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Hell Hath No Fury… Like a Hungry Dragon! Behind the Book with Jorge Martin

Hell Hath No  Fury… Like a Hungry Dragon! Behind the Book with Jorge Martin (Bright Group, Children’s Books, illustrator)

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!

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Alex T. Smith’s Claude TV & New Picture Book: Claude All at Sea

Alex T. Smith’s Claude TV & New Picture Book: Claude All at Sea (Animation/Motion Graphics, Arena Illustration, Children’s Books, illustrator)

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.

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Behind the Book: Ben Mantle’s ‘Dinostars’

Behind the Book: Ben Mantle’s ‘Dinostars’ (Bright Group, Children’s Books, illustrator)

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.

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Meet “Mamasaurus” with Stephan Lomp

Meet “Mamasaurus” with Stephan Lomp (Bright Group, Children’s Books, illustrator)

At Bright we’re always eager to take a peek behind the creative curtain of our artists’ lives. We had the opportunity to chat with über talented Stephan Lomp following the March publication of his author/illustrated Mamasaurus (Chronicle Books). Read on to learn more about the development that went into Mamasaurus, and what Stephan has in store for this beloved dino family!

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Levi Pinfold’s Greenling Wins English Association Book Award

Levi Pinfold’s Greenling Wins English Association Book Award (Arena Illustration, Awards, Children’s Books, illustrator)
Congratulations to Levi Pinfold for winning the English Association's 7-11 years Picture Book Award for his haunting and thought-provoking fable, Greenling. Established in 1995, the awards are presented to the best children's Fiction and Non-Fiction picture books of the year.

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