Hodgpodge
Rob HodgsonI write and illustrate kid's books and other projects. Follow along for occasional news, updates, and thoughts about once a month or so \ud83d\udcd3✌️
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New Things 2026
Hello! First newsletter of 2026. Here are a few recent happenings and things going on.
JELLYMONSTER
Some of you might remember this interactive piece I was experimenting with last year. If you missed it, I was playing around with usin...
One Cat, Two Cats
New book, One Cat, Two Cats, is out now!
One Cat, Two Cats is a new counting board book with lift-up-flaps AND pop-ups. And Cats. Lots and lots of cats.
It was written and engineered by the very brilliant Jonathan Emmet and published...
TREE 🌳
📯 The new book bugle parps 📯
When Tree Became A Tree is out now! Available wherever you get your books.
This is the third in a series that I have been calling the When series. Which is a catchy title for a series, don’t you think? I...
Jellymonster
TLDR: I made an interactive Jellymonster that reacts to sound — play with it here! Also, some thoughts on turning data into characters.
JELLYMONSTER
I’ve always like interactive things. The idea of a tamagotchi being a real pet...
Autumn Sweater
Hello, hi! Another few months between sending one of these out. I guess this is the speed I go. Trying to go faster than is possible is a bit of a problem lately (read: baby’s first burnout). So I’m trying to go a little more of the speed m...
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