<![CDATA[Rebel Books - Journal]]>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 06:43:33 +0000Weebly<![CDATA[Flashback Friday]]>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 18:17:43 GMThttps://www.rebelbooks.co.uk/journal/flashback-friday​FLASHBACK FRIDAY! ⚡

This black and white pic was the very first sketch I did of Jeremy and the colour one on the corner is the face you all know and love.

The original sketch actually gives me Quentin Blake vibes... and I am totally OK with that as I think he is a brilliant artist with a very unique and well recognised style of illustrating. The colour version is definitely more my style though.

#flashbackfriday #fearlessfriday #inspiredbyquentinblake #originalinspiration #earlysketches #basicanimation #illustration #childrensillustrator #illustrationsarevaluable #readingtogether #benefitsofbooks #benefitsofreading #benefitsofreadingtochildren #benefitsofreadingtobabies #rebelbooks #author #childrensbooks #illustrator #readingtime #readingtokids #bookloversofinstagram #booklovers #jeremyjohnathanjames #bookstagram
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]]><![CDATA[Favourite Treat]]>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 15:35:02 GMThttps://www.rebelbooks.co.uk/journal/favourite-treatThis is a super easy one!

My favourite treat is CHOCOLATE!!!

Sammy can't have human chocolate though, so his favourite is BONES :D

What's YOUR favourite thing to treat yourself with? (It doesn't have to be food)

#treat #treatyourself #pamperyourself #treatyoself #chocolate #chocolatelover 
#chocoholic #dogbones #basicanimation #illustration #childrensillustrator 
#illustrationsarevaluable #readingtogether #benefitsofbooks #benefitsofreading 
#benefitsofreadingtochildren #benefitsofreadingtobabies #rebelbooks #author 
#childrensbooks #illustrator #readingtime #readingtokids #bookloversofinstagram 
​#booklovers #jeremyjohnathanjames #bookstagram
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]]><![CDATA[Rebel Books Presents...]]>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rebelbooks.co.uk/journal/rebel-books-presentsThe Amazing Adventures of Jeremy Johnathan James!

If you'd like to hear the story behind the story and how this book came to be, you can read about it here:

https://www.rebelbooks.co.uk/journal/the-story-behind-the-story

If you'd like to purchase a copy of the book, you can do so here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazing-Adventures-Jeremy-Johnathan-James/dp/180352152X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20TRRYN8TFIIL&keywords=jeremy+johnathan+james&qid=1675766906&sprefix=jeremy+johnathan+
​james%2Caps%2C158&sr=8-1

#whereitallbegan #seriesinspiration #storybehindthestory
#basicanimation #illustration #childrensillustrator #illustrationsarevaluable #readingtogether 
#benefitsofbooks #benefitsofreading #benefitsofreadingtochildren #benefitsofreadingtobabies 
#rebelbooks #author #childrensbooks #illustrator #readingtime #readingtokids 
#bookloversofinstagram #booklovers #jeremyjohnathanjames #bookstagram
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]]><![CDATA[Winter Fun]]>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rebelbooks.co.uk/journal/winter-funWhat is your favourite winter activity?

Perhaps it's skiing or sledding or baking gingerbread....

For me and Sammy, I think it has to be building snowmen and laying in the fresh, crisp snow,
making snow angels and snow dogs :D

#winterfun #wintermood #winteractivity #amwriting #amwritingfiction #amwritingchildrensbooks 
#thisorthat #writinginpublic #writinginprivate #inspiredbynature #basicanimation #illustration 
#childrensillustrator #illustrationsarevaluable #readingtogether #benefitsofbooks #benefitsofreading 
#benefitsofreadingtochildren 
#benefitsofreadingtobabies #rebelbooks #author #childrensbooks #illustrator #readingtime 
​#readingtokids #bookloversofinstagram #booklovers #jeremyjohnathanjames #bookstagram
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]]><![CDATA[Public or Private?]]>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rebelbooks.co.uk/journal/february-06th-2023Do you enjoy writing in public or private more?

Where do you prefer to work:
A - In a local coffee shop or cafe?
B - Out in the countryside or in a park?
C - Tucked away in your home office or bedroom?

Cast your votes below :D

I asked Amy where she prefers to work and she said that it depends on the stage she is at in her writing process....

Early on, whilst gathering inspiration, she loves being out in nature, taking in her surroundings and listening to her intuition but as she gets further into the process, she appreciates her cosy work corner at home, where she has her notebooks, her PC, her graphics tablet and anything else she may need to make a start on the book.

#amwriting #amwritingfiction #amwritingchildrensbooks #thisorthat #writinginpublic 
#writinginprivate #inspiredbynature #basicanimation #illustration #childrensillustrator 
#illustrationsarevaluable #readingtogether #benefitsofbooks #benefitsofreading 
#benefitsofreadingtochildren #benefitsofreadingtobabies #rebelbooks #author 
#childrensbooks #illustrator #readingtime #readingtokids #bookloversofinstagram 
#booklovers #jeremyjohnathanjames #bookstagram
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]]><![CDATA[Colour Your Own Valentine's Day Cards]]>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rebelbooks.co.uk/journal/colour-your-own-valentines-day-cards​Colour Your Own Valentine's Cards for Kids. ❤️

Set of 12 cards.
4 Designs.
Supplied with Envelopes.

Printed on 200 gsm card.

There are two different design sets available, so please state which set you would like.

Set 1 contains the following designs:
3 x Roses
3 x Valentine's Words
3 x Gifts & Balloons
3 x Teddy Bear

Set 2 contains the following designs:
3 x Scrabble Tiles
3 x Chocolates
3 x Puppy
3 x Penguins
❤️

#illustration #childrensillustrator #rebelbooks #author #childrensbooks #illustrator 
#readingtime #readingtokids #bookloversofinstagram #booklovers #jeremyjohnathanjames 
#bookstagram #etsy #etsyuk #etsyseller #etsysellersofinstagram #etsystore #colouryourown 
#colouryourownvalentinescards #colouryourowncards #cardsforkids #childrensvalentines 
#childrensvalentinescards #colouring #handmade #handmadecards #colouringcards 
#colouringcardsforkids #colouringcardsandenvelopes
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]]><![CDATA[Time To Unwind]]>Sun, 05 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rebelbooks.co.uk/journal/time-to-unwindWhat helps you unwind after a long day of adventures?

For me and Sammy, it has to be a bath full of bubbles! :D

#bathtime #unwind #selfcare #writerlife #relaxing #chillaxing #bathtimebliss
​#unwindinginwater #unwindinginthebath #basicanimation #illustration 
#childrensillustrator #illustrationsarevaluable #readingtogether #benefitsofbooks 
#benefitsofreading #benefitsofreadingtochildren #benefitsofreadingtobabies 
#rebelbooks #author #childrensbooks #illustrator #readingtime #readingtokids 
#bookloversofinstagram #booklovers #jeremyjohnathanjames #bookstagram
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]]><![CDATA[Research Process]]>Sun, 05 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rebelbooks.co.uk/journal/research-process​THE RESEARCH PROCESS WHEN CREATING A CHILDREN'S BOOK:

Hey all, Amy here today. Jeremy thought I would be able to answer
this one a little easier than him lol.

There is no hard and fast answer. No right or wrong way. But this is generally
how I go about researching for a book....

* Decide on the topic/subject matter/destination/main event that your story
is going to revolve around

* Search engines are a great starting point, so chuck a few keywords into the
search bar and start taking notes

* Reach out to friends and family online that may know more about the place
your story is set, or have personal memories of past historical events that you
might want to include but also, they know their own children and what they are
interested in, so you are literally including your audience in the creation process

* Get the ideas, opinions and points of view of your own children/grandchildren/
nieces/nephews etc. Having input from the people that will be potentially reading
your books is so helpful. It also helps you to see things through the eyes of a child,
as that is really how the story should be written, so it makes sense and appeals to them.

* Read books or magazine articles about your topic.

In today's technical age, we have all the information we could ever need, at our fingertips,
so there is no excuse for not doing research. You don't even have to leave the sofa if you
don't want to lol.

#research #bookresearch #amwriting #amwritingfiction #imwriting #imwritingabook 
#researchingchildrensbooks #researchprocess #basicanimation #illustration 
#childrensillustrator #illustrationsarevaluable #readingtogether #benefitsofbooks 
#benefitsofreading #benefitsofreadingtochildren #benefitsofreadingtobabies #rebelbooks 
#author #childrensbooks #illustrator #readingtime #readingtokids #bookloversofinstagram 
​#booklovers #jeremyjohnathanjames #bookstagram
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]]><![CDATA[Groundhog Day]]>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rebelbooks.co.uk/journal/groundhog-dayGROUNDHOG DAY!

It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrows on this day and sees its shadow due to clear weather, it will retreat to its den and winter will go on for six more weeks; if it does not see its shadow because of cloudiness, spring will arrive early.

Are you hoping that the groundhog will have caught a glimpse of his shadow today or not?

Are you a cold weather or warm weather person?

Me and Sammy are happy to go on adventures in just about any weather :D

#groundhog #groundhogday #groundhogshadow #warmweather #coldweather #hotblooded 
#coldblooded #basicanimation #illustration #childrensillustrator #illustrationsarevaluable 
#readingtogether #benefitsofbooks #benefitsofreading #benefitsofreadingtochildren 
#benefitsofreadingtobabies #rebelbooks #author #childrensbooks #illustrator #readingtime 
​#readingtokids #bookloversofinstagram #booklovers #jeremyjohnathanjames #bookstagram
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]]><![CDATA[Black History Month]]>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rebelbooks.co.uk/journal/black-history-month​It's Black History Month and so we wanted to give our favourite black author a shout out.

Here at Rebel Books HQ we love Maya Angelou. ❤️

Maya was an American memoirist, popular poet, and civil rights activist.
She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry,
and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years!
That's amazing!

One of our favourite quotes of hers is "If you're always trying to be normal, you will
never know how amazing you can be."

And we all know my take on being normal :D Be a rebel, be amazing. ❤️

#blackauthors #blackhistorymonth #mayaangelou #mayaangelouquotes #mayaangelouauthor 
#basicanimation #illustration #childrensillustrator #illustrationsarevaluable #readingtogether 
#benefitsofbooks #benefitsofreading #benefitsofreadingtochildren #benefitsofreadingtobabies 
#rebelbooks #author #childrensbooks #illustrator #readingtime #readingtokids 
#bookloversofinstagram #booklovers #jeremyjohnathanjames #bookstagram
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