Coyote Tales from North America

I'm busy doing lots of writing at the moment - lots of little books and a couple of bigger books too. 

It's great seeing a new book come together with the covers and internal illustrations. Here are two of the latest little books that I've done. Little Turtle and the Coyote (illustrated by Richard Watson, a British artist), and Crafty Coyote and the Fox (illustrated by Simone Fumagalli, an Italian artist). As you an see, both illustrators have very different styles - but I love what both of them have done.  

These are both retellings of old North American tales in which 'Coyote' is a trickster - though his tricks don't always prove to be beneficial for him. 

It's always interesting retelling old stories and trying to make them your own in some small way, whilst still keeping the basic story and meaning as it was. 

These two books will be published by Watts in October, along with a few other tales from around the world. I'll be adding them to my website soon, along with some fun activities to link to them.