‘Supertato: Hap-pea ever after’ chosen for World Book Day 2016!
It’s official – Supertato: Hap-pea ever after has been named one of The Big 11 for 2016 and is an official World Book Day 2016 choice!
Miguel Ordóñez and Jimmy Fallon present ‘Dada’
Miguel Ordóñez recently worked with American talk show host Jimmy Fallon on a children’s book for US publisher Macmillan. The tongue-in-cheek book encourages babies to utter ‘Dada’ as their first word. We think Miguel did a great job with the fun illustrations!
Jonny Duddle & Cyber Group Studios Present Gigantosaurus at Cartoon Forum
Bestselling author/illustrator, Jonny Duddle and Cyber Group Studios, presented the Gigantosaurus trailer based on Jonny's picture book at Cartoon Forum 2015 in Toulouse this month. The forum is an event where all the great and the good of the European animation world gather together to pitch their projects to broadcasters and investors.
Benji Davies WINS AOI World Illustration Awards 2015 : Picture Book Category
Congratulations to Benji Davies who has won the AOI World Illustration Awards : Picture Book Category 2015 for Grandad’s Island (Simon & Schuster).
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.
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!
Steve May Illustrates Dennis The Menace: Canine Carnage
Prankmaster General is back again in The Diary of Dennis The Menace: Canine Carnage. This is the fifth book in the successful series written by Steven Butler and illustrated by the very talented Steve May. Steve's illustrations almost leap off the page with an energy that equals the comic writing.
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.
GRUMBUG! by Adam Stower
Grumbug! is Adam Stower's beautifully illustrated new picture book, follow up to the charming Troll and the Oliver
Just Published: Thomas Flintham’s Animal Colours
Thomas Flintham has excelled himself with his latest toddler book, Animal Colours, (Scholastic) the third book in this delightful Animal series. His sense of design and beautiful use of colour will capture the imagination of even the smallest reader. Thomas cleverly uses a limited palette taking the colour of the animal from one spread through to the next and mixing it with another colour, just take a look below at a few selected eye-catching spreads.
