Now that we are at the last installment of Comic Jonnie Rocket that London Mums magazine has been publishing exclusively in the last 4 issues, I chatted to the creative mind of its creator. You can read all comics in our exclusive series in our magazine archive here.
Q: Where do you draw inspiration for your books from?
JC: I drew my inspiration for the creation of the character of ‘Jonnie…
Holidays are stressful enough with kids and keeping them entertained all the time is often a challenge, let alone when you have to keep up the good work they have done at school and the teacher is not around. We have found some fun educational activities for school children to do during these school holidays. New educational titles including popular sticker books will certainly come handy.
Books…
In the last couple of weeks I have watched a few mainstream movies but none of them really impressed me. The cinematic beauty this Summer comes from independent low budgets films and in the kiddies’ space two in particular caught my imagination because they are sensationally written: Boyhood and Earth to Echo.
Kids-driven Sci-Fi Earth to Echo is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) meets The…
While the blockbusters are dominating the summer box office, it would be all too easy to overlook the lower budget films on offer. Which means that film makers have to be just a bit more imaginative when it comes to attracting an audience. Take Believe, for example, which is released this Friday, 25 July.
It’ll get decent distribution in cinemas but, so that it reaches a wider audience, it…
The Unbeatables is voiced by an all-star British voice cast including Rupert Grint (Harry Potter), Anthony Head (‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’, ‘Merlin’), Ralf Little (‘The Royle Family’), Rob Brydon (‘The Trip’) and renowned impressionist Alistair McGowan (‘Arthur Christmas’).
Vertigo Films has dated award-winning 3D animation The Unbeatables (Foosball) for 15th August…
As one of the most famous bachelors gets ready to take his wedding vows, the question seems rather pertinent. Can perennial bachelors like George Clooney change and become longstanding husbands – able to weather the rough seas that accompany the great times? Remember those snippets of advice our mothers offered on our love life? My mother’s wisdom was that you should never marry a…
Last Summer Disney’s Planes was released and we were so excited to have the opportunity to meet both Teri Hacher and the filmmakers behind the great animation that went on to gross more than $219 million worldwide. That’s why we are pleased to announced that the second instalment Planes 2: Fire & Rescue is released to UK cinemas in 3D on 8th August 2014.
Planes: Fire & Rescue is…
When my son was at the nursery and then in reception he was totally obsessed with Elmer the Patchwork Elephant. I ended up buying and reading many of its books and I have become a big fan of the elephant myself 🙂 Elmer, written and illustrated by leading children’s author and artist David McKee, celebrates its 25th Anniversary at Andersen Press this Summer and we thought we bring you 25 fun…
Seven-year old Horrid Henry Super Fan Diego Scintu interviewed Francesca Simon, one of the UK’s best-selling children’s writers, during the launch of her 23rd book ‘Horrid Henry’s Krazy Ketchup’.
Francesca has published over 50 different books and sold over 18 million copies in 24 countries.
Q: If you were the British Queen for the day what would be the first thing…
Cat and mouse is an old English-language expression meaning constant pursuit and never-ending contest with no winners. The cat is unable to secure a definitive victory over the mouse, who despite not being able to defeat the cat, is able to escape. Stories based on this cat and mouse game are classic now with Tom & Jerry being the most famous of all.
Everyone seems to sympathise with the…