Jonny Duddle Nominated For Two Book Awards

Chris Wormell – First Prize in Red House Children’s book award

Huge congratulations to the ultra talented Chris Wormell who was awarded first prize in the ’books for younger children’ category in the Red House Children’s Book Award 2012 for ‘Scruffy Bear and the Six White Mice’. The award was decided by the harshest critics of all, the children themselves. Well done Chris!

Chris Wormell is represented by The Artworks

Festive shop windows by Alison Jay

Alison Jay has recently been commissioned to design the shop windows for Millets during this festive season. Her timeless, classic imagery perfectly evokes a wintery wonderland, and adorns the frontage of all of their stores nationwide. Should you step inside, you'll also see more of her fabulous work at point of sale areas... she has quite simply taken over! If that wasn't enough, the children's book shop, 'Tales on Moon Lane' in Dulwich, has used Alison's gorgeous work for 'The Nutcracker' in their window display too!

Alison jay is represented by the Organisation

Just Published: The Bumper Book of Bob

Just Published: The Sleeping Army

Monster Mash

Arena artists Aleksei Bitskoff, Jonny Duddle, Thomas Flintham and Adam Stower lead a monstrous day of drawing monsters in our Big Draw event at Discover Children's Story Centre in Stratford on Saturday 15th October. Monster Mash will be a drawing extravaganza for children of all ages, with a chance of winning lots of great prizes.

The Pirates Next Door

Jonny Duddle, the creator of best-selling picture book The Pirate Cruncher, has a new pirate adventure published in October by Templar. The Pirates Next Door stars the Jolley-Rogers, the pirate family who move to Dull-on-Sea and cause no end of rumours amongst the locals. But for their next door neighbour Matilda, life suddenly gets more interesting.

The first edition hardcover has a fold-out poster of the Jolly-Rogers and there's a stunning double gatefold inside.

Jonny Duddle is represented by Arena

Tales for Great Grandchildren

The Chris Beetles gallery recently hosted the launch of the exciting new project Daniela Terrazzini has been busy working on, the first title in the series from JJ Books, ‘Tales for Great Grandchildren’. Daniela was asked to illustrate the whole book including both the full colour watercolour pages, title pages and the cover illustration. The author John Jackson has written a fantastic set of stories based on the folklore and mythology of India and Nepal and Daniela’s intricate and beautiful illustrations are the perfect accompaniment for such a special project, ‘The bewitching illustrations by Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini bring the characters out of the page and into our hearts. Her work is enchanting and seductive, and will spark the imaginations of all’.

Daniela is presented by The Artworks

Pinocchio in pop-ups

Leading children's book illustrator, Richard Johnson, has recently produced a magnificent pop up book based on the classic tale of Pinocchio, for Templar publishing. It really is a stunning piece of work, and it sure to be a big hit. His beautifully rendered imagery jumps out of the pages, bringing the story to life in an exciting fresh way. It is an exciting addition to the Templar catalogue, which already includes Richard's successful 'Alice in Wonderland' pop up book. Well done Richard!

Richard Johnson is represented by the Organisation

You, Me and Thing

Alex T Smith's delightful illustrations adorn bestselling author, Karen McCombie's You, Me and Thing: The Curse of the Jelly Babies published by Faber this month. This is the first in the series about a strange, small something that lives at the bottom of Ruby Morgan and Jackson Miller's back gardens. Alex's illustrations are a perfect foil for this story about friendship, secrets, magic and BIG trouble.

Alex T Smith is represented by Arena