Once a hero, always a hero!

When someone special from your childhood comes galloping back into the present, armed with memories of fuzzy afternoons, head swirling adventures and exciting stories, they bring with them waves of happy nostalgia. Especially when that someone is still graced with the illusive status of being 'cool' even after all these years. I'm talking about a childhood hero, who I'm sure has been the highlight of many stolen afternoons, not just for me, but many other kids in the 80's. So when, little Adam's father commissioned me to write and illustrate a special story based on Tintin, the famous teen detective, I jumped at the opportunity to pay a tribute to the evergreen character so many children love and cherish, even today. Here's Adam's version of Tintin, complete with little Snowy at his heels and the famous 'ten thousand thundering typhoons!'

The finished frames for Adam, based on a famous Tintin poster.

 

Mail me on heetal@beetleandbottle if your little one is a Tintin fan,

and we can personalize this story specially for your little detective!

The Adventurous Astronaut

Just when I had resigned myself to the fact that bed time stories were all for little girls, I was commissioned to design a story for a special little boy, who's big shiny dreams are scattered with stardust. Little Aalyosh is a bright young boy, with a curious mind, always looking to unravel the secrets of twinkling planets and shimmering stars. It's beautiful to watch his bright green eyes light up as he peers through his telescope each night, looking for flying spaceships and green faced aliens that may be hovering outside his bedroom window. One day, when he's a famous astronaut, I'm going to ask him to bring me back some moon-rock from his exciting adventures in outer space! :-)

The  finished frames that add a sparkle to our little Astronaut's room.

Detailing of the astronaut illustration.

The special poem written for Aalyosh.

  Write to me at heetal@beetleandbottle for a personalized story specially for your little astronaut!

Once Upon a Time...

This post is for Joshua. The son of a dear friend of mine, little Joshua is a heart stealer. He has the cutest smiles and is always happy to show them off. I love watching my friend read out a story to him. He looks at her with such a serious expression, as though he really understands every word. Sometimes I wonder if he sees himself as part of the story...

And that's when I thought of doing a customized bed time story for little Josh. But instead of a conventional book, that he sometimes finds edible, this one goes up on his wall. So he can look at it while he's nodding off to sleep and carry that charming smile into his dreams.

These are the finished frames. Little Josh loves sneaking a peek at himself, 
and it always makes him smile his toothy smile again.