Zigzag. That’s my choice for the last post of this year’s A to Z Challenge. My theme this month is illustration, so I must show you z type images. Easier said than done. My ten Princelings books and the two
Z is for Zigzag #atoz2025 #booksky
Y is for Yule mainly at Castle Marsh #atoz2025 #booksky
Yule. It’s the last week of this year’s A to Z Challenge and here we are at Y. I first thought of Yule, which is celebrated in the Princlengs world when we would celebrate Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanza and a few
X is for X Marks the Spot #atoz2025 #booksky
It’s the last week of this year’s A to Z Challenge and I’ve reached probably the most difficult letter, X. I always think of X Marks the Spot, which was a short story I wrote which turned out to be
W is for The Wanderers by Cheryl Mahoney #atoz2025 #booksky
The Wanderers fits into my A to Z Challenge today, as my usual Saturday book review, plus a few of my book illustrations that fit today’s theme. I’m Jemima Pett, author, blogger, illustrator and guinea pig wrangler. My interests are
V is for Vexstein #atoz2025 #booksky
It’s the last Friday of this year’s A to Z Challenge and I’ve reached the place where the baddies turn out to come from, Castle Vexstein. I’m continuing the illustration theme, with a set of internal and external views of
U is for Underneath #atoz2025 #booksky
Underneath the Sink. This was the prompt for my art group’s February sketching challenge. It’s the A to Z Challenge, and I’m continuing the illustration theme. I usually feature illustrations from my books, but… well, finding a Z was just
T is for Two o’clock #atoz2025 #booksky
Two o’clock in Castle Powell was the first thing that sprang to mind for T. It’s the A to Z Challenge, and I’m continuing the illustration theme. I’ve also got at least one of my sketches from my art group
S is for Standing Stones #atoz2025 #booksky
Standing stones, stepping stones, any stones will do. It’s the A to Z Challenge, and I’m continuing the illustration theme. I’ve also got at least one of my sketches from my art group for you. My ten Princelings books and
R is for Rannoch Moor #atoz2025 #booksky
Rannoch Moor is one of my favourite places—to think of, and to draw. This is the A to Z Challenge, and I’m continuing the illustration theme, with examples from my books. It’s also MMGM day. Marvellous Middle Grade Mondays, a
P is for Picnic #atoz2025 #booksky
The first P I thought of for my A to Z Challenge of illustrations, was a picnic in number 3 of my Princelings books. I’m doing illustrations as a theme mostly in those books, but some in my ones for
O is for Oystercatcher #atoz2025 #booksky
Regular readers will know I often talk birds, and this time it’s an oystercatcher. It’s the A to Z Challenge, and I’m continuing the illustration theme. I’ve also got one of my sketches from my art group for you. My
N is for Nothing #Flashback Fiction #atoz2025 #booksky
Nothing… I seem to be stuck for an N in my A to Z Challenge of illustrations, in my Princelings books and in response to an art group challenge. But Wednesday is a good day for a bit of Flashback
M is for Marsh #atoz2025 #booksky
It’s the halfway point of this year’s A to Z Challenge and I’ve reached the place it all began, Castle Marsh. I’m continuing the illustration theme, with a set of internal and external views of Marsh. After all, it features
L is for Laurel-Eye #atoz2025 #booksky
We start week 3 of the A to Z Challenge with a trip to Laurel-Eye Castle. I’m continuing the illustration theme, and focusing on Victor the First’s trip to the Rhinelands in book 6, Bravo Victor, where he gets embroiled
K is for King of Swords by Dave Duncan #atoz2025 #booksky
King of Swords fits into my A to Z Challenge today, as my usual Saturday book review, plus one of my book illustrations, which fits today’s theme. I’m Jemima Pett, author, blogger, illustrator and guinea pig wrangler. My interests are