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Tomislav Tomic Illustrates Fantastic Beasts

Tomislav Tomic Illustrates Fantastic Beasts (Arena Illustration, Children’s Books, illustrator, Publishing Jobs)
Tomislav Tomic intricate black and white illustrations adorn the inside pages of J.K. Rowling’s brand new edition of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, published this month by Bloomsbury. This is the third Hogwarts Library Book edition that Tomislav has had the pleasure in illustrating.

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Clare Elsom – Flying Fergus

Clare Elsom – Flying Fergus (Children’s Books, illustrator, NB Illustration)

Clare Elsom has teamed up with no other than Olympic Champion track cyclist Sir Chris Hoy. Sir Chris has collaborated with the award winning author Joanna Nadine in creating a magical series of children’s fiction about the adventures of Flying Fergus -  a boy who dreams about being the best boy cyclist in the world.

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What do Caterpillars Dream of? Meet Bright Artist Clive McFarland

What do Caterpillars Dream of? Meet Bright Artist Clive McFarland (Agency Interviews, Bright Group, Children’s Books, illustrator)
Since Clive McFarland was little he only wanted to draw things. He grew up in Northern Ireland and studied at Liverpool School of Art and Design. Surviving endless paper cuts, he passed his degree and, after a series of other jobs, finally began working as an illustrator.We chatted with Clive about his latest publication, Caterpillar Dreams, a beautiful tale of a caterpillar who dreams of seeing the world beyond his garden. Caterpillar Dreams was met with rave reviews!

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Tim McDonagh – Star Wars Galactic Atlas

Tim McDonagh – Star Wars Galactic Atlas (Children’s Books, illustrator)
All artwork © and TM 2016 Lucasfilm Ltd

 

From a galaxy far, far away to a beautifully-illustrated book near you…. this was definitely one of those projects that was difficult to keep a secret, especially as it began unfolding in such a magnificent way. This year, we managed to land our very own resident Star Wars fantastic Tim McDonagh the brief of his dreams: to illustrate an entire Star Wars book.

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

Behind the Book: The Answer for Little Worriers with Gabe Alborozo & Matthew Morgan (Agency Interviews, Bright Group, Children’s Books, illustrator)

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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Thomas Flintham’s Game Over, Super Rabbit Boy!

Thomas Flintham’s Game Over, Super Rabbit Boy! (Arena Illustration, Children’s Books, illustrator)

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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