Latest from Rockpool

It’s been a busy few months for Rockpool since my last update, and there’s still lots going on to keep us busy well into the New Year.

We have two new books:

At October’s Frankfurt book fair we made lots of new contacts and introduced several new concepts, which were well received. One of these is Kelpie — written and illustrated by Scottish wildlife artist Tim Wootton, and featuring the adventures of a spirited baby seal.

Now it’s all systems go for the next few months to get two new series — eight new books — off the presses by February.

Rescue Team is an exciting set of books introducing young readers to the work of our rescue services — ambulance, fire, air rescue and police. And Toddlersaurus takes a witty look at the dinosaur world through a child’s eye.

Finally, we want to say a big thank you to Christine Swift from Tangerine Designs for her help as our foreign rights representative in Rockpool’s hectic first year. We’re now up and running, and Christine is busy with other projects, so we wish her well.

Oh — and all Rockpool’s books are now available in Waterstone’s — go to www.waterstones.com.

Stuart Trotter - Creative Director - Rockpool Children's Books.