Flower Guard Books

Welcome to the online home of work created by Andi Dawson. Here you’ll find a world of colour and imagination, where cute characters fill the page and show off the wonderful diversity of everyday life.

Andi’s illustrations are carefully created to engage even the youngest viewer . Her writing focuses on friendship, problem solving and fun and the majority of her books are written in rhyme to encourage a love of language and promote early reading for pleasure.

Welcome to my brain I suppose…sorry it’s a bit of a mess, but there’s a lot going on…

  • Where can I find end of year cards and gifts?

    This is a question I find myself asking as the end of term approaches quickly. I have three kiddies, one in secondary, one in primary and one at nursery, so I can’t just buy the same thing for all. I also work in a school as a primary HLTA, so I’m always scratching my head…

  • Ruff Needs You!

    In October 2020, Ruff’s Guide to Endangered Animals launched. This non fiction book, aimed at primary aged children, details a top ten of critically endangered animals, giving information on where they are in the world, how many are left and what people and organisations are already doing to save them from extinction. The colourful illustrations,…

  • New FGB Logo

    I have been wanting to change my Flower Guard Books’ logo for quite some time now, but could never quite create what I was looking for…until today that is. The daffodil is my absolute favourite flower for two reasons. The first is because they are bright and cheerful and they signify new beginnings and the…

  • Ruff’s Guide to Endangered Animals FREE resources

    This year’s virtual East Riding Children’s Festival of Words will see me delivering a workshop at the event for the third year in a row and I have the pleasure of introducing my brand new book, Ruff’s Guide to Endangered Animals. This illustrated, children’s non-fiction book was written to entertain, educate and engage children with…

  • Ruff’s Return

    I created the character of Ruff years ago, just a simple pencil drawing of a nice, brown dog. Nothing special, but very cute nonetheless. At the time though I couldn’t think how to use him, so he was put in a folder and left alone, as happens quite often because of the amount of new…

  • First, the idea…

    Usually, a story idea bursts into my brain, often in the moments before I go to sleep, and I have to get my phone out to make a ‘sticky note’ of the idea. When I get the kiddies to bed the following evening, I then take the time to flesh out the idea and see…

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