Yanchep author Calum Greenall, who writes children’s picture books will be at Perth Upmarket next Sunday with signed copies of his books.

Greenall and his wife moved to Perth from England in 2018 and lived in Balcatta and Osborne Park for the first couple of years before moving to Yanchep in about 2020.

He gets the ideas for his picture books from all kinds of places but mainly from his five-year-old son.

“He just comes up with some crazy ideas and says some crazy things and you think there might be something to that,’’ he said.

Greenall gave an example, which he said was in the works at present.

“We were driving along and pulled up at some lights and he was like ‘Look dad the doggy’s driving the car’.

“He was looking over and the person who was driving the car had bent over and the dog was in the passenger seat so it did look like the dog was driving the car.

“That then gave me an idea that it could look funny if a kid looked out the window and then (there were) ever increasingly smaller cars with ever increasing bigger animals as they went along.’’

A self-published author he has a friend in the UK who does the illustrations for him.

His already published books include Sam’s Stormy Night and Barry’s Broken Dam – they’re part of a series of four that go together.

Another book called the Beast Goes to the Circus involved working with Eddie Hall, who was the world’s strongest man in 2017 and the first man to deadlift 500kg.

“He’s a bit like a sporting hero for me and we’re working on another book as well.’’

To be held on March 23 the market, celebrating its 15th year, will include designers, artisans, gourmet retailers and authors.

More than just a shopping destination Perth Upmarket is a celebration of WA’s creative community, helping small businesses and artists grow their brands and reach new audiences.

Held at Winthrop Hall & Surrounds, University of Western Australia the market runs from 10am to 4pm.

RSVP to the event’s Facebook page.

Parking and entry are free.

To find out more visit https://www.perthupmarket.com.au/.

This article appeared on Yanchep News Online on 15 March 2025.