The Wormton Lamb rear cover illustration

For a long time, the lamb looked too cute

I haven't posted a picture on here for a while so here's a preview of the recently completed drawing for the rear cover for The Wormton Lamb. This will become part of the final cover design, which will be similar to that for The Horsepower Whisperer, except that a grassy green go faster stripe will replace the red one.

It gives an idea of what Wormton looks like from inside and depicts a scene just after the Giant Lamb has de-railed the Wormton Tram out on the moors. That's the tram on the left, hiding from the monster. Later the lamb grows much bigger, acquires its own weather system and a red eye from an abortive attempt to kill it by Mr Heckmondwike, its shepherd. By then the Giant Lamb is being blamed for all manner of misfortunes. It's entirely innocent but soon lives up to its monstrous reputation.

Although The Wormton Lamb won't be released until Easter 2008, now is the time to establish this book's web presence. The Horsepower Whisperer can bask in its reflected glory, too, and vice versa. Apparently this is called "product bounce."