Megan Daley's 'rave' review of Sharkman and Blowfish: World Domination

August 11, 2024

Sharkman and Blowfish-World Domination has been gathering some great reviews and fabulous feedback from kids of all ages.

Kids are loving it and want to know when the next book is due out! That’s a good sign they want to see more.

In the ‘Your Kid's Next Read’ podcast Episode 157, with Megan Daley and Allison Tait, Megan’s review of new books has given my book a great ‘rave’.

“This one is going to dominate, maybe not the world, but potentially the children’s book industry in Australia for a little while … you open it and have to sit down and read it straight away… a highly illustrated novel … the artwork is extraordinary … an absolute work of art … manages to bring together science, ecology and friendship into one gorgeous little book … wickedly funny … a total stand-out for me.”

Listen to Episode 157 at 05:30 minutes in. We love these podcasts. Thanks so much, Megan, for your support.

'Sharkman and Blowfish: World Domination' is ready to launch on the 5th of June.

May 26, 2024

Hang on to your undies and dive into the first of many crazy adventures with megalomaniac Sharkman and his genius inventor friend Blowfish, as they hatch their devious plans to dominate the world.

Sharkman and Blowfish: World Domination is a graphic novel for young readers age 7-12 (and parents who like a good laugh) and is available now to order online from Amazon, and from 5th of June at your favourite Australian book store and at selected local Big W Stores across Australia.

I have already had a great review from the Victorian branch of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (thank you Karys McEwen) and some great feedback from Berbay’s publisher showcase at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in April.

Creating characters for the graphic novel book 'Sharkman and Blowfish- World Domination'-by David Woodland

Wedge Gallery Exhibition 2022 - A virtual Visit-David Woodland

October 17, 2022

I had the privilege of exhibiting artwork at the incredible Kinokuniya bookstore Sydney in the Galleries - 500 George St Sydney. The exhibition ran for a month in July and displayed original artworks from Ernie’s Journey. The book was published by Berbay Publishing, and is represented by Scholastic Australia in schools and libraries. Integrated with the artwork were some development sketches and large prints aimed at the younger audience. This video is a short virtual walk though of the exhibition. The exhibition was a lot of fun for me, and very successful with Kinokuniya selling out of the Ernie’s Journey books in stock and 2/3 of the artwork on display. More importantly I had a fantastic opportunity to meet with so many people from such a variety of backgrounds. I was able to encourage some emerging artists and authors and explain my processes. Really, I learned as much as I gave back.

Kinokuniya bookstore Sydney in the Galleries - 500 George St Sydney -https://kinokuniya.com.au

Berbay Publishing - https://www.berbaybooks.com

Ernie's Journey -in the studio - boing x

October 30, 2020

In the art studio with David Woodland illustrating Ernie's Journey. Includes short animations of the books characters, time lapse video of David illustrating Ernie's Journey hand drawn on paper and on the computer.