Counting Down with Mrs Koala

It's publication day for Mrs Koala's Beauty Parlour! 

Catherine and I are so delighted to see this gorgeous creature out in the wild now. You can make your very own booking to visit her parlour through the pages of this book - and see the menagerie of animals who visit for a perm, a trim, a facial, even a piercing - WHAAAA??

Huge thanks to my brilliant publisher Lisa Berryman and superb editor Eve Tonneli, for making this book such a pleasure to illustrate (and thanks to Shirley Tran for the cover design). I loved taking Cath's hilarious text and making it a visual feast - there's lot to see and you can even find Mrs Koala's keys on every spread.

As a counting book for little ones, I thought it might be fun to give you an illustration peek from 10 to 1. 

Kids - can you guess which animals might be appearing in each one? I'll give you some clues. This will also be posted on my Instagram, so maybe you can hop on over there and guess in the comments. Just head here!

Have fun - and don't forget to book in to Mrs Koala's Beauty Parlour sometime soon!

Mrs Koala Illustration Animation

Mrs Koala’s Beauty Parlour is hitting the shelves tomorrow! Before she arrives, here is a peek at the creation of her scene outside the beauty parlour.

See Mrs Koala come to life outside her beauty parlour in this animation made from my Procreate illustrations. Learn more about this adorable counting book right here.

Join me tomorrow for a countdown special to celebrate this gorgeous counting book! I wonder if you’ll be able to tell which animals are featured for each number, 1 to 10. 

Written by Catherine Jinks 

Illlustrated by Tania McCartney using Procreate

Cover design by Shirley Tran from HarperCollins Design Studio 

Published by Working Title Press, an imprint of HarperCollins Children's Books