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We are very excited to announce that House of Hopgood is coming to Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Sunday 6th May. Join us in the Yamaha Discovery Space for a family session based on 'What a Wonderful World'. It'll be an interactive event, full of music, art and song. Use #quickfindJF06 for ticket information. . . . . #cheltjazzfest #cheltenham #yamahadiscovery #montpelliergardens #quickfindJF06 #louisarmstrong #wonderfulworld #sing #singing #andIthinktomyself #earthdayeveryday #earthday2018 #kidsbookstagram #songbooks #picturebooks #illustration #felt #crafts #houseofhopgood #timhopgood

Happy Earth Day 2018! A good day to reflect on all that's wonderful in our world! . . . #cheltjazzfest #cheltenham #yamahadiscovery #montpeliergardens #quickfindJF06 #louisarmstrong #wonderfulworld #sing #singing #andithinktomyself. #earthdayeveryday #earthday2018 #kidsbookstagram #songbooks #picturebooks #illustration #felt #crafts #houseofhopgood #timhopgood

Look what's come through the post this morning! Thank you Raphael, aged 6, for your wonderful Scribble Picasso Hound collage. Great to see Raphael's been inspired by my Doodledogs book, which is out now in the UK. #dooodledogs #collage #picasso #artwork #easteractivities #drawing

So excited to see the wet proofs for the next song book #MoonRiver publishing autumn 2018 @oupchildrens #moonriver #johnnymercer #henrymancini #picturesongbooks #childrensbooks #picturebooks #breakfastattiffanys #timhopgood #andywiiliams #audreyhepburn #sweetdreams #bedtimestories #classicsongs #greatamericansongbook

Throwback Thursday, or How Things Don't Change. Back in 1973, my best friend and I were making peg dolls, felt mice and wooden spoon dolls for a gift shop, Casa Nova, in Sunderland. It made the Sunderland Echo and quite a stir at school...! #throwbackthursday #crafts #folkart #felt #sunderlandecho #hobbies #enterprise

There are plenty of classic Christmas songs to choose from, but in the end I settled for 'Winter Wonderland'. Why? Because although it's considered a seasonal classic, I like that it doesn't mention Christmas in the lyrics. It's a song that celebrates winter and the joy of being outside on a bright, cold day. #oupchildrens #snow #winterwonderland #peggylee #felixbernard #richardbsmith #woodland #walk #gift #kidslit #family #picturebooks #christmas

Here's a page from 'Walking in a Winter Wonderland', which is out now in paperback and published by OUP. The UK edition comes with a CD of Peggy Lee's jazzy, upbeat recording of the song written by Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith, in 1934. #oupchildrens #winterwonderland #paperback #timhopgood #kidlitart #felixbernard #richardbsmith #gift #peggylee

Here's the one that got away! My original idea for the cover of 'Walking in a Winter Wonderland' was to go for a dark green cover with a flash of orange, with a lone deer standing in amongst the pine trees. I'm the end it was felt that this image didn't convey the feel of the rest of the book which depicts a family walk on a bright, crisp winter's day. Walks with family and friends during the festive season is one of the things I love about the holidays. #oupchildrens #picturebooks #christmas #kidslit#timhopgood #peggylee #winterwonderland #family #walks #woodland

Look what flew into the studio! the Chinese edition of 'What a Wonderful World' and a couple of handmade bluebirds have flown into our Etsy shop. Catch them while you can ... #handmade #bluebird #blue #bird #winterwonderland #chinese #chineseedition #oup #peggylee #toy #gift

I’ve read it many times, and it definitely applies to me, that creating the endpapers is one of the parts of illustrating a picture book that illustrators enjoy the most. This two colour design from ‘Walking in a Winter Wonderland’ features paper cut snowflakes made by Wanda. #snowflake #papercut #scissorskills #winterwonderland #peggylee #forestgreen #snow #oup #endpapers