Skadoodle and Snug’s Magnificent Plan is written by Caroline Tuohey and illustrated by Karen Sagovac, and published by Larrikin House.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Caroline Tuohey is a children’s writer and poet whose main interest is picture books. She has five published picture books in print with a sixth due out with Ford Street Publishing later in the year. She has also been published in children’s literature magazines in Australia and Ireland as well as in anthologies and poetry sites online. She enjoys holding story time sessions at libraries, schools and preschools and conducts workshops for both school students and adults. Her other interest is bush poetry – which she writes and performs. She lives on a farm in the Riverina region of New South Wales, with her husband, two children, several dogs and a horse or two.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Skadoodle & Snug’s Magnificent Plan is a rhyming picture book for 3-8 year olds published by Larrikin House
Skadoodle and Snug both resided in town,
one with Miss Willis, the other Joe Brown.
And each little dog loved their owner to bits,
but knew that the pairings were really the pits.
If only they could swap owners…. Share in the antics of what happens when a poodle and a pug take matters into their own hands (or paws).
This book came about because it’s based on two real dogs who were the best of friends but complete opposites. One was happy to laze about on the couch, the other wanted to run around and chase rabbits. I thought it would be fun to explore how they could get the perfect owner who matched their interests when it was obvious they weren’t a match with their current owners.
CAROLINE’S TIPS ON HOW SHE WROTE THE BOOK
- I wrote this very quickly to get the entire story down on paper.
- Subsequent drafts were mainly to tidy up the rhythm and ensure it rolled on from page to page in a logical (but funny) way.
- I chose to ignore the fact it went over 500 words. I kept writing it until it was the right story.
- I took advice from an industry professional about what they felt was a gap in the plot and am glad I did – an extra verse to sort the gap made the story better (even though it added more words!)
- I had a very clear vision for the type of illustration and took the time to discuss this with the publisher to ensure we both had the same vision (which we did).
WHERE TO FIND CAROLINE ONLINE
I have a website: www.carolinetuohey.com that includes a Shop section where the book can be purchased. I also can be found on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caroline.tuohey. I’d be happy to share info about your blogs. I am often at schools for workshops and have a list of various sites that keen writers and illustrators can head to for further information.
Congratulations Caroline and Karen on your new book.
