The SAA are very pleased to be supporting the World Illustration Awards by sponsoring The SAA Agents Award for New Talent.
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What an extraordinary day it was yesterday, March 17th 2016, the date of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize - now in its twelfth year and selecting the very, very best in new and emerging talent for children’s writing and illustration. Uniquely, it’s a prize argued over and voted for by the most books-passionate of people; Waterstones’ own experienced booksellers.
To look at one of Maddie Frost’s illustrations is to immediately wonder, “How did she make something so texturally complex look so gorgeously simple and accessible?” Her work is a triumph of composition, of thoughtfulness, of ingenuity.
To celebrate the publication of A Beginner’s Guide to Bear Spotting by Michelle Robinson and David Roberts, Sarah Odedina met David for coffee and to talk about his career in publishing, his books and the joys of illustration.
We are very excited to announce that Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet, co-creators of veggie-hero, Supertato have been shortlisted for the best laugh out loud picture book award this year, for the brilliant I need a wee!
Learn the names for baby animals and their parents in this new picture book by the acclaimed Thomas Flintham. Animal Babies is the newest title in an early-concept toddler series from Scholastic.
Phosphor Art would like to introduce you to Lisbon-based artist Tiago Galo. Tiago is interested in comics and zines, having won the prize for Best Comic at Amadora BD (an international comic festival held near Lisbon) in 2011.
Watch out for Kristyna Litten's delightful new picture book, Blue & Bertie (Simon & Schuster) which hits the book shelves this month and is already attracting some lovely reviews. Kristyna's tale is about Bertie, a lost giraffe who unexpectedly finds a new friend called Blue, who makes him look at the world with a different perspective and shows him how to embrace differences.
Phosphor Art are really pleased to be representing the St. Petersburg based artist Alexander Baidin. Due to the popularity of Alexander’s work at portfolio reviews we thought we’d share some more of his work with you today.
We took some time to catch up with Jarvis, Author and Illustrator of ‘Alan’s Big Scary Teeth’ – a beautifully illustrated, heart-warming tale with a twist and a good moral at it’s core (published by Walker Books and available from 6th February 2016). Although writing and illustrating is his full time job, Jarvis hopes one day that Coldplay will need him to play guitar for them. Whilst waiting for the call, he’s been busy making books for kids and answering some very important questions…
