Tuesday 25 October 2016

Buzzing with Excitement!

We are super excited to tell you that our very own Alison Jay's Bee & Me has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2017! Congratulations! The judging panels consider the nominated titles over the next couple of months and the long list will be announced on 16 February 2017! Fingers crossed!!!

Tuesday 18 October 2016

Danger! Adventure! Excitement! Fun!


With stunning cover illustration by David Dean, this classic adventure is reborn for a new generation! After escaping from his cruel father, Huckleberry Finn teams up with runaway slave, Jim, and they head off on a raft down the Mississippi River. But danger is always close at hand - will they survive and win their freedom?
Oxford Children's Classics, Oxford University Press, present not only a visually exciting and original, unabridged story of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, but also include help for young people to discover a whole world of new adventures with an amazing assortment of recommendations and activities to support the text! Get your copy now!


Christmas in Oz!

Check out Shane McGowan's gorgeous project for Australia Post! Consisting of two stamps, packaging and envelopes, the theme was Christmas Island, a territory of Australia that has an abundance of sea birds, crabs and turtles!
Shane says 'it was a great job to get and nice to see my work in the post offices over here!'. Anyone fancy a trip to Oz to visit the post office and stock up?!



Wednesday 5 October 2016

The World in a Box!

Sharpen your recall skills with the 'Cities of the World Memory Game'! Profusely illustrated by the wonderful David Dean and suitable for both the young and young at heart, this little box of colourful cards is sure to be a hit with the whole family! Available now!




And the Winner is......!

We are so excited at the fabulous news this morning!!! Massive congratulations to the totally awesome Gareth Lucas who won the Sainsbury's book awards baby and toddler book illustrator prize with Peekaboo A to Z published by Little Tiger Press last night!!! Here is the man of the hour himself at the ceremony! Well done Gareth - hope you had an amazing night!