Pablo and Splash

By:   Sheena Dempsey
Illustrated by:   Sheena Dempsey
Imprint:   Bloomsbury
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 148mm,  Spine: 30mm
Weight:   480g
ISBN:   9781526662859
ISBN 10:   152666285X
Series:   Pablo and Splash
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   02 September 2025
Recommended Age:   From 6 to 9 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

Sheena Dempsey is an Irish author/illustrator who first had the idea for Pablo and Splash during the 2020 pandemic lockdown, when she created a webcomic featuring herself and her husband as penguins. The first Pablo and Splash book was published in 2024 and is shortlisted for the British Book Awards Illustrated Children's Book of the Year 2025. The series now has three books with more to come. Sheena's previous work includes books Yoga Babies by Fearne Cotton (winner of the Sheffield Children's Book Award) and Surrey Libraries' Children's Book Award-winner Dave Pigeon by Swapna Haddow. She has also been shortlisted for the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award. Sheena now lives in Kent with her husband and their greyhound, Jeremy.

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