"If you can dream it, you can do it."

Enough time for a quick blog and another image share.

Walt Disney voiced one of my favourite quotes, "If you can dream it, you can do it." He certainly had big dreams!

Just like me, Little Bird loves to dream. What does she dream of? I'll share that with you soon.

Here she is having a snooze, under the stars in Little Bird Land.

Singapore Grand Prix 2009

With the impending weekend of wheel screeching, engine roaring and beer swilling, I doubt my blogging will be too coherent over the next few days.

Guests arriving from Hong Kong tomorrow to fully distract me with fun and frolics about town.

Little Bird will likely have to tuck her wee head beneath her wing until Monday, so she would like to introduce you to one of her favourite bird friends while she can still type (ahem!). This is Igmus. He looks a lot more serious than he acts. He is the tallest of my Little Birds by about two beaks!

Interested in hearing his story? I know I am! The closer I get to publication, the closer you get to reading all about Igmus.

:-)

Birthday Season

It's birthday season in my family. Mum's B-day today and my Sister's big 40 at the weekend. So in the spirit of celebration, Little Bird is here to show you how she likes to party.

Busy day ahead, so will catch up on more bird antics more tomorrow.

For now, here is the opening to Little Bird's Birthday story…

Wakey, wakey Little Bird,
It's your special day,
There is something everyone,
Wants to say…

All Change…

Hi to everyone reading this blog and thanks for checking in with me (and Little Bird). :-)

I won't start at the beginning because I began a very long time ago; some forty years ago in fact. 'Little Bird', on the other hand is just starting out in life. Barely out of her shell at just under 4 years old she has already bravely and somewhat unsuccessfully, traversed the desks and slush piles of global literary agents and publishers alike. Shameless little thing that she is, she continues to take flight North, South, East and West in a never ending search for publication. Battle-scarred with an unending stream of rejection letters, she just won't GIVE UP!

I'm delighted that she shares my tenacity in this self-set challenge—to BE a PUBLISHED PICTURE BOOK AUTHOR*.

Now you are probably wondering, "Who IS Little Bird?". Well, she is a bright, cheerful, positive, curious and ever hopeful little character, the lead character in my Little Bird rhyming picture book series. You can see her here in her home—The Tree, Banton (Yes it's a real place)—hunting the elusive 'Wurm' who pops up in all Little Bird picture books.

If you want to see AND hear more of Little Bird, follow my blog. :-) Hopefully somewhere down the line she really WILL take off. Love to hear your thoughts on her look?

PS: Little Bird is NOT alone in her world, she has many many friends who I will introduce you to on here in future.

* Note to clarify what might appear to be a rather desperate statement. I have already self published and won an award for a picture book in Singapore, "Nereg the Ugly Frog" http://www.selectbooks.com.sg/getTitle.aspx?SBNum=039852 . The experience was well worth it, but I now want to try and be published on a grander scale; one that will require my attention be entirely focused on writing and illustrating as oppose to distribution and sales. Call me insane, but I'm convinced this Little Bird has what it takes!