Alan Nolan is an illustrator, author and graphic designer, and you may have seen him on RTÉ Learn earlier in the year...
He has written and illustrated lots of books including 'Fintan's Fifteen’, ‘Conor’s Caveman’ and the Sam Hannigan series. His new book ‘Animal Crackers’ with author Sarah Webb is coming out in August so look out for it in your local library or bookshop!
He lives in Bray, County Wicklow, with his family and a cat named Chewie. Alan loves doing writing and illustration workshops with primary and secondary school kids and is often to be seen racing between schools and libraries, carrying a flipchart in one hand and a big bag of pencils in the other!
You’ll find loads of super ‘Draw with Alan’ videos, colouring pages and activity sheets on his website: http://www.alannolan.ie/
Learn how to draw yourself into a hilarious scene from 'Sam Hannigan's Rockstar Granny' with Alan Nolan. What would a giant budgie flying over Dublin look like, and how would you re-imagine yourself into the scene?
Are you up for the Superdog Challenge? Learn how to make your very own Superdog comic strip with this #ImagineNation activity created by Alan Nolan!
After looking at how it's done and trying it out yourself don't forget about the competition!
An Post, supported by Children's Books Ireland, want YOU to re-imagine your favourite story. Your entry will be judged by some of Ireland's best children's book authors and illustrators and you could win a great prize! Simply follow the steps below to be in with a chance to win the great prizes!
1. Draw a scene from a book you love.
2. Include yourself as a character.
3. Tell us why this is your favourite book in 20 words.
For more information on how to enter go to:
