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"Hi ALex had a look at your site I really like the Julia Donaldson competition entry too:o)) bw  Jan"
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About Me
By day I'm an I.T. Project Manager, but at night I have creative itches that need scratching!

At school in Hong Kong I enjoyed writing but my first love was design. Returning to the UK I completed an Art Foundation (KIAD), a BA in Industrial Design (Loughborough) and a Master’s in Design Strategy (Brunel).

At Uni I started writing. First poems; then sketches; a sitcom and finally an unfinished novel. I was bumbling along nicely when babies came along (two boys). Through them I rediscovered the wonderful world of the children's picture book, found it wasn't just the Mr Men (my childhood staple and still a winner), and that there was a place for a guy like me that loves to write and draw.

To date the writing/illustrating combination is most evident in Squiggle, stories illustrated with a single continuous line that changes from people, to animals, plants and objects and allows the child to follow both story and line. Squiggle led to my first commission from Autumn Publishing to illustrate a drawing activity book for children.

Samples of my writing and illustration are on my website www.alexcraggs.com
What are you working on at the moment?
A series of 'Animuddle' picture books. One story finished, three completed drafts, and a couple of others at early stages. I'm starting to sketch out the artwork for the characters.
If you had to recommend just one children's book you've read in the last year, what would it be?
Tyrannosaurus Drip - Julia Donaldson/David Roberts. I love rhyming texts!
What is the most important thing you learned about writing or illustrating this year?
There is so much more to learn!

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At 20:45 on January 12, 2013, Katrina Charman said…

Hi Alex :)

At 23:29 on October 16, 2011, Jan Carr said…

Hi ALex

had a look at your site

I really like the Julia Donaldson competition entry too:o))

bw 

Jan

At 18:58 on February 23, 2011, Lesley Moss said…

Four, so if you can take two?? That's if they're still interested. How would they contact you - via Ning?

bw

Lesley

At 9:53 on February 23, 2011, Lesley Moss said…

Alex, there's a waiting list for PB Too and I see you've two spaces in your PB critique group - can I steer people your way?

Thanks!

At 8:35 on February 27, 2010, Rebecca Colby said…
Hi Alex. Look forward to reading your blog!
Rebecca
At 21:43 on January 6, 2010, Paul Morton said…
and the same to you too Alex.
I liked the Croctopus which I very quickly read and fully intend to get back to you with some constructive comments but started the year with a tight deadline!!

cheers, PAul.
At 12:23 on October 8, 2009, Benjamin Scott said…
Hi Alex,

I do too, Hong Kong's got a very special place in my heart. I was about 6 when we moved out there. You're right, I was in the 1st form during 1988-89, it was the year of the mock US presidential elections, but I was in Nansen... but I was in the debating society, were you?

Benjamin
At 11:50 on October 8, 2009, Benjamin Scott said…
Hi Alex,
I saw your comments with Jeannie. I was in Hong Kong from around 83 to 89! I did a year a Island School before leaving, and before that was at KRJS.
Benjamin
At 22:27 on April 1, 2009, Jeannie Waudby said…
Did you do the canoe trip round the headland, and orienteering? Also, do you remember the awful packed lunches?
At 19:19 on April 1, 2009, Jeannie Waudby said…
Hi Alex
It was nice to see you at the talk last night. I haven't thought about Wu Kwai Sha in ages - great memories.
Jeannie

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