FINDING BEAR ILLUSTRATED BY LEVI PINFOLD
Hannah Gold’s unmissable follow-up to the bestselling and award-winning The Last Bear is published this month by Harper Collins.
LAUGH OUT LOUD 2023 BOOK AWARDS WINNER!
Congratulations go to Arena illustrator Thomas Flintham and author Pamela Burchard for winning the 6-8 category for A Monster Ate My Packed Lunch.
Ten Word Tiny Tales contributor Alex T. Smith
We were thrilled to celebrate this brilliant book with Waterstone’s Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho along with a few of the contributing illustrators including Alex T. Smith.
"The tales in this compendium are tiny - they are only ten words long! But in your imagination they will settle - and, like seeds, they will grow..."
ARENA – ARTIST SPOTLIGHT ON MATTHEW LAND
We caught up with Matthew just after the recent publication of 'The Wall Between Us', featuring his stunning cover illustration and asked him about his process.
THE THING AT 52 – ILLUSTRATED BY RICHARD JOHNSON
This beautiful picture book written by Ross Montgomery with atmospheric images by Richard is touching, thought-provoking and a real tear-jerker!
EMILY FOX – ZOOPERTOWN RETURNS!
Emily and Jem Packer re-unite for their second action-packed adventure in Zoopertown, published this month by Bloomsbury.
LIGHTS, DRAMA, ACTION – ALEKSEI BITSKOFF!
Harper Drew is back! Aleksei Bitskoff teams up with author, Kathy Weeks for the third instalment in this phenomenally successful series published by Hachette Children’s Books.
MARIE-ALICE HAREL – PERSONAL PROJECTS
We shine a spotlight on the personal work of one of our multi-talented book artists. It was Marie-Alice’s love of research and attention to detail that led to her first love, creating her own art books.
NEW ANIMATION FROM ALEX T. SMITH
Alex’s fabulous character creations are beginning to take on a life of their own with a new animated TV series, The Coop Troop, airing this month in France
WALLIAMS AND STOWER ARE BACK WITH – ROBODOG!
Enter a world of superheroes and villains in this action-packed comic caper… get ready to meet the future of crime fighting!