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Welcome to Monsterville

May 31, 2011

Discover Children's Story Centre in Stratford, East London and 3 monstertastic illustrators have teamed up to create a brand new exhibition: Welcome to Monsterville.

Arena's Neal Layton (Emily Browne) has collaborated with Sarah McIntyre (You can't Eat a Princess) and Ed Vere (Mr Big) to create a strange and fantastic world of revoltingly adorable monsters for an unbelievably hideous and funny experience.

The exhibition runs until March 2012.

Simon Bartram at Stratford Circus

Simon Bartram, creator of the Blue Peter award-winning Bob, the Man on the Moon is inviting children to come and join the fun at Stratford Circus on Saturday 18th June. The East London contemporary performing arts venue, is holding 'Draw with Simon' at 11.30am and 3pm. Simon will teach children to draw aliens, create a moonscape and tell the story of how Bob finds his best-ever friend. Simon Bartram is represented by Arena

Marvellous Mazes

Published this month, Thomas Flintham's Marvellous Mazes is a beautifully rendered, intricate black-and-white puzzle book which will keep children absorbed for hours. They can find their way through the fur of a great bear, help squirrels reach nuts at the tops of trees and aid Astro Pete in his quest to find the perfect planet to make his new home.

Thomas Flintham's Marvellous Mazes is published by Scholastic. Thomas Flintham is represented by Arena.

Chickenworld

April 27, 2011

Here is a selection of artworks from Garry Parsons brand new picture book, ‘Chicken World’. Written by Sean Taylor, The Nestle children's book award winner and published by Random House, ‘Chicken World’ tells the tale of the Cluckalots family day out to the Chicken World theme park and their unexpected encounter with a hungry fox. Garry’s egg-cellent illustrations are full of fascinating detail and humour, which will have you clucking with laughter.

Garry Parsons is represented by Meiklejohn Illustration

Simon Bartram’s Latest Adventure

Simon's recently published Clone Chaos (Templar), continues the adventures of Bob and his sidekick Barry. It's already receiving some great reviews, including this from the Guardian's children's books editor, Julia Eccleshare:

Best-selling Simon Bartram has created a wonderful new set of adventures for Bob, the Man on the Moon. This time he finds he has been cloned! Soon he is meeting himself on the Moon - and getting a bit of a shock as he does so. Beautifully illustrated and written in short, easy to read chapters, this is a great book for beginning readers.

Simon Bartram is represented by Arena

Adam Stower’s Silly Doggy!

We are proud to announce the publication of Adam Stower's fantastic new picture book, Silly Doggy!

When Lily looks out of her bedroom window one morning, she gets the best surprise - a doggy! But this is no normal doggy, he's got lots of strange habits and there's a local zookeeper who is looking for him…. Join Lily and Doggy on the best day out ever.

You can meet Adam in person at his local bookshop in Brighton, The Book Nook on 14th May where he will be signing copies of his charming and beautifully illustrated book. He'll also be making a guest appearance at the Hay Festival and Edinburgh festival this summer.

Silly Doggy! is published by Templar and available from all good booksellers from 1st May.

Adam Stower is represented by Arena

Zdenko signs major 2-book deal with UK leading publisher

March 31, 2011

Zdenko is an award-winning illustrator and animator, working across to the creative world within publishing, editorial, new media and advertising. Author of two short animated films and illustrator for many children’s books, his works has been exhibited all over the world.

Following on from the success of his illustrated book ‘Alice in Wonder Land’, published by Carlton Publishing, Zdenko has just been signed by a major publisher, Hachette UK, for an up coming two book publishing deal. Watch this space!

Zdenko is represented by Bright Agency

Gary Blythe

March 28, 2011

Gary Blythe –proudly represented by Artist Partners is now available for new projects, his classical drawing and painting technique’s have won him many accolades over the years, winning the most prestigious Kate Greenaway award – for the classic children’s book “The Whales Song”

Gary Blythe has produced many picture books for all the top publishers here and in the US and has in the past worked in advertising, obtaining a much coveted Clio Award for an illustrative advertising campaign.

Fairy Tales

Akbar Ali has been busy creating some beautifully rich illustrations for the classic tale 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears', published by Oxford University Press. His wonderful style has breathed new life into the story and has been so successful that he is now working on another title for OUP. So expect to see his imagining of Snow White soon!

Akbar Ali is represented by the Organisation

Simon Bartram at Gateshead Library

February 25, 2011

A bit of good library news for a change. Gateshead Library has just re-opened after a £2.5 million redevelopment. It's brand new children's library is now home to a few of Simon Bartram's illustrations from his book, Bob's Best Ever Friend in supersize on the walls. Simon, who lives locally to this important resource for the community, was on hand to do some Bob events for the opening weekend.