Sharing
My kids had their first sleepover at their friends' house the other night. While there, Naomi seemed to have learnt the phrase "Sharing is caring."It is a great phrase, at…
Sausages
The hardest thing in the morning is to get Ichi up from bed.And I don't want to interrupt his good dreams. Here is this week’s cartoon. Share on facebook Share on…
Interview: Destynee Onwochei & Noriko Matsubara
I worked with BBC Children’s for their new Storytime App earlier this year. I illustrated one of their stories called "Olanna's Super Senses" written by Destynee Onwochei. Prior to the…
Arigato
Japanese best selling author Ken Honda, who is also called "Zen Millionaire," talks about the importance of "gratitude." I've been following him for a while and recently joined in his…
Shopping
I've been drawing cartoons since lockdown started in March 2020. Since all lockdown restrictions have been lifted in England during summer (touch wood!), I want to start sharing some of…
Lockdown Cartoon #46: Cashless
Cartoon about artist and children's author Noriko Matsubara's family life with her children during the lockdown UK
Ichi used to be very good at spotting coins on the ground. His piggy bank is full of pennies he's found on his way home from school.But he noticed he…
Lockdown Cartoon #45: Fear
Cartoon about artist and children's author Noriko Matsubara's family life with her children during the lockdown UK
"What is your fear?"That was a question asked by a teacher at Ichi's school. Ichi came home and talked about the question.Ichi is scared of dogs, so he wrote 'dog.' But…
Lockdown Cartoon #44: Wealth
Cartoon about artist and children's author Noriko Matsubara's family life with her children during the lockdown UK
"Are you rich?"When Ichi asked me this question, I wondered what to answer. I'm not rich. But we still have a roof over us and have food in our fridge.…
Lockdown Cartoon #43: Time Difference
Cartoon about artist and children's author Noriko Matsubara's family life with her children during the lockdown UK
The Coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we work.The pandemic forced me to run my art workshop online, which was outside my comfort zone. But once I've done it, I…
Lockdown Cartoon #42: Gift
Cartoon about artist and children's author Noriko Matsubara's family life with her children during the lockdown UK
"Everyday is a gift. "I've heard this phrase somewhere.The other day I really felt that. On our way home from school, an elderly lady stopped us."I've been knitting these for the…