So in case you missed it, this happy little book is OUT NOW! It’s my first foray into the world of fiction illustration and I’m VERY excited that it’s now out in the world. I had so much fun working on this with Philip Ardagh and my tip top team at Walker Books, which is lucky because I’m about to start illustrating the second in the series...
Originally scheduled to be published in May this year, Walker Books brought it forward for the Dubai Lit Fest in March. Philip and I are now starting to get out and about doing Stick and Fetch events at schools and festivals in the UK, and having lots of fun with these new characters (and new props, because let's face it, who doesn't love an inflatable flamingo?) Any upcoming public events will be listed on my events calendar here.
Want to know what the book is about?
Sally loves nothing more than investigating a good mystery – and her shaggy canine companion Fetch loves nothing more than to be at her side when she does. There's just one small problem: they always gets the wrong end of the stick! The hapless pair remain undeterred, however, dashing from one crime scene to another on their bicycle, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake ... yet always emerging blissfully unaware. A fun, madcap trio of stories featuring two loveable heroes with a LOT of hair.
"Slapstick, hilarious adventures which may not always quite go to plan! Bringing back a wonderful partnership – Ardagh and Elwick – and introducing a promising new one, Sally Stick and her best friend Fetch, [in] a fantastic, appealing book for keen mystery solvers, emerging independent readers, big thinkers and those who love a big splash of humour and colour in their lives! A good fun adventure, some great vocabulary, and wonderful vibrant, colour illustration. "
-- Louise Ellis-Barrett, Armadillo Magazine
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Signed and sketched in copies of Barking Up the Wrong Tree: Stick and Fetch Investigate is available to buy here