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About Wendy Sim
Bernie started at bath time, the way most good things involving small children do.
Wendy Sim is a grandmother, and Bernie the Bath™ began where you'd expect: on the bathroom floor, making up rhymes to get somebody into the water and then, later, to get them out of it again.
The bathtub in those stories was never just a bathtub. He had a face. He had opinions. He wanted to go somewhere. Her grandchildren knew him long before he had a name, and by the time he did, they were the ones asking what he'd turn into next.
Sailor of the Seas is the first of those bath-time stories written down properly, illustrated by Taniell Stuart. The dedication says it plainly:
“For every little Bubble Buddy who loves a good splash. This one's for you.”
— Dedication, Sailor of the Seas
There are more coming. Bernie has a great many things left to become.
And Taniell Stuart
Every illustration in the Bernie books — the enamel that shifts from cream to lilac, the orange feet, the duckies hidden in the foam — is drawn by Taniell Stuart. Bernie's face is hers.
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Wendy writes to the Adventure Crew when a new adventure is nearly ready.