

Hello and Welcome
Rodney and Sarah Matthews are a husband-and-wife team, living and working together in the Cotswolds, England.
Specialising in the genre of children's fantasy, the couple are currently working on new adventures for their fictional characters: Professor Oddney, Magnus and Yendor.












Meet Oddney and Magnus ...
a bumbling, yet fearless, retired naturalist and explorer and his best friend, a talking magpie!

Blog Posts

Illustration Magazine
Curious mythopoeic tale which owes much to C.S. Lewis and Tolkien
Illustration Magazine
Curious mythopoeic tale which owes much to C.S. Lewis and Tolkien

This Children's Librarian Approves!
We are absolutely thrilled with our five star review on Amazon from Pat Garrett, Librarian at Portsmouth Central Library ...
This Children's Librarian Approves!
We are absolutely thrilled with our five star review on Amazon from Pat Garrett, Librarian at Portsmouth Central Library ...

Fun Kids Book Worms
Rodney and I had a great time chatting with the super lovely Bex Lindsay of Fun Kids ...
Fun Kids Book Worms
Rodney and I had a great time chatting with the super lovely Bex Lindsay of Fun Kids ...
Endorsements

"it’s tempting to offer a synopsis, but that would spoil the experience of reading this curious mythopoeic tale which owes much to C.S. Lewis and Tolkien. It’s also extremely funny — with droll and ridiculous characters — while never losing sight, in the manner of Tolkien, of the endless opposition of good and evil.”
Dr Simon Cooke (Editor, Illustration magazine)
"And, what I know for sure … is that you will love the illustrations by my favourite artist, Rodney Matthews, and his deliciously zany story, written with his very, very silly wife, Sarah."
John Cleese (Writer, Actor and Tall person)
"What a great book, and you can tell everything you do is put together with
so much love. It's super immersive, and that's what I love about everything you
do!!! It's inspiring and needless to say: it's fantastic"
Tobias Sammet (Musician, Songwriter and Music Producer)

"fantastical caricature"
Nicolette Jones (Writer, Literary Critic, Broadcaster)
"With a wild and whimsical story – packed withsoaraway imagination, madcap antics and buttock-snapping inhabitants, and exploring themes of kindness and friendship – all brought to life by Rodney Matthews’ lavish and atmospheric illustrations, this is a book to love and treasure."
Pam Norfolk (Book Reviewer, Lancashire Post)