Silly songs and delightful doodles
Discover our range of sing along stories that will tickle your funny bone and get a worm stuck in your ear.
Mr Mosquito
Our first book ‘ Mr Mosquito’ is very nearly available to buy!
Follow Mr Mosquito on his cheeky endeavours, to keep poor Ned from ever falling asleep.
Listen to the song here.
About us
Doodle and Hum are a creative duo brought together by a shared love of brilliant children’s books and songs. Simon, a musician and singer-songwriter, started writing and recording songs at home to entertain and educate his children. He’d always dreamed of bringing them to life with illustrations. Then came Camilla, a sculptor and illustrator with a knack for silliness and fun.
Together, they make super-catchy songs and hilarious, playful illustrations. They hope their creations bring smiles to little faces and maybe inspire a few little ones to pick up an instrument or pencil of their own.
Simon Gledhill
Singer/songwriter
Simon Gledhill is a singer-songwriter and professional musician who writes and performs as Lean with the Breeze. He lives in Newhaven, UK, with his family.
Simon began writing songs for children after creating “Whose Knees?”, a joyful ditty about the bee’s knees and other wacky idioms. His daughter had just been born, and he wanted to make songs and stories she could enjoy with her friends. Around the same time, he was running sing-along sessions for toddlers and playing Christmas gigs with his band, the Navidads. He loved how music brought people together and wanted to build on that by creating books that encourage children to sing and make music.
He crowdfunded his first children’s book, Whose Knees? on Kickstarter and has been dreaming up new ideas ever since. With lots of children’s songs already written, Simon began imagining how he could bring them to life as books and create a whole world around them. With the help of Camilla Barnard, that idea grew into Doodle and Hum.
Camilla Barnard
Illustrator
Sculptor and illustrator Camilla Barnard undertook her Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Brighton, majoring in Materials Practice (Wood, Metal, Ceramics, and Plastics) and graduating in 2011. In January 2012, Barnard’s work focuses on one-of-a-kind bespoke pieces for installations, window displays, private collections, and galleries. She is best known for her wooden recreations of everyday objects such. Her clients include Anthropologie, Design Museum, Paul Smith, Pitfield London, Roger Vivier, Southbank Centre, Tigerprint, and Transport for London.
After relocating to Newhaven, she shifted her focus to creating 2d illustrations, and had always dreamed of creating children’s books, and once she heard Simon’s songs, the rest was history.
