Macmillan Publishers just launched six stunning books for their new Young Sherlock series! Illustrated by hugely talented artist Steve Stone (also well known for his Percy Jackson covers and other successful young adult fiction covers worldwide) the books are written by Andrew Lane and Art Directed by Rachel Vale
Steve was hired to produce strong, cinematic images for this prestigious series.
Carrie May created this wonderful cover for Nicholas Barreau’s ‘The Secret Paris Cinema Club’ published by Quercus. Carrie’s lovely illustration and typography have resulted in a beautiful cover with a handcrafted feel.
Adrian Valencia has been commissioned to illustrate five covers for the "Girls on Tour" series of books by Nicola Doherty. Poppy Does Paris is the first book in the series and Adrian's usual attention to detail and beautiful use of colour make for a great cover.
Steve May's lifetime ambition to draw his comic heroes Dennis The Menace and Gnasher has been realised at last. Diary of Dennis The Menace is the first title in a brand new series, written by Steven Butler and published this month by Puffin. Steve was initially asked to submit samples of both characters - the brief he was given: "Dennis would need to retain the high smile that sits just below the nose and eyes, plus his typical features – spikey hair, red and black jumper and shorts etc, but the Beano are keen for the illustrator to leave their mark on this. Being Dennis the Menace, the illustrations can afford to be anarchic and quite dominant throughout the book.”
Of course, Steve loves a bit of anarchy and his response was to produce these amazing character designs! Gordon Tait from DC Thomson & Co aka The Beano HQ said: " I think it's safe to say we were all very excited when Steve's initial drawings came through and for us the choice was pretty much a no-brainer as they say… it was exactly what we were looking for."
Steve went on to illustrate the cover and black and white illustrations for the insides, with added splats, ink blots, fingerprints and paw prints to emphasise the handwritten diary feel.
Sarah Perkins illustrated this beautiful cover for the new Rosie Thomas novel, 'The Illusionists' which is published this month by Harper Collins in hardback and ebook.
Larry Rostant has been honing his already highly regarded photographic skills to such a degree that his work has been recognised by Graphis - as a GOLD winner with his work appearing in the current Photography Annual 2014. The winning photograph entitled: Domestic Goddess shows a cheery mutated vision of 1950's femininity.
Larry's work is well known in the publishing and advertising circles having worked as highly regarded illustrator and photographer for many years.
Christopher Gibbs is the cover illustrator behind the popular How To Train Your Dragon Series, written by Cressida Cowell. Commissioned by Hodder Children's Books, he was given the technical challenge to take the author's own sketches and interpret them into his own by using traditional painting methods and then adding textures digitally. How To Betray a Dragon's Hero, was published recently and is the ninth book in the series, illustrated by Chris.
We are very pleased to announce that Thomas Flintham'sMarvellous Maths, written by Jonathan Litton and published by Templar, has been shortlisted in the 'Best Book for Facts' category for the very influential Blue Peter Book Awards 2014. The two winning books will be announced live on Blue Peter for World Book Day on 6th March 2014.
Marvellous Maths is an engaging and exciting exploration of maths, from the invention of zero to the geometry of a donut! Clear, humorous text with Tom's bright illustrations and interactive novelties help explain topics including numbers, geometry, probability, transformations and statistics. The focus is on making maths accessible and exciting, so each topic has an investigation for young number-smiths to try at home.
It's been Thomas Flintham's month as his book, Molecule Mayhem, written by Tom Adams, won this year's 2013 ALCS Award for Educational Writing. This book is an outstanding example of a non-fiction pop-up chemistry book that inspires young readers aged 5-11 years, as it seeks to engage by introducing them to complex concepts in the strange nature of matter.
Rohan Eason illustrates 'The Mistletoe Bride' by Kate Mosse.
Published by Orion, Rohan recently spent a day signing books with the author; a haunting book which includes fourteen pieces of Rohan's art. He says "the book does look beautiful", which is no surprise, with the fine examples of his images we see here. 'The Mistletoe Bride and Other Haunting Tales' is out now.
Daniela was very excited when she was asked to illustrate this series of covers for one of her favourite publishers, Virago. This trilogy by L. M. Montgomery form part of the Virago Modern Classics collection. We are thrilled that Daniela could fulfil one of her dreams to work on a Virago cover and has blown everyone away with these really special illustrations, already gaining praise from the Virago team themselves, “I’m completely enchanted by the covers, which feature beautiful illustrations by talented artist Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini.”