Video
One dad’s attempts at inspiring his son to engage with science led to sending an iPhone and a camera into the Earths stratosphere. Brilliant! (via The Journal)
Can you tell me how to get… Sesame Street
Fancy a career in marketing? Forget Old Spice… Sesame Street have set the bar: