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Thursday, September 5, 2013 6:59:46 PM
Mike Brownlow wrote a blog post titled Exhibition:
Mike said, "A new exhibition of some of my work opened at the weekend at the Museum in Bruton, Somerset. There was a lovely private view on Saturday (thanks to Jackie Brooks!) and the show runs until the 30th May.It features original artwork, animation, pop-ups..." more
Thursday, September 5, 2013 6:59:45 PM
Mike Brownlow wrote a blog post titled Ten Little Pirates:
Mike said, "I have a new book out next week! It's called 'Ten Little Pirates' and is published by those nice people at Orchard Books on July 4th. Words by me, pictures by the brilliant Simon Rickerty.As it's not due out for seven days, I'm only going to show..." more
Thursday, September 5, 2013 6:59:45 PM
Mike Brownlow wrote a blog post titled Ten Little Pirates Out Today! Arrrrr!:
Mike said, "Ten Little Pirates is published today! ARRRRRRR!It's an epic tale of sea battles, sharks, hurricanes, giant squids, alluring mermaids, mayhem, destruction and sea-faring thrills and spills. It even has a happy ending... and all this in less than 250..." more
Saturday, March 9, 2013 8:16:26 AM
Mike Brownlow wrote a blog post titled The funEverse!:
Mike said, "Please, please with knobs on, check out the funEverse website if you can... (www.thefuneverse.com / funny blogs / funny poems). It's a site brimming over with chucklesome wonderfulness, a temple of rhyming jollification where schools, poets and..." more
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 1:24:20 PM
Mike Brownlow wrote a blog post titled Bunny Slopes:
Mike said, "Those nice people at Highlights High Five magazine over in the States asked me to do another cover for them for their February edition. This is it. Kelley the art director thought it really strange that we in Europe call the gentle ski slopes for..." more
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 7:48:39 AM
Mike Brownlow wrote a blog post titled Stars On Canvas 2012:
Mike said, "I was asked to contribute to the Stars on Canvas Exhibition again this year. It's a charity exhibition run by the Willow Foundation, set up by Bob and Meg Wilson to provide special days for seriously ill young people.Artwork featured includes..." more
Friday, May 4, 2012 3:22:39 AM
Mike Brownlow wrote a blog post titled Extremely Gruntled:
Mike said, "Here they are -- the two new books of mine from Scholastic, Make It! Robot and Make It! Rocket. It occurred to me that this might be the only occasion I'll be able to say "I had two books published today." To have one book published is an..." more
Sunday, April 29, 2012 10:13:20 AM
Mike Brownlow wrote a blog post titled New Book!:
Mike said, "I'm very pleased to announce that two books of mine are being released in May! They're called 'Make It! Rocket' and 'Make It! Robot' and are published by Scholastic. They star Hugo and his mad bonkers inventive family. As you read the story, you can..." more
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 8:46:23 AM
Mike Brownlow wrote a blog post titled Snip!:
Mike said, "I've just finished this illustration to accompany a poem called Snip! for those nice people at Highlights High Five Magazine in the States. So go on, see if you can spot all ten letter S's. And no prizes, but how many pairs of scissors? Hm? If you..." more
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 5:01:32 PM
Mike Brownlow wrote a blog post titled Dino School:
Mike said, "This is an image from a book I've just finished illustrating for Simon and Schuster in New York. The book is called 'Dino School' and as the name suggests, it's about a school for dinosaurs. This particular story is about a T-Rex called Teddy, who..." more
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 2:09:33 PM
Mike Brownlow wrote a blog post titled Dino School:
Mike said, "This is an image from a book I've just finished illustrating for Simon and Schuster in New York. The book is called 'Dino School' and as the name suggests, it's about a school for dinosaurs. This particular story is about a T-Rex called Teddy, who..." more
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 6:27:15 AM
Mike Brownlow wrote a blog post titled Another Highlights High Five Cover:
Mike said, "This another cover I've recently finished for those nice people at Highlights High Five Magazine. A Mother Hen with her chicks-- it can only mean Easter is not far away!"
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 2:40:56 AM
Mike Brownlow wrote a blog post titled Highlights High Five Cover:
Mike said, "This is a cover that I recently finished for Highlights High Five magazine in the States. Happy, smiley animals for a bright, sunny morning."
Monday, January 2, 2012 4:31:22 AM
Mike Brownlow added Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales: Stage 1: the Elves and the Shoemaker ... to his Bookshelf
Thursday, October 20, 2011 7:40:20 AM
Mike Brownlow wrote a blog post titled BICKIDS Competition:
Mike said, "Last month I had the pleasure of being invited to be a judge in the annual competition run by BIC -- the BIC PICTURE -- to find talented young artists amongst Britain's primary school children. My fellow judges were children's TV presenter Kirsten..." more
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 10:11:45 AM
Mike Brownlow wrote a blog post titled No Line!:
Mike said, "I've just received the proof copy of a book I wrote and illustrated for OUP earlier in the year -- a re-telling of the Elves and the Shoemaker. It was a bit of a departure for me because I decided to do away with a holding line, which for a..." more
Monday, May 16, 2011 4:19:20 AM
Mike Brownlow wrote a blog post titled Michael Rosen Illustration:
Mike said, "I was recently asked to illustrate a story by Michael Rosen for a book that’s being put together on behalf of the Bristol Children’s Hospital. Contributors include Jacqueline Wilson, Alexander McCall Smith, Julia Donaldson, Michael Morpurgo,..." more
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 3:45:22 PM
Mike Brownlow wrote a blog post titled Dog Did It! out today!:
Mike said, "I'm pleased to announce that "Dog Did It!" is released today! It's written by Lynne Garner, illustrated by me and published by Piccadilly Press. The story is about a troll who eats too much green worm soup and tries to shift the blame for the..." more
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 5:19:57 AM
Mike Brownlow wrote a blog post titled Full-ongna for Bologna:
Mike said, "It's been a very busy period for me. I've been doing lots of work in time for the publishing extravaganza that is the Bologna Book Fair. Held this year at the end of March, it's the biggest book fair in the world devoted to children's..." more
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 1:47:01 PM
Mike Brownlow wrote a blog post titled Merry Christmas:
Mike said, "Festive Greetings to one and all!http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home"
Friday, December 3, 2010 5:53:53 AM
Mike Brownlow wrote a blog post titled Library Closures:
Mike said, "Libraries are closing all over the country. Our town lost its small library two months ago, just one of many. Just as worryingly, there is a pervasive trend to reduce the number of books on shelves and replace them with banks of computers. This..." more
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 5:29:43 AM
Mike Brownlow wrote a blog post titled Willow Foundation/ Stars on Canvas:
Mike said, "I was asked to contribute to the Willow Foundation Annual Exhibition and Online Auction. It's a charity set up by ex-Arsenal goalkeeper and TV pundit Bob Wilson and his wife Megs, in memory of their daughter, and provides special days for seriously..." more
Thursday, September 5, 2013 6:59:46 PM
Mike Brownlow wrote a blog post titled Pewter Plate Winner!:
Mike said, "I was excessively chuffed to find out last week that I'd been awarded the 2012 Pewter Plate Award for Best Cover of the Year, for a cover I did for Highlights High Five magazine in the USA!I've been illustrating and writing for a considerable number..." more