Digging and Dinos with Gareth Lucas!

Join the busy construction crew for a noisy day on the building site! Get ready to lift, dig, drill and scoop to build an adventure playground! With brilliantly bold and crazily comic illustrations from the award-winning Gareth Lucas - illustrator of Peekaboo 123, and Peekaboo Opposites - this sturdy board book from Little Tiger Press​ is perfect for little ones who love tractors, diggers and anything loud!

As if that weren’t enough, Gareth, who last year won the Sainsbury's​ Children's Book Award for the riotous Peekaboo A to Z, also invites you this month to join a band of prehistoric pirates as they set sail in search of buried treasure! The hilarious ‘Dinos on Deck’ features a motley crew of adorably roguish reptiles who have a rip-roaring adventure on the high seas!

How ever will you choose which fabulous title to go for? We suggest both, because, let’s face it, who doesn’t love diggers and dinosaurs?!

Get your copies here: Dig Dig Digger, Dinos on Deck

Ella's Halloween Humdinger!

Vampires or ghosts? Werewolves or mummies? You cannot fail to find your favourite monster in this unique rhyming bedtime story! Each fun-packed page is illustrated in deliciously ghoulish fashion by the fabulous Ella Okstad Illustrator! From the gorgeous colour palate of rich decadent plums, dark fern greens and deep midnight blues, to the wonderfully endearing characters that inhabit the twilight, Ella beautifully captures that sense of wonder at discovering what exactly is lurking in the dark!

With her ever-joyful renditions of human, animal and monster characters, this is an irresistible book for lovers of all things spooky and will leave readers of all ages squealing with delight! 

Get your copy here! 

Emily Emerson's Adorable Animals!

We just love these super cute new artworks from Emily Emerson, featuring endearing images of animals. In her typical soft tones and warm characterisations these can't fail to make you smile.

Ella's Spooky Review!

A superb review of the soon to be released 'Halloween Goodnight' from PublishersWeekly and a sneaky peek at Ella Okstad Illustrator's beautifully spooky cover! Watch this space for more of her fabulous work for this book later in the month! 👻 💀 🎃

 
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Even Monsters Have Secrets!

These fabulous feline illustrations are by the wonderful Livia ColojiI for “The Monster’s Secret’ -  a story written by the much respected Romanian parenting expert, Otilia Mantelers and designed to help parents deal with with the fear of darkness in a playful way! Livia, who lives in Timisoara, Romania, has been fortunate enough to work for clients from all over the world on some very different and interesting projects, says of this latest unique commission:

“I love animals and, of course, I adore cats so it was an awesome project to work on! Also, it was a fun challenge to work on the monster because he's the scary character in the book but he also has to be lovable in a certain way.”

Livia’s skill in giving her animal illustrations such depth of expression perfectly conveys the message of this book - that sometimes we are all just frightened children who need to help each other find the light switch! 

Don’t have nightmares, buy your copy of ‘The Monster’s Secret’ here! https://www.libhumanitas.ro/otilia-mantelers-secretul-monstrului-humanitas-2017.html

Sophie's Fairy Tale Job!

Following the success of Richard Merrit’s gorgeous series of quirky nursery rhyme books for the brand new Hachette imprint, Pat-a-Cake Books, Sophie Rohrbach is hot on his heels with these spellbinding illustrations for the creatively re-worked classics Jack and the Beanstalk and Little Red Riding Hood! Sophie, who is passionate about the rich colours and intricate patterns that she uses in her illustrations, ensures that each page is bursting with peril, humour and warmth, her striking work beautifully complimenting these tales of suspense and trickery whilst inspiring imagination and teaching valuable life lessons at the same time! Both books are available to buy now, so go on, give in to your inner child!!

To see more of Sophie’s beautiful work, click here!

Laure's Beautiful Beasts!

One of the best-loved fairy tales and sumptuously illustrated by the fabulous Laure Fournier, Beauty and the Beast is the latest exciting addition to Usborne’s hugely popular English Readers series. Laure’s atmospheric locations create the perfect backdrop for her touching portrayal of the blossoming relationship between the wide-eyed, innocent Beauty and the capricious and cantankerous Beast!

Laure, who is originally from Antibes, France has been a children’s illustrator now for 12 years and has worked with a diverse range of clients, but always brings her unique perspective to any project! As you can see, her work glows with optimism and her characters display a real depth of emotion, perfect to enhance younger learners’ understanding of the text in this new range of graded readers - no wonder she is so in demand!! 

Beauty and the Beast is out now, get your copy here!