Leanne Coelho
100 Day Project
I'm taking part in the 100 Day Project this year! I've set myself a goal of getting three manuscripts finalised and illustrated with a...
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Leanne Coelho
Feb 10, 20221 min read
Spotted in Waterstones
It's been a dream since I realised I wanted to make picture books to see my work on the shelves in a well known bookshop or library. I...
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Leanne Coelho
Jan 24, 20221 min read
Slush Pile
I've always followed but never entered the SCBWI's annual Slush Pile challenge. I'm constantly working on manuscripts and have around 5...
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Leanne Coelho
Jan 19, 20221 min read
The Very Puzzled Monkey Puzzle Tree
Towards the end of last year, the leisure projects team at the Three Rivers District Council got in touch to ask if I would like to work...
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Leanne Coelho
Oct 14, 20211 min read
Alice: Curiouser & Curiouser
I've always loved Alice in Wonderland, as a huge nonsense verse fan, The Jabberwocky is one of my favourite excerpts from Through the...
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Leanne Coelho
Oct 3, 20211 min read
Paddington: The Story of a Bear
I'm very lucky to be 40mins by train away from The British Library and am constantly checking their exhibitions page to make sure I don't...
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Leanne Coelho
Jun 12, 20211 min read
BBC Shropshire
It was wonderful to hear Anna Granger, author of Ted, the Sea and Me on BBC Shropshire this weekend. She had some really lovely things to...
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Leanne Coelho
Jun 1, 20211 min read
Inspiring Hungry Caterpillar
I was so sad to hear that Eric Carle passed away earlier this year. He was an incredible artist and an inspiration to so many people,...
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Leanne Coelho
Apr 30, 20211 min read
Something Burrowed In
Mole was a character that fell out of my pencil quickly and quietly as if he'd always been there. These are a few of the character...
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Leanne Coelho
Apr 18, 20212 min read
Ted, the Sea and Me
Working with author Anna Granger, I illustrated Ted, the Sea and Me. A picture book focused on helping children understand their emotions.
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Leanne Coelho
Jan 8, 20211 min read
Picture Book - Roughs
I've been working with an author, illustrating a story called Ted, the Sea and Me.
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Leanne Coelho
Oct 30, 20201 min read
Bologna Illustrators Exhibition
2021 will be my first Bologna Book fair! I'm so excited to get going and have already started prepping, hoping it's still going ahead and...
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Leanne Coelho
Sep 11, 20201 min read
Sketchtember
I came across #sketchtember and love it! The freedom to sketch anything, but also to find prompts if I'm stuck for inspiration has been grea
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