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This masterpiece drawn by Rohan Eason appears on the front cover of the childrens' classic 'The Wolves of Willoughby Chase'. Published by Vintage, Rohan has also illustrated the sequel 'Black Hearts in Battersea' due out this month. He says "...the last illustrator to do them was one of my favourites, Edward Gorey, so I was very excited to be given the chance to do the new versions."
Rohan Eason is represented by Illustration
Mixing pattern and texture with form and perspective,Daniel Mackie creates this energetic book cover. Commissioned by Canadian publisher Talon books, Daniel uses his brushes to noticeable effect, illustrating a challenging title; an adaptation of Hesiod’s "two great works, Theogony and Works and Days, taking into account the poet’s essential meditative insights that paved the way for the subsequent achievements of Greek philosophy".
Daniel Mackie is represented by Illustration
These wonderful illuminated letters were created by Frances Castle for the Guardian's Spiegeltent at the Edinburgh International Book Festival this year. They appeared on deck chairs, canvas bags, stickers, beer mats and book plates. Frances was commissioned by 999 Design to illustrate quotes by famous authors for different book genres: Alexander McCall Smith for Crime, Mark Haddon for Children's, Hilary Mantel for Historical Fiction and Jasper Fforde for Fantasy.
Frances Castle is represented by Arena
Bright Group International are very proud and excited for our brilliant illustrator Mark Chambers with his recent picture book with Litte Tiger Press …The hilariously witty (and slightly messy) ‘Pigeon Poo’ has been released and is available now. This author, illustrator combination; Elizabeth Baguley and Mark Chambers, ensures this title will become a favourite choice for boys and girls of all ages, and adults too. ‘Pigeon Poo’ is Mark’s first book with Little Tiger Press, we hope theres more to come!
Mark Chambers is represented by Bright
Here is Lucy Truman’s latest cover artwork for Sophie Kinsella’s hugely popular Shopaholic series. Lucy Truman is one of the UK’s most prolific artists for popular women’s fiction and is currently illustrating Sophie Kinsella’s entire back catalogue.
Lucy Truman is represented by New Division
Following on from his bestselling Marvellous Mazes, the talented Thomas Flintham has a new book published this month by Scholastic. Thomas Flintham's Super-Fantastic Puzzles is an adventure through Puzzleland, 'where you never know what puzzling place, person or creature you'll find next'. Thomas finds puzzles in everything: a field full of crows, a dinosaur tangle and a hungry dragon. This is a puzzle book that boggles your mind with intricate quests to find lost treasures, before facing the spot-the-difference puzzles. With 60 puzzles, it's perfect for those rainy afternoons.
Thomas Flintham is represented by Arena
Kate Forrester has produced a series of book jackets for best selling author, Kathy Lette. Beautifully simple yet suitably bold, they showcase Kate’s signature typography skills perfectly.
Kate Forrester is represented by The Artworks
Quercus Books recently commissioned Lucy Davey to do this lovely cover for one of their titles The Sweetness of Forgetting and liked it so much that they have just asked her to illustrate the back cover too!
We agree that it's a stunning illustration, typical of Lucy's fresh and evocative style and use of colour.
Lucy Davey is represented by the Artworks
It's not often that you get a brief which asks you to design a bear equivalent of Ray Winstone with the swagger of a chain-smoking cockney for 7 to 9 year olds! Kristyna Litten rose to the challenge and came up with this brilliant wrap-a-round cover for Mr McCool, published by Egmont this month.
Kristyna Litten is represented by Arena
Kate Forrester has illustrated a beautiful set of covers for Barnes and Noble in the States. This is the first in a series of 6 special leather bound children’s classics to be released this year. The series includes Anne of Green Gables, The Wind in the Willows and Grimms Fairy Tales. All are printed directly onto leather with embossed foil finishes, pretty end papers and silver edged pages.
Kate Forrester is represented by the Artworks