Meeting fans at my Watford Waterstones event

I had the first of my August Waterstones events yesterday, at Watford Waterstones. It was one of the quieter events I’ve done, but that’s quite nice sometimes because I get to chat more in depth with the children who come to an event. We did colouring, and ate star-shaped biscuits kindly provided by my mum.

It’s always particularly touching to meet young people who have really connected with Isadora Moon, when they make special trips to come see me. I love creating my characters and worlds just for my own enjoyment, but it’s a wonderful bonus when other people enjoy them too. Here’s a picture of me with Isabella. Her parents brought her all the way from Epsom to my Watford Waterstones event.

Isadora Moon doll, drawings and mail

Isabella’s mum had made her this cute Isadora Moon doll, complete with pointy ears, fangs and bat wings. This doll is clearly very much inspired by Isadora’s gothic side. I was especially enchanted by this, as I love carrying around my own dolls / mascots to photograph. You can see their adventures on my instagram and my personal blog.

Isabella also brought along some of her drawings of Isadora Moon to show me, and she interviewed me for her school book review project. She showed me lots of great drawings, but here are just a couple:

As I was dressed up in my starry event outfit and my flower crown, I couldn’t resist getting a few snaps before the event. I love the way my dress billows out when I walk. Henry took the above photo of me swooshing it in Watford’s shopping centre.