Simon Chadwick
@simonchadwick.bsky.social
Children’s book and story podcast writer, children’s book illustrator, cartoonist
Have just found out that my enormous 16.5m Ashurst Train Station mural has won the South Western Railway award for Best Community Creative Project!
October 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Have just found out that my enormous 16.5m Ashurst Train Station mural has won the South Western Railway award for Best Community Creative Project!
Sone of today’s doodles while selling my books.
September 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Sone of today’s doodles while selling my books.
Today’s drawings at the Shaftesbury Fringe Festival.
July 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Today’s drawings at the Shaftesbury Fringe Festival.
I get to draw a lot of chickens and I'm more than happy with that.
May 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I get to draw a lot of chickens and I'm more than happy with that.
Granted, this is hyper-local to me. New Forest District Council commissioned me to write and illustrate a Trail Tale, a story booklet that takes visitors on a journey around a local park. It's full of local history, from Vikings to flying boats, and the local community can pick up a copy for free.
May 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Granted, this is hyper-local to me. New Forest District Council commissioned me to write and illustrate a Trail Tale, a story booklet that takes visitors on a journey around a local park. It's full of local history, from Vikings to flying boats, and the local community can pick up a copy for free.
The grand reveal of the 16.5m artwork at Ashurst Train Station happened today. Really pleased with how it all turned out. Being something of a squash on the platform, visitors were encouraged to gather opposite, then come across for a closer inspection as the celebration continued.
April 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The grand reveal of the 16.5m artwork at Ashurst Train Station happened today. Really pleased with how it all turned out. Being something of a squash on the platform, visitors were encouraged to gather opposite, then come across for a closer inspection as the celebration continued.
Today was the final session of a cartoon club I've been running at a local school. Part of it involved the kids drawing me. Here are four of my favourites.
April 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Today was the final session of a cartoon club I've been running at a local school. Part of it involved the kids drawing me. Here are four of my favourites.
Few more pics from the finished illustration...
March 31, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Few more pics from the finished illustration...
The artwork goes off to be large-format printed shortly, followed by a colouring-in version with the wildlife labeled. There's a grand reveal of the whole illustration, in situ at Ashurst Train Station, this Saturday, the 5th April, from 11am.
March 31, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The artwork goes off to be large-format printed shortly, followed by a colouring-in version with the wildlife labeled. There's a grand reveal of the whole illustration, in situ at Ashurst Train Station, this Saturday, the 5th April, from 11am.
Another bit of detail from the very long (17m) commission I'm working on. My first three children's books used colouring pencils with lots of hatched lines, and I still enjoy colouring that way even though everything I do now is digital. The fox is only a small piece of the overall illustration.
March 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Another bit of detail from the very long (17m) commission I'm working on. My first three children's books used colouring pencils with lots of hatched lines, and I still enjoy colouring that way even though everything I do now is digital. The fox is only a small piece of the overall illustration.
Drawing friendly cartoon Vikings today.
March 12, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Drawing friendly cartoon Vikings today.
Currently working on a 17m wide commission of the New Forest. It's HUGE. This is a tiny bit of it...
March 11, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Currently working on a 17m wide commission of the New Forest. It's HUGE. This is a tiny bit of it...
Book Week, day 4. I've illustrated over ten books for Farmer Bryan's stories at Longdown Activity Farm. This is the latest, Jethro The Duckling. And you can get it here: www.ceratopiabooks.co.uk/picture-book...
March 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Book Week, day 4. I've illustrated over ten books for Farmer Bryan's stories at Longdown Activity Farm. This is the latest, Jethro The Duckling. And you can get it here: www.ceratopiabooks.co.uk/picture-book...
I was at Ballard School in New Milton to celebrate all things books today, reading stories, drawing made-up animals, and leading a drawing workshop. I particularly liked how this one turned out – thank you for your suggestions YR and Y1!
March 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I was at Ballard School in New Milton to celebrate all things books today, reading stories, drawing made-up animals, and leading a drawing workshop. I particularly liked how this one turned out – thank you for your suggestions YR and Y1!
National Book Week, Day 2: Treasure Beyond Measure. Written by Helen Griffiths over in New Zealand, we worked on this during Covid. I love this book. And praised by Sir David Attenborough too! Head over to ceratopiabooks.co.uk to get a copy.
March 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
National Book Week, Day 2: Treasure Beyond Measure. Written by Helen Griffiths over in New Zealand, we worked on this during Covid. I love this book. And praised by Sir David Attenborough too! Head over to ceratopiabooks.co.uk to get a copy.
It's National Book Week! I've got a busy week ahead at schools, but couldn't miss the opportunity to promote a few of the books I've been part of. Today's is On The Banks Of Hatchet Pond, written by Val Anne Lee: www.ceratopiabooks.co.uk/picture-book...
March 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
It's National Book Week! I've got a busy week ahead at schools, but couldn't miss the opportunity to promote a few of the books I've been part of. Today's is On The Banks Of Hatchet Pond, written by Val Anne Lee: www.ceratopiabooks.co.uk/picture-book...
Fitting in a quick cartoon illustration for a client this afternoon to promote a new venture. Rapid turnaround required to keep them ahead of the game (so I'd best stop typing on here).
February 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Fitting in a quick cartoon illustration for a client this afternoon to promote a new venture. Rapid turnaround required to keep them ahead of the game (so I'd best stop typing on here).
These ads appear regularly in the Apple News app, all AI generated. This one's particularly awful. What sort of bus is that, exactly? The Night Bus?
February 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
These ads appear regularly in the Apple News app, all AI generated. This one's particularly awful. What sort of bus is that, exactly? The Night Bus?
My latest Animal Tales kids' podcast story is up today. It's a Premium story, but you can still listen to the first few minutes here: www.spreaker.com/episode/new-...
Eulalia from Toronto, Canada, requested a snow leopard, a kangaroo, and an eyelash viper for this one.
Eulalia from Toronto, Canada, requested a snow leopard, a kangaroo, and an eyelash viper for this one.
February 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
My latest Animal Tales kids' podcast story is up today. It's a Premium story, but you can still listen to the first few minutes here: www.spreaker.com/episode/new-...
Eulalia from Toronto, Canada, requested a snow leopard, a kangaroo, and an eyelash viper for this one.
Eulalia from Toronto, Canada, requested a snow leopard, a kangaroo, and an eyelash viper for this one.
PBX2025 (Photo Booth Expo) is taking place at South Point, Las Vegas, right now. This is Vinnie Vegas, a cartoon DJ I created for the organisers, and his debut as a costumed character too.
February 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM
PBX2025 (Photo Booth Expo) is taking place at South Point, Las Vegas, right now. This is Vinnie Vegas, a cartoon DJ I created for the organisers, and his debut as a costumed character too.