Finally getting around to blogging about the book launch for Feral Fergus, my newest picture book with Sioban Timmer. We worked together on Toughen Up, Princess a couple of years ago, and now we're back with a new book in full colour!
Sioban and Moi:
The launch was held on September 2nd at the Amherst Community Hall in Gosnells. We had quite a crowd!
Our publisher, Cate Rocci of Jasper Books, spoke first, then I did a presentation about the creation of Fergus as a character, starting with my initial meeting with Sioban, where she told me she envisaged a cross between Alfred Newman of MAD Magazine, Ginger Meggs and Fido Dido, though various character sketches right through to the final character:
(My father took this photo, he is a master at catching me in weird expressions :P)
Sioban then took to the stage to discuss her role as the writer, while I provided some entertainment and drew Fergus on the whiteboard behind her:
After that we signed books:
We also had a colouring table set up for the kids, with some colouring pages of Fergus. You can download the pages to colour yourself from my website here. The colouring page pack also features the Feral Name Generator that is included in the book. You'll see from the photos that everyone is wearing a name badge - not with their real-world name, but with their feral name. If you're curious as to yours, go download the pack!
Thanks to Ken Mutton, Jane Hilton and Sioban Timmer for the photos.
I'll blog more about Fergus in the near future. I've been so busy with various projects it's been difficult to find time to blog about anything!
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