Laila Hills for Ladybird books!

Laila Hills has recently done these lovely books for Ladybird as part of their entertaining 'Stick and Play' series. Laila's bold and cheerful artwork leaps off the pages of 'Dress Up Fun ' and 'Dress Up Jobs', and are full of fun and activity. There are a whole load of stickers that Laila has designed in these books too, providing hours of creative fun for children, who can make their own scenes and stories. A real treat!

Success at the AOI Awards 2014!

We are proud to announce that two of our wonderful artists have been shortlisted in the professional children's category in the 2014 AOI illustration awards. David Dean for his gorgeous cover art for Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer', for OUP, and Richard Johnson's amazing work for Usborne's illustrated book of nursery tales. Congratulations to both - very much well deserved!

New artist - Lorenzo Sabbatini!

We are pleased to announce another new signing for The Organisation - Italian artist, Lorenzo Sabbatini! Since 2004, after leaving work at an animation studio, Lorenzo has been building a successful career as a freelance illustrator, working with many top publishing houses and advertising agencies. He has a rich and varied portfolio, proving that he is a very versatile artist who can work to all sorts of briefs., and bring his own unique creativity to the table!

Del Thorpe art wins Blue Peter book award 2014, with Tony Robinson's 'Weird World of Wonders'!

Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders: World War II

Tony Robinson & Del Thorpe

Winner, Blue Peter Book Awards

Tony Robinson takes children on a headlong gallop through the history of World War II in this entertaining history book, part of his Weird World of Wonders series.

Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books

Tony Robinson

Tony Robinson has written many books on historical subjects, including Tony Robinson’s Kings and Queens and The Worst Children’s Jobs in History, which won the Best Book with Facts category of the Blue Peter Book Awards. His Weird World of Wonders series launched in 2012 and there are currently seven titles in the series, including Inventions, which was a special World Book Day title in 2013.  He has written several television series for children including 'Maid Marian and Her Merry Men', for which he received a BAFTA and a Royal Television Award. He presented Channel 4's archaeology series 'Time Team', and played Baldrick in 'Blackadder'. In 2013 Tony Robinson received a knighthood.

Del Thorpe

Del Thorpe has been drawing ever since that time he ruined his mum’s best tablecloth with wax crayons. Most of his formative work can be found in the margins of his old school exercise books. His maths teacher described these misunderstood works as ‘wasting time’. When he left normal school, Del went to art school and drew serious, grown-up things. Soon he decided the grown-up stuff was mostly boring, so went back to drawing silly cartoons and has done ever since.

New work from Eunyoung Seo

Following the success of Eunyoung Seo's wonderful illustrations for Hog in the Fog, published by Faber & Faber, she has been busy creating these stunning images based on classic tales. Her beautiful painterly work is rich with tone and detail and is of such a high quality - we were blown away in the office when these came through!

Barbara Bongini new work released by Usborne!

We're so proud of Barbara Bongini's latest work! She has completed the brand new Fairy Ponies series with Usborne, which have now been released. There are six books full of magical tales of adventure and wonder, from races on rainbows, to enchanted mirrors! Barbara's stunning work brings Zanna Davidson's stories to life and are sure to be a bit hit this year. Find out more at Usborne and enjoy the beautiful portfolio of Barbara Bongini here!

Ella Okstad's wonderful work for Faber's 'Squishy McFluff!

We are excited to announce the release of 'Squishy McFluff, The Invisible Cat', by Pip Jones, featuring the wonderful illustrations of Ella Okstad. Published by Faber, it tells the charming tale of when little girl, Ava, discovers an imaginary cat in the cabbage patch which becomes her new best friend! Together, Ava and Squishy McFluff get up to all kinds of mischief. There is a fantastic web site dedicated to Squishy, and you can see more of Ella's beautiful drawings here.