Friends With Pens is back with Series 2! Elissa and Jo chat about what they’ve been watching, reading and creating. And they share details of the new developments in their illustration careers.

Elissa talks about the leap into writing and illustrating her first graphic novels and Jo shares what it’s been like designing a children’s art trail for Morriston Hospital in Swansea.

Inspired by the animated series The Amazing World of Gumball, they also discuss the joy of rehoming old characters that have been stashed away for years.

Books discussed in this episode:

Blankets by Craig Thompson

Wands Away! by Emma Farrarons

Claude by Alex T Smith

King Coo by Adam Stower

Bird and Bear by Jarvis

The Gumdrops: Quest for Bravery by Elissa Elwick

Izzy the Inventor (books 6 & 7) by Zanna Davidson and Elissa Elwick

The Beaver Who Saved Christmas by Will Millard and Jo Lindley

The Squirrel Who Lost Her Nuts by Will Millard and Jo Lindley

Chi Chi the Panda by Maisie Chan and Jo Lindley