Carmen Mok's Etsy Shop is full of goodies!

Head on over to the extremely talented Carmen Mok's Etsy shop for some wonderfully original greetings cards and prints! We are particularly loving the 'Stay Weird, You are Loved' range and can definitely relate (perhaps a little too much!!!) to some of these quirky guys!!

Gareth Lucas: Find It! At Bedtime, from Highlights magazine

Out in August and featuring Gareth Lucas' fabulous illustrations, Find It! At Bedtime, a brand new board book!


Find It! At Bedtime turns a favourite feature from Highlights Hello(TM) magazine into a popular series for babies and toddlers. The book combines everything our youngest readers love--bright colours, kid-friendly pictures, and developmentally appropriate challenges--with parents' favourite features--durable pages, engaging activities, and a narrative about bedtime that teaches healthy habits and will stand up to many re-readings. 

Barbara Bongini: I'm Ready For Science! Ladybird books

Brand new work from Barbara Bongini out this week!

Part of Ladybird's bestselling I'm Ready... early learning series, I'm Ready for Science covers the key science topics that children will learn about at primary school in one handy format.

Written to reflect the changes to primary National Curriculum, I'm Ready for Science takes a fun and engaging look at the animal kingdom, the human body, weather and seasons, and everyday materials. With fantastic illustrations and suggestions for simple experiments and activities to explore the subjects further, this book is perfect for all budding young scientists.

Barbara Bongini's Jungles & Oceans Doodlebook

Feeling creative this week? Why don't you grab a copy of Barbara Bongini's latest doodlebook, in collaboration with Centum books. Featuring quirky linear art work, wonderfully different to her normal work, you are encouraged to doodle and colour your socks off! Complete what Barbara has started and create gorgeous and fun jungle and ocean images, full of your favourite animals!

Eunyoung Seo - BRAND NEW WORK! The Shrew That Flew!

Check out the brand new Harry & Lil book from Faber & Faber... illustrated by the fabulous Eunyoung Seo! It is the third instalment of this successful series of stories written by Julia Copus.

One Saturday, in the middle of June,
one bright and windy afternoon,

all the creatures by Piggyback Wood
were getting ready - as fast as they could.

There was only a short time left to prepare
for the birthday party at Badger's lair.

Badger's having a birthday party and Harry and Lil are getting ready, but just as Lil is getting her favourite hat off the washing line to wear, it blows away. Harry says it's gone for good, but Lil says you should never say never "if birds can fly, shrews can, too". An umbrella doesn't work, nor does a fan... and then Deer comes along with a big green balloon!

We are loving this new wallpaper featuring Gareth Lucas' adorable animal characters! Designed to make learning the alphabet fun for children and bringing out the child in those of us that are a little older! Go on, download one - you know you want to!! Click here to brighten up your Wednesday morning!!

A lovely article on this Writing and Illustrating blog featuring the very talented Richard Johnson explaining his creative process - click here

The wonderful world of Eunyoung Seo!

Today we are celebrating the wonderful work of Korean artist Eunyoung Seo!

She had worked as a graphic designer for eight years in Korea before coming over to Edinburgh to study illustration for changing her career. She studied MA Illustration at The University of Edinburgh, where she graduates first in her class in 2012. 

Since joining us, she has bagged a gorgeous series of books, published by Faber children's publishing, telling the charming tales of Harry and Lil. 'Hog in the fog' and 'The Hog, the Shrew, and the Hullabaloo' are stunning, with Eunyoung's nod to traditional illustrations of the past, she has created these modern classics for a new generation. The third book is on the way too, so look out for that!

She has also produced her unique and creative version of Alice in Wonderland, which is delightful to see.

To put it simply, we are in love with her work!

Aga Kowlska's fabulous new board games for Granna publishing.

Check out the wonderful work Aga Kowalska has been doing for Granna publishing. Her vibrant imagery is perfect for these board games and puzzles. With animals, dinosaurs and even a witch, these games will keep children amused for hours!

Gareth Lucas - Picture Puzzle Book for Usborne Publishing

We are so excited about the new work Gareth Lucas is doing with Usborne publishing. Just released, this January, is the fabulous Farm Picture Puzzle book, packed full of Gareth's stunning graphic art works. His images exude humour and warmth and are just perfect for this title. This hardback puzzle book is teeming with farm animals to spot, match and count. Children will be kept occupied for hours as they search the busy pages for the smallest butterfly, spot the two dancing pigs in a pigsty and discover hundreds of other farmyard details to talk about.