Strictly Bubble & Squeak!

The lights dim... the curtains part... and a new book is revealed! Forget Strictly Come Dancing... this year, for theatrical magic and a sprinkling of stardust, look no further than Bubble & Squeak!



Poor little Squeak... a mouse with no friends, forlorn and unloved, but with a fondness for cheese and Strawberry Bon Bons...

But just because you are small, doesn't mean you can't have big dreams. And that's something I know a LOT about. I was, after all, the smallest boy in school. I know that feeling... I WAS Squeak!

I must admit I felt very Squeak-like when I first met the Glamorous Clara Vulliamy. And then when she asked me to write her a story, I hid my face in my paws for fear of failure. But Clara is a marvel, and she encouraged me again and again.

And somehow, over the course of much cake-eating with Clara, out came this story of a very small mouse and a rather gorgeous elephant.

Of course Clara and I became the best of friends. But could a mouse and an elephant ever really be friends as well?

That's something you'll have to wait to find out, when the book is published in May. But for now... here's the front cover, gleaming with Clara's glorious pictures. Doesn't it look lovely?

Find out more at Clara's blog: http://claras.me/

Yes... this year, everything will be strictly Bubble & Squeak!