WHo Took My Nuts by TOMMY LITTLE

I spent many nutty months illustrating comedian Tommy Little’s cheeky tale of two squirrels: fun loving Grip and greedy old Tyril.

This book also features hundreds (possibly thousands) of acorns! Good thing I’m nut-friendly.

Need a nut? I’m your illustrator.

Published by Scholastic Australia
September 2023

“My nuts are mine! They're for no other squirrel! I've labelled each one: Property of Tyril! “

Here are some of my early character and storyboard sketches:

Progress of a ‘nut wave’…

I created all the illustrations for Who Took My Nuts in Procreate, on my ipad (often in front of the TV - well, especially when it came to drawing 100s of nuts). Here’s a time-lapse video of my progress:

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