Freya Blackwood

[Freya Blackwood @FreyaBlackwood]

@Jake_Hope I did it! Getting a glass of wine now...

[Freya Blackwood @FreyaBlackwood]

@tim_bowler @WCBLIBRARY @catherinerayner Great to kinda meet you @tim_bowler

[Freya Blackwood @FreyaBlackwood]

@catherinerayner @WCBLIBRARY @tim_bowler Thank YOU Catherine! I was so excited to see you here! I would love to chat with you some day. #yatakeover

[Freya Blackwood @FreyaBlackwood]

@WCBLIBRARY @catherinerayner @tim_bowler Often I accept a story because it is of personal interest. The creation of the illustrations helps me solve/explore. #yatakeover #CKG2017

[Freya Blackwood @FreyaBlackwood]

@WCBLIBRARY @catherinerayner @tim_bowler Harry & Hopper definitely is, depicting a very gentle way of coming to terms with loss. Also the kindest father. #yatakeover #CKG2017

[Freya Blackwood @FreyaBlackwood]

@WCBLIBRARY @catherinerayner @tim_bowler I just need to find a dictionary...

[Freya Blackwood @FreyaBlackwood]

@WCBLIBRARY @catherinerayner @tim_bowler Of course! The brilliance of pictures! Its amazing to contribute a new level to a written story through the pictures. #yatakeover #ckg2017

[Freya Blackwood @FreyaBlackwood]

@WCBLIBRARY @catherinerayner @tim_bowler Yes, I do! It's about roaring. But that's all I can say... #YAtakeover #CKG2017

[Freya Blackwood @FreyaBlackwood]

@WCBLIBRARY @catherinerayner @tim_bowler Absolutely. They provide insights into other people's worlds & feelings. Allow readers to experience those feelings. #YAtakeover #CKG2017

[Freya Blackwood @FreyaBlackwood]

@WCBLIBRARY @catherinerayner @tim_bowler I've illustrated a few books with death an issue. My response is intuituve. It just requires sensitivity. #YAtakeover #CKG2017

[Freya Blackwood @FreyaBlackwood]

@WCBLIBRARY @catherinerayner @tim_bowler I'm not great with abbreviations!

[Freya Blackwood @FreyaBlackwood]

@WCBLIBRARY @catherinerayner @tim_bowler Hope also at the end, when Harry sits by Hopper's grave. He's accepting the death and beginning to grieve. #YAtakeover #CKG2017

[Freya Blackwood @FreyaBlackwood]

@WCBLIBRARY @catherinerayner @tim_bowler Harry hopes Hopper is still alive and will still visit him. His hope gives him more time to process the sad news. #YAtakeover #CKG2017

[Freya Blackwood @FreyaBlackwood]

@WCBLIBRARY Readers can build their own emotional response. Private grief too I guess. #YAtakeover #CKG2017

[Freya Blackwood @FreyaBlackwood]

@WCBLIBRARY @catherinerayner @tim_bowler Ahh! While Harry's dad tells Harry Hopper has died, we can only see them from behind. This is partly so readers...1/? #YAtakeover #CKG2017

[Freya Blackwood @FreyaBlackwood]

@WCBLIBRARY @catherinerayner @tim_bowler Pics comm loss? Sorry!

[Freya Blackwood @FreyaBlackwood]

@WCBLIBRARY @catherinerayner @tim_bowler Harry uses his dreams to spend more time with Hopper. As Hopper fades he can say goodbye, in his own time. #YAtakeover #CKG2017

[Freya Blackwood @FreyaBlackwood]

@Jake_Hope @WCBLIBRARY I'm going to have to copy someone else's answer here...

[Freya Blackwood @FreyaBlackwood]

@WCBLIBRARY @catherinerayner @tim_bowler It's the stories and characters for me. And conveying their world. #YAtakeover #CKG2017

[Freya Blackwood @FreyaBlackwood]

Harry & Hopper is about a boy who must come to terms with the death of his beloved dog. #YAtakeover #CKG2017