Nurse Sally's Coronavirus Tips

Well, the coronavirus (or Covid-19, as the disease is properly known) has been in the news for a while now, and you’ve probably heard everyone (politicians, news reporters, doctors, random people, your pet hamster…) talking about it a lot.

Most people seem to be dealing with it by panicking, or buying an awful lot of toilet paper, or both… or just carrying on as usual and shrugging. None of these measures are particularly effective, so…

In this time of panic, woe (OK, maybe not so much woe for you kids off school) and no toilet paper, here’s Nurse Sally and Smiley Lemon with some positive words about how to stay safe:

Tip 1: Don’t touch your face (or anyone else’s, for that matter)

Tip 2: Wash your hands/paws/claws/whatever regularly.

Tip 3: Stay away from people!

Nurse Sally and Smiley Lemon feature in Welcome to the Dragon Café, by Kim Vertue and me. Click HERE to find out more about them. To read a free extract of the book, click HERE.

Stuck in Lockdown? You can find some fun free resources on the Red Sparrow website, or if you’re looking for something a bit longer to read, try part one of THIS. It’s an epic fairy-tale fantasy, which is currently available to read for free!

For more information about Covid-19, and what you can do about it, visit the BBC Newsround website.

 Stay safe, everyone!

All facts correct as of  3/6/2021. Information from New Scientist, BBC, and NHS. This was originally and eight-part cartoon, but as the everything has changed so quickly, and so many more discoveries about the virus have been made since I started making this cartoon the other parts are no longer relevant. 

Red Sparrow Writers at RSPB Conwy at Christmas!

On the first of December, Kim Vertue, Remy Dean and I will be back at the RSPB Conwy reserve, for their Christmas Fair!

We will have a stand in the Look Out, with cards greetings cards for sale, books available for purchase & signings, and the authors present for chats!

The Christmas Fair is 10am to 4pm.

It is free entry and there will be… marshmallows to toast, stalls to browse, Christmas crafts to make, pond dipping to be enjoyed, local wildlife to meet, authors and artists to see... and Santa to spot!

One of Jasmine's kids from the Dragon Café getting in the Christmas spirit...

Hope to see you there! We're sure Yule like it!

For more event information, and how to book a visit to Santa, see the RSPB’s website.

Red Sparrow Writers at RSPB Conwy

Join us for Halloween half-term fun on Tuesday the twenty-ninth of October, when Remy Dean, Kim Vertue and I will be at RSPB Conwy!

There will be a pop-up exhibition in the Look Out featuring illustrations by me and Remy. All three of us will be present for signings and chats, from 10:00am to 12:00pm. All are welcome. Prints and books will be available for purchase and signing.

Starting at 2 PM, there will be storytelling and fun activities, (see the RSPB’s website for booking details). Remy and Kim will read from their books, THIS, an epic fairy-tale fantasy, and Welcome to The Dragon Café, a magical, wacky story with Dragons and a talking lemon... and I will be hosting an illustration workshop, showing you how to draw characters from The Dragon Café.

Visit the Red Sparrow Press’s website for more details.

Hope to see you there!