Happy Independence Day, USA!

This is my first one in America, so I’m looking forward to a load of kitsch Americana and fireworks. I mean, any excuse for fireworks, right?
Also, a little update on VT: I am very pleased to announce that my highly talented illustrator, Maria Astakhova has now finished all the illustrations for the book! This means that after a few final tweaks to the manuscript, I will be ready to send the whole thing off to the publisher and hopefully we’ll see the finished product soon!
In the meantime, I’ll leave you with a little bit of timely inspiration: