Tommy Donbavand http://www.tommydonbavand.com Author of Scream Street and more! Fri, 11 May 2012 10:31:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Deeper Into Japan… http://www.tommydonbavand.com/2012/05/08/deeper-into-japan/ http://www.tommydonbavand.com/2012/05/08/deeper-into-japan/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 20:06:38 +0000 Tommy http://www.tommydonbavand.com/?p=3386 More images from the Japanese versions of Scream Street books 1 to 6, this time from inside the books.  I think these illustrations are amazing!

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]]> http://www.tommydonbavand.com/2012/05/04/scream-street-japan/feed/ 3 Virus – Catch It Now! http://www.tommydonbavand.com/2012/04/30/virus-catch-it-now/ http://www.tommydonbavand.com/2012/04/30/virus-catch-it-now/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:42:52 +0000 Tommy http://www.tommydonbavand.com/?p=3376 ↓ Read the rest of this entry...]]> Huzzah and hurrah!  Virus – my brand new book from Barrington Stoke – is out now, and you could win a copy (see below…)

“You only get viruses if you click on links you don’t know, stupid,” Nahim hissed. “But you’ve given me an idea …”  When Nahim sends a virus to Polly and Amina, he has no idea that all three of them will be dragged inside the Internet.

How will they get home?  How will they fight the virus?  Who can help them?  If only Nahim’s ICT class partner Max was good with computers …

Would you like to win a signed copy of Virus?  Of course you would!  All you have to do is comment in the thread below telling me which website you’d like to be trapped inside, and why.  I’ll choose a winner at random on 13th May!

So, what are you waiting for?  Get commenting…

]]> http://www.tommydonbavand.com/2012/04/30/virus-catch-it-now/feed/ 9 We’re Going on a Vampire Hunt http://www.tommydonbavand.com/2012/04/10/were-going-on-a-vampire-hunt/ http://www.tommydonbavand.com/2012/04/10/were-going-on-a-vampire-hunt/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:40:58 +0000 Tommy http://www.tommydonbavand.com/?p=3367 ↓ Read the rest of this entry...]]> We’re Going on a Vampire Hunt

By Tommy Donbavand

(with apologies to Michael Rosen)

We’re going on a vampire hunt
We’re going to kill a big one
I’m not scared
What a chilling night!
Ah! Garlic
Smelly, lethal garlic
We can’t cook for the vampire with it
We can’t season his salad with it
We can’t get around it…
We’ll have to burn his flesh with it!
Sizzle Blister, Sizzle Blister, Sizzle Blister

We’re going on a vampire hunt
We’re going to kill a big one
I’m not scared
What a chilling night!
Ah! A crucifix
A shiny, deadly crucifix
We can’t pray for the vampire with it
We can’t make him repent with it
We can’t get around it…
We’ll have to scorch his soul with it!
Burn Scream, Burn Scream, Burn Scream

We’re going on a vampire hunt
We’re going to kill a big one
I’m not scared
What a chilling night!
Ah! A stake
A pointed, wooden stake
We can’t hit the vampire with it
We can’t secure his tent with it
We can’t get around it…
We’ll have to pierce his heart with it!
Stab Wither, Stab Wither, Stab Wither

Oh no!  A vampire!  A very big vampire!
Burn with the garlic
Sizzle Blister, Sizzle Blister, Sizzle Blister
Scorch with the crucifix
Burn Scream, Burn Scream, Burn Scream
Pierce with the stake
Stab Wither, Stab Wither, Stab Wither

Into the crypt
Down the stairs
Open the coffin
Oh no!  Forgot about his bride!
Bite Bleed, Bite Bleed, Bite Bleed
Pull a cape over my shoulders…
Has anyone else got a craving for virgin flesh?
I’m never going on a vampire hunt again!

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]]> http://www.tommydonbavand.com/2012/04/04/meet-the-gang/feed/ 0 The Vamps http://www.tommydonbavand.com/2012/03/24/the-vamps/ http://www.tommydonbavand.com/2012/03/24/the-vamps/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 22:02:43 +0000 Tommy http://www.tommydonbavand.com/?p=3362 At my recent visit to Derby Central Library, I met a very talented illustrator called Sanjaya Paris-Wani – aka Miss Illustrated.  I asked if she ever drew vampires or werewolves – and look what popped into my inbox!  I think they’re great!

]]> http://www.tommydonbavand.com/2012/03/24/the-vamps/feed/ 0 West Kirby Residential School http://www.tommydonbavand.com/2012/03/20/west-kirby-residential-school/ http://www.tommydonbavand.com/2012/03/20/west-kirby-residential-school/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:48:33 +0000 Tommy http://www.tommydonbavand.com/?p=3354 ↓ Read the rest of this entry...]]> I’ve just got home from an incredible day at West Kirby Residential School in the Wirral.  I ran two creative writing workshops – in which I heard some of the most exciting story ideas ever – and then we brought the house down with my Vampires vs Werewolves Game Show.  And what an incredible group of enthusiastic readers the pupils are!

Thanks to all the staff and pupils for making me feel so welcome.  I can’t wait to read your stories!

]]> http://www.tommydonbavand.com/2012/03/20/west-kirby-residential-school/feed/ 0 Going Barmy In Barmby http://www.tommydonbavand.com/2012/03/19/going-barmy-in-barmby/ http://www.tommydonbavand.com/2012/03/19/going-barmy-in-barmby/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:34:43 +0000 Tommy http://www.tommydonbavand.com/?p=3349 ↓ Read the rest of this entry...]]> I had a BRILLIANT day at Barmby-on-the-Marsh Primary School in Howden today!  I always enjoy visiting schools where the pupils have done a little background work and read some of my Scream Street books – but these guys were Scream Street crazy!  They knew just about everything about the series and its characters – and what they didn’t know, they were ready to ask about.

We also had some fun creating spooky stories with the juniors, and inventing the tale of brave Sir Robin with the infants.  Big thanks to Isabelle and Tiggy for their drawing on the whiteboard, below…

]]> http://www.tommydonbavand.com/2012/03/19/going-barmy-in-barmby/feed/ 0 Derby Delights http://www.tommydonbavand.com/2012/03/17/derby-delights/ http://www.tommydonbavand.com/2012/03/17/derby-delights/#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2012 16:43:53 +0000 Tommy http://www.tommydonbavand.com/?p=3344 ↓ Read the rest of this entry...]]> I finally made it to Derby Central Library today – six weeks after I originally should have been there!

I was due to be running my Vampires vs Werewolves Game Show at the library on 4th February for National Libraries Day but, as I left the house at 6am to drive to the event, I slipped on ice in the garden and tore the ligaments in my right knee!  I couldn’t walk at all for several days, and then spent the next month hobbling around like an old man.

I hated having to let everyone down at such short notice and so, as soon as my leg was up to it, I rescheduled the event and drove down to create some creepy chaos.  The pictures below show me with Kai – the winner of the spooky costume competition (and huge Scream Street fan!), and my son, Sam, wrapped up as a mummy!

Fang-tastic, fiendish fun!

]]> http://www.tommydonbavand.com/2012/03/17/derby-delights/feed/ 0 Vive La France! http://www.tommydonbavand.com/2012/03/12/vive-la-france/ http://www.tommydonbavand.com/2012/03/12/vive-la-france/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:23:24 +0000 Tommy http://www.tommydonbavand.com/?p=3333 ↓ Read the rest of this entry...]]> Yesterday I was thrilled to receive an email from top illustrator, Eric Deschamps who has been providing the utterly stunning covers to the French versions of Scream Street.  As a quick reminder, here are his covers for Scream Street 1: Fang of the Vampire and Scream Street 2: Blood of the Witch…

And now here’s Eric’s amazing cover for Scream Street 3: Heart of the Mummy…

How cool is that?!

Eric was also kind enough to provide me with the original illustrations for the covers…

Check out Resus’s headless vampire teddy which was, unfortunately, cropped out in the final cover!

I love the rats stampeding towards the trio – and the fact that Resus seems to be thoroughly enjoying himself!

Now that’s creepy!  Just look at those shadows!

And as if those great images weren’t enough, Eric also sent over his original, unused idea for the cover of Scream Street 3: Heart of the Mummy – the scene where Luke has transformed to battle Dixon’s werewolf!

I am SO thrilled with the way Eric has re-imagined the Scream Street characters, and I can’t wait to see what he comes up with next.  In the meantime, I highly recommend you pay his blog a visit and enjoy some more of his incredible illustrations.  Just click here: http://deschampsart.blogspot.com/

And, of course, none of this would be possible without the help of Anouk Journo-Durey – the brilliant series translator.  Check out her wonderful website here: http://anouk-journo-durey.monsite-orange.fr/

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