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Wow for World Book Day!

Hope you all had a fun day at school for World Book Day last Thursday! You couldn't move for staff dressed as Where's Wally, The Mad Hatter, Little Red Riding Hood (there were three of them!) and best of all, The Childcatcher from 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' at my daughter's school. Excellent! (Or pretty chilling, in the case of The Childcatcher, who probably traumatised most of the infant kids!)
And it was a busy (but brilliant) day for me – along with a dad at school who runs a book shop, I organised a bit of a mini book festival at school by charming – OK, begging lots of lovely authors and illustrators to come along and make the day even more special.
I'll post some photos on the site as soon as I get them!
Karen McCombie :c)

posted @ 09 March 2009 10:12 by

Sad news alert...

Calling all 'Ally's World' fans; I've got some seriously sad news. The REAL Colin the three-legged cat (who was obviously the inspiration behind Ally's three-legged furball) has died. (I'm getting a bit soggy-eyed as I type this). His owner – my friend Ruth the vet – said that he'd been hopping around happily, then suddenly got ill and off his food in the space of a couple of days. She checked him over and found out he had a big tumour, and it couldn't be operated on, so she put him to sleep.
Anyway, three cheers (should that be purrs?) for Colin, one most splendid cat!!
Karen (sniff) McCombie :c)

posted @ 24 August 2007 15:20 by

New covers v. old covers

Lots of people have been writing about the new-look covers for 'Ally's World' and 'Stella Etc' here in the UK (decided by my publishers and NOT me, by the way!). Some love the new covers and some prefer the old covers, and some are bugged that they have some of their collection in the old style and now the new style's come out and their collection's mismatching! I'm stuck in the middle – I love the old covers ('cause I love the detail in Spike's drawings), but the new ones are so gorgeous and sheeny-shiny... But hopefully, you all still like what's inside!
Karen McCombie :c)

posted @ 02 April 2007 20:42 by

Does Ally's house really exist?

I got an e-mail from Jess Bird (hi Jess!), asking if Ally's house really exists. Well, yes and no - I mean, there were a couple of houses round where I live in Crouch End that inspired me. They had stuff like handmade mobiles hanging in their windows, and plant pots covered in mosaic (with fat cats sleeping in them). I haven't told the people inside that their houses ended up in a series of books (sort of)!
Karen McCombie :c)

posted @ 09 March 2007 10:49 by

Stella Etc - here comes no. 7!

Next month (February) is v. exciting for me... the last in the 'Stella Etc' series is published! It's called 'Forever and Ever & Evie', and I hope the 'Stella Etc' fans out there like it as much as I loved writing it. Also, for those of you who haven't discovered 'Stella Etc' yet, the WHOLE series is being prettified with glam, shiny new covers. Excellent!
Speaking of prettified new covers, next month 'Rainbows, Rowan & True, True Romance (?)' and 'Visitors, Vanishings & Va-Va-Va-Voom' in the 'Ally's World' series is out too.
Will get gorgeous new covers up here on the website next week, promise!
Karen McCombie :c)

posted @ 26 January 2007 21:57 by

I need 'L' plates...

Thanks for all the stuff you've been posting - I'm reading them all when I get the chance, and will upload my faves onto the site v.soon. Sorry to be slow, but I'm just learning how to work all the technology!

posted @ 09 January 2007 09:57 by

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