A wooden performance?

This week one of the things I have done has been recording the English version of a popular book for children about a rather curious character –a talking, walking piece of wood– called Block! (Block is pictured above). Block, along with a friend called Spruce, likes to collect things (a bit like me) and collects so many things in fact that he has no other choice but to make his own musuem –something I too have thought would be a good idea. To create the voice for Block I had to delve deep into the ideas behind method-acting and imagine myself to be a living, breathing piece of wood. Fortunately I have known one or two PEOPLE who fit that description, so I used tem as inspiration too! I think the book is rather fun, and it's certainly wonderfully illustrated by the writer. The book and audiobook will be accessible on Salaby later this autumn.