
I've got 4 great children and although they're all adults now, my memories of them growing up inspire and inform my writing.

Elementary School Library, Elementary Schools, Wishing Stones. Beautiful illustrations and engaging text are combined to create bedtime favourites.
The wishing stone childrens book series#
I've been writing children's books for about 6 years and have already had several picture books published with more in development. In this collaboration between esteemed author and illustrator of childrens books. Be very, very careful what you wish for in this ninth book in the Spooksville series New York Times bestselling author Christopher Pike. Introduce young children to the joys of reading and sharing stories. I've been described as an 'Animal Artist', not I hasten to add because I'm wild and hairy but because I love to draw animals and especially like to give them human characteristics. I have also done a certain amount of licensed work, illustrating characters such as Postman Pat, Bill and Ben and Sesame Street. I've worked in children's television, specifically in character development and most notably in the 'Raggy Doll' series in the mid to late 1980's. Bloor/Gladstone, Book, Childrens Picture Books, In Library, PIC FAG. Dale, the greengrocer ,didnt have enough money to buy it. When Ella May finds a stone with a line going all the way around it, she decides a. Tomkins, the butcher, was not wealthy enough to buy the stone. Sprat, the fish shop owner, admired the stone but she couldn’t buy it. Watson, the baker, cant buy the stone as he was not rich enough. A few years ago I was main illustrator for Longman's 'Story Street' reading scheme, illustrating 79 titles and writing 5. Sarah thought of selling the stone to send its money for children.

I started working as an illustrator when I was in my final year at Art College and now, over 28 years later I still haven't got a proper job! I've illustrated literally hundreds of books, predominantly in educational publishing. When he’s not working, Steve enjoys films, television, gardening and walking in the countryside. Steve is the author of Smelly Peter the Great Pea Eater (Winner of the Sheffield Children's Book Award 2009) and The Lamb Who Came for Dinner (Shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Award and read by Meatloaf on CITV's Bookaboo). He also teaches illustration workshops in schools, including mural-painting. Steve has been illustrating children’s books for almost 30 years and writing his own stories for slightly less. Steve Smallman lives in Staffordshire with his wife, two dogs and two cats.
