I wrote the first of books about the Alphabetabears
many years ago now. 
It didn't take precedent over the much more marketable "Hiccup" stories.
Now, in 2022, with everything in place - the illustrations complete, the text written and the pages made-up for print; I now await the first proof.

Anyone interested in this or any other of these books, please contact me at:

blueskiesartwork@gmail.com
BOOKS
The first time I began to consider making books was in around 2002. I have always been a big fan of the work of renowned feline artist, Lesley Anne Ivory.
Having met her and engaged with her painting, I was fortunate enough to begin to catalogue her paintings and the merchandise produced from them.
This became my first 'toe-in-the-water' of producing books.
I took the photographs, wrote the text and combined all the elements using CorelDraw and Paint. The pages were printed for each of the three volumes. The wonderful work of the book-binding was carried out in Dorchester.

The first time I began to consider making books was in around 2002. I have always been a big fan of the work of renowned feline artist, Lesley Anne Ivory.
Having met her and engaged with her painting, I was fortunate enough to begin to catalogue her paintings and the merchandise produced from them.
This became my first 'toe-in-the-water' of producing books.
I took the photographs, wrote the text and combined all the elements using CorelDraw and Paint. The pages were printed for each of the three volumes. The wonderful work of the book-binding was carried out in Dorchester.

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At around the same time, and having discovered the possibilities of having books printed in small quantities, I embarked on, what has proved to be the biggest challenge of all.
Until I became fascinated by book printing, I had spent many years filling sketchbooks with hundreds of drawings, digital images and work which combined digital and tradirional media.
From these I selected a sample to use to create an illustrated line of sketchbook entries.

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With my own children now having families of their own,
I did enjoy conceptualising books which could be published.
Writing for a grandson, Oliver, the title 'Oliver Doliver's Dinosaur' came into being. This book was published in around 2019.

With my own children now having families of their own,
I did enjoy conceptualising books which could be published.
Writing for a grandson, Oliver, the title 'Oliver Doliver's Dinosaur' came into being. This book was published in around 2019.

At around the same time, and having discovered the possibilities of having books printed in small quantities, I embarked on, what has proved to be the biggest challenge of all.
Until I became fascinated by book printing, I had spent many years filling sketchbooks with hundreds of drawings, digital images and work which combined digital and tradirional media.
From these I selected a sample to use to create an illustrated line of sketchbook entries.

Most books were printed in the UK by Book Printing (UK) Ltd.
Most of the
books were printed
in the UK by
Book Printing UK

During her lifetime, my mother kept a diary of the wildlife and flora in her Dorset garden. She kept entries until she moved to North Wales, but the diaries were kept safely and typed up by my father on his old typewriter. She often asked me to illustrate it but, being fully engaged at the time, could never find time to do so.
It is sad that it was after her death in 1995 that I began to consider this as another project and endeavoured to do justice to her fine record-keeping. The consolation I have of not doing so in her lifetime is that I now know I would never have found the time.

I was approached by a nursery school in Lytchett Minster to find out if I could collate stories by people who were at the school over the last few decades.
Since I also attended the school (which is now the children's nursery) I was able to approach some friends with whom we shared the school experience and we found that it would be more cost-effective to print a book rather than collate lots of pages into folders.
Hence the book - 'My Story'.

During her lifetime, my mother kept a diary of the wildlife and flora in her Dorset garden. She kept entries until she moved to North Wales, but the diaries were kept safely and typed up by my father on his old typewriter. She often asked me to illustrate it but, being fully engaged at the time, could never find time to do so.
It is sad that it was after her death in 1995 that I began to consider this as another project and endeavoured to do justice to her fine record-keeping. The consolation I have of not doing so in her lifetime is that I now know I would never have found the time.

The first of the "Hiccup" stories published by Austin Macauley in 2020, together with a comprehensive press pack.
Whilst my mother was dedicated to the garden and wildlife, my father's passion was for his family ancestry. He had done a lot of planning and typing before his death in 1985 and had letters and information concerning the Perkins family. My wife, Avril, then spent time trawling internet sites (Father didn't have access back in 'his day').
She was able to trace our history back by some centuries. I had the enormous pleasure in collecting and preparing the book for print.

I was approached by a nursery school in Lytchett Minster to find out if I could collate stories by people who were at the school over the last few decades.
Since I also attended the school (which is now the children's nursery) I was able to approach some friends with whom we shared the school experience and we found that it would be more cost-effective to print a book rather than collate lots of pages into folders.
Hence the book - 'My Story'.

Now we are up-to-date.
'Hiccup and the Alphabetabears' has been printed in limited numbers as a 424 page, Royal-size book, hardbound with a dustcover. All the stories of Hiccup and his friends are included.

       Whilst my mother was
   dedicated to the garden and    wildlife, my father's passion was for his family ancestry. He had done a lot of planning and typing before his death in 1985 and had letters and information concerning the Perkins family. My wife, Avril, then spent time trawling internet sites (Father didn't have access back in 'his day').
She was able to trace our history back by some centuries. I had the enormous pleasure in collecting and preparing the book for print.

I wrote the first of books about the Alphabetabears
many years ago now. *An initial book was just an illustrated, alphabet primer for children and this became a series of 26 books which gave Hiccup his first taste of the world when he met Harry for an adventure of 'Hide & Seek'.
This was published by Austin Macauley - 2020.
Launched with a suitable press pack.

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I have plans to have this book printed also.
Now we are up-to-date.
'Hiccup and the Alphabetabears' has been printed in limited numbers as a 424 page, Royal-size book, hardbound with a dustcover. All the stories of Hiccup and his friends are included.

Perhaps not quite up-to-date.
This book is a small paperback book
for very young children featuring Hiccup in pictures up to the Number 10.
Another book for parents and carers to enjoy with very young children to aid counting.

Perhaps not quite up-to-date.
This book is a small paperback book
for very young children featuring Hiccup in pictures up to the Number 10.
Another book for parents and carers to enjoy with very young children to aid counting.