Frances Castle: A Kid’s Guide to IWM London

Frances Castle was commissioned by the Imperial War Museum to create illustrations for their new Kid's Guide to their London museum. The book is aimed at children aged 7 to 11 and had to be accessible and appealing to both girls and boys. IWM London re-opened  it's doors after a refurbishment in July 2014, in time for the Centenary of the First World War and Frances' brief was to interpret the newly designed atrium with it's displays of iconic planes and other objects. She also produced a series of comic strips telling stories of people's experience of war and conflict up to the present day.

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Carrie May – The Girl Savage

We love the new cover look Carrie May has created for best selling author Katherine Rundell. Carrie worked with the design team at Faber and Faber to illustrate this beautiful cover for Rundell’s debut novel ‘The Girl Savage’, the tale of a young girl uprooted from her life in Zimbabwe, destined for boarding school in London. We love Carrie’s artwork, which captures Will’s wild adventures on her African farm.

Carrie May is represented by New Division

Fred Blunt launches Captain Falsebeard aboard The Golden Hinde!

21st July, Bright and Puffin Books hosted a swashbuckling soirée to launch Fred Blunt’s debut author/illustrated picture book Captain Falsebeard in a Very Fishy Tale, aboard the 16th Century galleon, The Golden Hinde.

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Will Broome’s Frankie and Dorris goes to Kidscreen

Will Broome's Frankie and Dorris featured on the front cover of Kidscreen magazine. 

Will and the co created Ann Riley are going to Toulouse for the 2015 Cartoon Forum

Here's some words from Will himself:

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Alex T Smith: Claude: Lights! Camera! Action!

Alex T Smith's seventh book in his bestselling Claude series, Lights! Camera! Action! is Waterstones Children's Book of the Month! Claude discovers a film set on the other side of the fence! When the two lead actors are injured, Claude and Sir Bobblysock are asked to take their places. Can they become movie stars with just the simple addition of a wig? Of course they can!

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#SparkSomethingGood – Lucy Fleming Mural for M&S Initiative

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The talented illustrator, designer, and writer Charlie Sutcliffe

Hugely talented illustrator, designer,  and writer Charlie Sutcliffe has been busily working away during the summer on new story texts, and ideas for new children's books.

We have a lovely new pdf portfolio of his recent work which we would love to send you if you would like to see more of his stunning artworks and text ideas.

Charlie's work is totally unique, and works brilliantly in Games, Books, Prints etc

Charlie Sutcliffe is represented by Artist Partners

Steve May Illustrates Dennis The Menace: Canine Carnage

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Accompany Benji Davies on an Adventure to Grandad’s Island

I defy you not to be touched by this book

- Elisa Offord, Marketing & Publicity Director, Simon & Schuster

Summer 2015 is set to be a popular season for Bright picture books launching into the public eye and gracing the shelves of book lovers the world over. One of these future classics comes from the pen of award-winning author illustrator Benji Davies and is set to supersede Benji’s critically acclaimed debut title The Storm Whale (Simon & Schuster) having already been shortlisted in the AOI World Illustration Awards 2015. This month, we proudly add the stunningly illustrated & powerfully written Grandad’s Island (Simon & Schuster) to our growing Bright Bookshelf.

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GRUMBUG! by Adam Stower

Grumbug! is Adam Stower's beautifully illustrated new picture book, follow up to the charming Troll and the Oliver

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