What do Caterpillars Dream of? Meet Bright Artist Clive McFarland

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Tim McDonagh – Star Wars Galactic Atlas

Behind the Book: The Answer for Little Worriers with Gabe Alborozo & Matthew Morgan

As adults we often worry: about paying the bills, about work, family, politics, health — well just about everything really. But as adults we also know there’s a way to sort things out (hopefully and for the most part) We know we can talk about it, and there is help out there. We understand why we worry — mostly.

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An Unexpected Visitor: Behind the Book with Bright Star Jessica Courtney-Tickle

Jessica Courtney-Tickle is an incredible talent. Her soft and misty landscapes are dream-like and comforting. The perfect, peaceful way to send little ones off to sleep at night. Her debut picture book is due out in February and published by Egmont. The theme is environmentally friendly as is the material from which the book is made; Egmont use paper sourced from sustainable forests, which is the first message you see on opening the book.

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Diana Mayo’s beautiful illustrations for Yawning Yoga

Exciting new book being published by Little Pickle Press later this month! Written by Laurie Jordan and beautifully illustrated by the very talented Artist Partners artist Diana Mayo.
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The Lumberjack’s Beard

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Thomas Flintham’s Game Over, Super Rabbit Boy!

It was the computer games of Thomas Flintham’s childhood in the 90’s that inspired him to go on to write a series of stories called Press Start! The first book in the series, Game Over, Super Rabbit Boy! is published this month in the US by Scholastic and will hit the shops in the UK in August. 

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Jonny Duddle’s Cover Illustrations for J.K. Rowling’s Hogwarts Library Books

Bloomsbury have released brand-new hardback editions of J.K. Rowling’s Hogwarts Library Books with these irresistible new jacket illustrations by Jonny Duddle. Quidditch Through the Ages and The Tales of Beedle the Bard are published this month with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them released in March.  (more…)

Behind the Book with Dave Mottram

Dave Mottram lives in Ohio with his wife, daughter and black lab, Gracie. He drew so much as kid, he would occasionally run out of paper. There were paper bags filled with Dave’s art all over the house. Still drawing after all these years, he now enjoys watching his daughter draw all the time. The circle continues! His latest book, Race Car Dreams published with Running Press Kids in September 2016.

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Paul Boston – Find Your Way

The fantastic 'Find Your Way' series illustrated by Paul Boston and published by Quarto is out now. These brilliant books take children on a mathematical journey, with fun puzzles to complete along the way.

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