Nicky Johnston Blog |Author|Illustrator

Coco Big City Kitty is here!

by Nicky | Jun 1, 2020 | Announcement, Launch, Printable

Welcome to the world COCO Big City Kitty! Coco lived on the top floor of the tallest building on Meowington Avenue. Her days were filled with action, excitement, noise and activity. And nothing made Coco happier than being a Big City Kitty. To celebrate the release of...

Illustration Process – Under the Same Sky

by Nicky | Sep 4, 2019 | Illustration

I love reflecting on the whole process of a book. Especially when I go back to some of my very first sketches. The evolution of illustrations can happen quite quickly but generally take many, many sketches to finally get the perfect story telling illustrations before...

Book Trailer ~ Under the Same Sky

by Nicky | Aug 1, 2019 | Announcement, Launch

Here it is…. Under the Same Sky BOOK TRAILER! Check it out! Written by Robert Vescio, illustrated by Nicky Johnston, published by New Frontier Publishing Download Under the Same Sky kids’ Activities: SPOT the DIFFERENCE COLOUR IN SHEET...

Hide and Seek with Grandpa – Illustration Process

by Nicky | Jul 22, 2019 | Illustration

Illustrations… Here is a bit of insight into to how I illustrated picture book Hide and Seek with Grandpa. (Written by Ed Allen, Published by Scholastic Australia, 2018) My character for Grandpa didn’t start as a lion! Here are some other...

Illustration Process – At the end of Holyrood Lane

by Nicky | Jan 23, 2019 | Illustration

Where do I start? For this book (At the end of Holyrood Lane) I began with sticky notes to create my initial thumbnails. Due to my full life, I set up a folder that I would take with me everywhere so I could use all my available time to jot down my ideas. From these...

Book Trailer ~ Hide and Seek with Grandpa

by Nicky | Aug 6, 2018 | Announcement, Launch

Here it is…. Hide and Seek with Grandpa BOOK TRAILER! Check it out! Download Hide and Seek with Grandpa kids’ Activities: SPOT the DIFFERENCE COLOUR IN SHEET Hide and Seek with Grandpa is available August 2018 🙂 Staying...

Publication day ~ Hide and Seek with Grandpa

by Nicky | Aug 1, 2018 | Announcement

Hurrah! Today is official publication day of children’s book Hide and Seek with Grandpa. Written by Ed Allen and illustrated by me, this Scholastic book is very sweet and a lot of fun celebrating the beautiful relationship between a Grandpa and grandchildren!...

Cover Reveal – At the End of Holyrood Lane

by Nicky | Jul 5, 2018 | Announcement

Today I received the advance copy of my new children’s picture book At the end of Holyrood Lane, written by Dimity Powell (also author of The Fix-It Man) and published by EK Books. Seeing the book in real life is always such a thrill, and this book (again...

Grandma Forgets – Book Launch Details

by Nicky | Jul 27, 2017 | Announcement

SAVE THE DATE Grandma Forgets is finally here! Thanks to Prestige Inhome Care for sponsoring this fabulous event, we are excited to celebrate the launch of Grandma Forgets. This is a warm, hopeful story about a family who sometimes needs to remind their...

Author vs Illustrator – The Perfect Partnership

by Nicky | Jun 4, 2017 | Announcement

Thank you to Paul Russell (author of Grandma Forgets launching in August 2017) who put together this cool little clip, to make me (the illustrator) feel very special! I just want to note that he hasn’t included the countless hours, drafts and searches for the...