![The cover of Matt's book, Eric the Postie](https://journal.mattshanks.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Eric-Cover.jpg)
I’m delighted to announce that my first picture book, and my first collaboration with Jackie French have both been given a shiny notable sticker by the industry’s premier body, the CBCA.
While the last you thing any one should ever illustrate for, it’s recognition, it’s still a lovely feeling to know that someone else other than me saw something in Eric’s story, something unique and special, worth sharing with the wider world.