Working with an editor and art director can really help to push the story to its best, by asking simple questions like, “What’s the story about” or “What’s the point? While we watch the growing distress of the smaller animals, we’re aware that there’s a sort of inverted pride in this inattention. I really enjoy working in traditional printing processes, especially lithography, so this was just an experiment which ended up inspiring the start of the story. It's also quite re-readable - on a second read through you appreciate the stoat/weasel/otter (not quite sure what he is) trying to get everyone's attention throughout the book to tell them what's going on.

We really liked this story, the meaning and the thought behind it and also the slightly quirky illustrations that bring it to life.Working with a limited colour palette and negative space is one of the elements that make Flooded such a success. Flooded by Mariajo Ilustrajo is one of the five books on the shortlist for the 2023 Klaus Flugge Prize. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. This book is full of surprises and has a pull-out page at a very significant part of the story, which really creates excitement for younger children as they are reading the book. You can always find him on the page because his tail is a yellowish-ochre colour which stands out against the mainly teal and grey palette.

They would also only drop off a case of books and leave us to run it – it was so lovely to have you on hand to chat to the children and recommend them books, as well as the small (but appreciated! Can you share with us some of these early sketches and talk to us about some of the ideas that remained in the final piece and some that did not quite make it. Like exceptional picture books such as It Fell from the Sky, this book has hidden depths, such assurance in its skilled presentation and then such meaning.The Klaus Flugge Prize is funded personally by Klaus Flugge and run independently of Andersen Press. We are experiencing delays with deliveries to many countries, but in most cases local services have now resumed. It’d be lovely to hear of any little Easter Eggs (surprises) that readers can find in the picturebook? It was such a pleasure to meet you both, and I really appreciated how smoothly and professionally you ran everything.