Adam Stower and King Coo nominated for the Alligators Mouth Awards – Behind the Book: With Marta Kissi illustrator of Mo Farah’s picture book ‘Ready Steady Mo!’ (Bright Group, Children’s Books, illustrator)

It has been a thrilling time for awards nominations and the excitement continues with the announcement of the Alligators Mouth Awards for Highly Illustrated Fiction. This year we are delighted that Adam Stower's King Coo: The Curse of the Mummy’s Gold, published by David Fickling Books is on the long-list for this exciting new award.

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Levi Pinfold shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal – Behind the Book: With Marta Kissi illustrator of Mo Farah’s picture book ‘Ready Steady Mo!’ (Bright Group, Children’s Books, illustrator)

The CILIP Kate Greenaway shortlist has been announced, we always await the listings with baited breath hoping to see some of our supremely talented illustrators recognised for this prestigious award. This year Levi Pinfold has made this prestigious shortlist for his stunning collaboration with author David Almond in The Dam, published by Walker Studio.

Celebrating the best in children’s writing and illustration respectively, the Medals are unique in being judged by children’s librarians, while the Shadowers’ Choice Award, recently added to the Awards ceremony celebrations, is voted for by children and young people who shadow the Medals. The 40-strong list of titles for the 2020 Medals (20 on each longlist) was selected from a total of 162 nominations, read by an expert volunteer team of 14 children's and youth librarians from across the UK.

Levi Pinfold is represented by Arena Illustration. You can view his portfolio here.

Lucy Davey’s seventh Illustrated cover for Campbell and Carter Mystery series by Ann Granger

Lucy Davey has illustrated yet another stunning book jacket in the Campbell and Carter village mystery series. ‘A Matter of Murder’, written by Anne Granger, is the seventh in an edition of exciting Cotswold murder books.

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STEFANO TAMBELLINI -NEW BOOK – CHRISTMAS CRISIS

Commissioned and published by the French publisher Didier at the end of last year. This topical story book is published in English for teenage readers practising English.

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Fabio Flamingo illustrated by Emily Fox is back in his third adventure!

Laura James and Emily Fox have come up trumps with a 3rd brand new crime-fighting adventure, Fabio the Worlds Greatest Flamingo Detective; Peril at Lizard Lake published by Bloomsbury Publishing .

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Sarah Maycock- Sometimes I Feel…: A Menagerie of Feelings Big and Small

"Sometimes I feel as big as a bear . . . But there will always be someone bigger than me. There are lots of ways that we can feel, so many emotions big and small. Sarah Maycock explores our feelings through a collection of animal similes and poetic prose, imagined with sublime illustrations that perfectly embody each emotion. Even a big bear can feel small sometimes. A thought-provoking one-off picture book from an illustrator skyrocketing in popularity."

Sarah Maycock is represented by Handsome Frank

Ori’s Stars, a breath-taking new picture book by Kristyna Litten

We are thrilled to showcase a breath-taking stand-out new picture book by Arena illustrator Kristyna Litten, so for those seeking a little magic and wonderment, Ori’s Stars written and illustrated by Kristyna Litten and published by Simon and Schuster.

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Tomislav Tomic creates stunning cover illustration for Explorer’s on Black Ice Bridge

This month sees the publication of the final instalment of Alex Bell’s Polar Bears Explorers Trilogy with stunning cover illustrations by Tomislav Tomic Published by Faber and Faber

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Balloon to the Moon Wins at Book Awards

Phosphor Art's Christopher Nielsen was chuffed to hear that Balloon to the Moon, a book he illustrated for Gill Arbuthnott and Big Picture Press (Templar) won the 'Children’s Trade 9 to 16 Years' category at the British Book Design & Production Awards.

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Stefano Tambellini – Il Giro del Mondo in 80 Esperimenti

Around the World in 80 Experiments- Featuring some new non-fiction work in Stefano's native language - Italian.

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