A Year Full of Stories
Christopher Corr's picture book takes stage at China's Children's Book Expo in Beijing.
Miguel Ordonez
Miguel Ordonez is an extremely talented and sought after artist, receiving a lot of attention at the moment; with a best selling book "Dada" under his belt written by Jimmy Fallon and another picture book in progress with Hachette UK Publishing - you can see why when you see his unique style, his vibrant palette and characters!
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Hannah George – Chicken Mission
In 'Chicken Mission: The Mystery of Stormy Island' Amy Cluckbucket takes a trip to the seaside. Hannah George has illustrated Amy's adventures in the fabulous conclusion to this brilliant series written by Jennifer Gray and published by Faber & Faber.
Hell Hath No Fury… Like a Hungry Dragon! Behind the Book with Jorge Martin
I’m Hungry is Jorge Martin’s debut author/illustrated picture book being released on July 7th and published by Penguin. It’s a heart-warming and comical tale of a naughty little dragon who mistakes her jungle friends for dinner until Mummy dragon swoops in to save the day!
No Wallflowers Here! Behind the Scenes at The Official Book Launch of Fiona Woodcock’s debut; Hiding Heidi
We celebrated with our esteemed colleagues from Simon and Schuster on Tuesday evening at the official book launch of Hiding Heidi — the debut author/illustrated picture book by Bright artist, Fiona Woodcock.
Pattern Designer and Illustrator Suzanne Carpenter
Suzanne Carpenter is not only a brilliant illustrator she is also a brilliant designer of patterns. Having set up a studio with her husband Chris they now run a vibrant design company called simply : Patternistas.
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Thomas Flintham and Pamela Butchart Win The Children’s Book Award 2016
Blue Peter Best Story Award-Winners, Thomas Flintham and author Pamela Butchart, continued their winning streak when they were named overall winners of The Children's Book Award 2016, for My Headteacher is a Vampire Rat, published by Nosy Crow.
Just Published: Emily Fox Illustrates Another Fox Investigates
Emily Fox's collaboration with author, Adam Frost, continues in their third book in this charming series of Fox Investigates, A Taste for Adventure published by Stripes this month.
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Alex T. Smith’s Claude TV & New Picture Book: Claude All at Sea
This month we're celebrating all things CLAUDE!
We're very excited to announce that Alex T. Smith's Claude will be adapted into an animated series by BAFTA-winning Belfast-based animation studio, Sixteen South, for Disney Junior EMEA. The new series has just gone into production and is due to air in 2017 - there will be 52 episodes for boys and girls aged 4 to 6 and Sixteen South are keen to evoke the unique visual style of Alex's original pictures.
Behind the Book: Ben Mantle’s ‘Dinostars’
On What Inspired the Story
Like many kids who grew up in the 80’s I loved my children’s TV.
Shows like Thundercats, He-man, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles were personal favourites.My background is in animation, so I naturally lean towards projects that have a more filmic quality to them and so I decided I would create my own version.