The International Cartoon Exhibition “Children in War 2” in Drøbak, Norway opened on June 13th.
“Children in War 2” is part of an international traveling exhibition. Its first stop opened in Torhout, Belgium, on May 8, 2026, where it will remain on display until September 30. The Norwegian edition continues this humanitarian journey, presenting artists’ shared opposition to war and violence against children.
Here is my cartoon for the exhibition.:
Sweet and Sour is a children’s story by David Novak – A Telling Experience. He brings his story to life in his wonderful way. The illustrations were first drawn as cards to tell the story using a kamishibai, a Japanese paper theatre stage. The story was inspired by the stories David read to his son Jack, ‘especially the tale of Momotaro and the evil Oni (ogres)’.
I met David Novak at the 2016 Sydney International Storytelling Conference and we met up again in 2018. We talked about a simple animation of one of his stories. It was only recently, with the help of a grant David received for the kamishibai stage and pictures, that we got it together.
The Storytelling Conferences are wonderful events attracting storytellers from around the world – creating a feast of stories and presentations. And great inspiration for pictures! I have cartooned at a number of the conferences – see posts from 2025 and 2016.
some of the kamishibai cards …
‘Time for a historic investment in young people‘, and highlighting ‘the impact that youth workers and youth services can have on young people’. This week’s Pro Bono news cartoon.
Sacred Heart College, Brighton South Australia held its Marist ‘Voice of the Courageous Heart’ Liturgy celebration on Friday 30th September. The event was captured in cartoon style on a long panel. A copy was made after the event for the college’s other campus. See last year’s panel here.
The ‘Where are you from?’ cartoon has been used in the South Korean text book Citizens and Social Participation, published by Mabook Publishing Company, Incheon, South Korea. Here is the text book with its companion book Citizens and Social Justice. Well illustrated, great looking books.
Kunmanara is a book published by the Department for Education, Government of South Australia, for use in schools in the APY (Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara) Lands in the remote north west of South Australia. There are Pitjantjatjara and Yakunytjatjara language versions.
Teaching by Numbers, an illustration for the article in the latest Australian Education Union Journal (South Australia branch). ‘An increasing number of politicians and education consultancy businesses believe that knowledge can be broken down into discrete parts, standardised for easy consumption, routinised to ensure consistency and subsequently measured through predefined forms of assessment.’
Simon Kneebone - cartoonist and illustrator 