Elys Dolan's Blog

Exciting news! I’m working on a brand new fiction serious with Walker Books. I’ve been dying to tell you about this for ages and finally the cat’s out of the bag!

It’s all about Rex. He’s a dinosaur who, after a bit of an ice age, finds himself in the modern age, all alone in the big city.

This is bad news for Rex. If the humans got a whiff of such a rare creature amongst them Rex would find himself locked up in a zoo, and the subject of many dubious documentaries, before he could bat an eyelid.

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Recently, I’ve been very frustrated by the lack of transparency in the government’s decision making. Whenever I felt too angry to function I drew a bit of this cross-section of Downing Street, showing what I imagine is going on inside.

Don’t ask my why I think Michael Gove ...

I am delighted that How the Borks Became, written by Jonathan Emmett and illustrated by ME, has ...

My latest picture book, Super Snail, is published today by Hodder!

It’s all about Kevin who by day is a normal slug, but by night he puts on his shell and becomes Super Snail! With some help from his trusty butler, Wilfred, Super Snail must prove himself to the League of Heroes by defeating notorious super villain Laser Pi...

It’s rare that I’m not yelling about book stuff here but today we’ve got a break from the norm. I’ve been interviewed by Kate Youde at the Financial Times, not about my children’s books but about my collection of pocket watches.

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I am absolutely delighted to have won best laugh out loud picture book for Mr Bunny’s Chocolate Factory at the Lollies.

The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (The Lollies), was created by Scholastic as a prize for funny books when the Roald Dahl Funny Book Prize ended. I think the...

Yesterday was somewhat different to my usual day to day business of sitting alone in a room colouring in. I was asked to illustrate a story live as it was being written for the BBC Radio 2’s 500 Words Live Lesson!

The idea was that authors Charlie Higson and Frank Cottrell-Boyce would write a 500 word story using suggest...

POWER TO THE POULTRY!

I’m very excited that Mr Bunny’s Chocolate Factory was recommended as one of 6 political children’s books you should definitely read by Zoe Williams.

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IT’S CHRISTMAASSSSS!

Well, nearly, but my latest book, Santa’s Wonderful Workshop, is out now. It’s all about how Santa prepares for Christmas throughout the year and features ballet dancer reindeers, well intentioned elves, a post yeti, a cameo from the tooth fairy and far too many toasters.

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I'm thrilled that my latest book, Steven Seagull Action Hero, is out in the world just waiting to be read.

It's about Steven who's an ex-cop but his partner, a goldfish called Mac, needs him back on the force for one last case.

As a little celebration I've made a 'How to Draw Steven' worksheet so you too can draw seagull cops.

Steven Seagull is out now and if you like you can buy a copy here.