This summer is going to be absolutely ploptacular as we celebrate the publication of the incredible Poo Crew Adventures: Journey to Poo-Topia illustrated by Steve May.  Written by James Turner, the Poo Crew Adventures are about to take the world by storm, overflowing with fun facts and ..read more

We're very pleased to share Joe Lillington's large-scale illustrated map commissioned for the recently refurbished Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC. Joe worked with Storythings and a curator from Folger to create a fantastical map featuring many of the characters and the main themes and tropes that feature in Shakespeare's plays to encourage visitors to test their knowledge. He was asked to visualise an imaginary landscape with forest, sea, wilderness and city locations to represent the many and varied scenes from the plays. The Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shak ..read more

In the world of publishing one of the very greatest accolades a book or artist can aspire to is making the front cover of The Bookseller magazine. This week we are celebrating the work of Thomas Flintham and his fantastic illustrations for the Izzy and friends’ series. For a decade Thomas Flintham has collaborated with author Pamela Butchart on this delightfully humorous series and now as a featured artist on the cover of the latest edition they will be engaging over 30,000 booksellers, librarians and retailers. With over 600,000 copies of the books sold and a World Book Day special under the ..read more

Neal's latest book What is AI? explores the, as yet, little explored world of artificial intelligence. We all have LOTS of questions about AI. What exactly is it? Why is it such a big deal? Are there any risks? And how is it going to transform our lives?  Covering topics from metadata to ChatGPT, this book takes us on a journey through time from early calculating machines to AI algorithms of today that can recognise human speech and recommend TV shows. Putting artificial intelligence in context, What is AI?  also highlights just how incredible the human brain is and is sure to be dev ..read more

We couldn’t be more delighted to announce that Thomas Flintham was the overall winner of the prestigious FCBG Children’s Book Award with PRESS START! Game on Super Rabbit Boy! Published in the UK by the team at Nosy Crow. Thomas Flintham, a lifelong fan of computer games (pictured above with his Gameboy in 1992) and his game alter ego, Super Rabbit Boy won in the Books For Younger Readers Category at a ceremony held in Birmingham. Having previously scooped the prize in 2016 with author Pamela Butchart for the Baby Aliens series, My Headteacher is  A Vampire Rat this was Thomas’s first wi ..read more

Aleksei sends us back in time to seek and discover lost civilisations in his exciting new non-fiction project. We have been absolutely fascinated by Aleksei Bitskoff’s illustration work for Ancient Kingdoms and Lost Empires, a brilliant interactive, educational series for young readers. This new project perfectly showcases the work of Aleksei and his exceptional talent for creating highly detailed, enthralling and absorbing work. Initially exploring the Americas and Africa these books have echoes of Where’s Wally, featuring incredibly intricate spreads with infinite details to spot, puzzles to ..read more

In the 10th anniversary year of the publication of Gigantosaurus it’s time to sharpen your pencils and get ready to celebrate the incredible artistic talent of illustrator Jonny Duddle. We are primed and ready with the publication of Doodle with Duddle ‘How to Draw Dinosaurs’, a brand new book hitting the shelves this summer with Templar Publishing. Doodle with Duddle explores Jonny’s skill for character creation as readers are guided through some exclusive top scribbling tips from Jonny himself. This brilliantly accessible book contains step-by-step guides to drawing some of Jonny’s most well ..read more

Adam takes a creative lead in the latest comedy by David Walliams in Astrochimp, a jaw dropping space based comic book adventure for young readers.  Seat belts deployed, rocket launchers boosted, emergency banana in hand, you are about to embark on an intergalactic adventure with Astrochimp! as David Walliams and Adam Stower unite once again for this hilarious new graphic novel. Meet Chump an unwitting space adventurer who is whipped from his home at the zoo by NASA scientists who have plans to enlist him as the first chimp to orbit planet earth. Following a mostly successful launch there ..read more

We’re celebrating the publication of the first book in a thrilling new all-action environmental adventure series by debut author, Philip Kavvadias, published by Chicken House. Mission Microraptor is a fast and funny story about two boys and a Microraptor in a dark, mysterious forest with a squad of army-trained mercenaries searching for them. What could possibly go wrong?  Falling behind their classmates on a school trip to the Alps, Finn and Milo stumble upon an egg buried in ice. Later that night it hatches and a 65-million-year-old baby is born: Arty is a Microraptor brought back fro ..read more

We are so proud to announce the publication of  Waterstones Children's Book of the Month for May, Alex Vs Axel: The Impossible Quest by best-selling author, Sam Copeland, featuring illustrations by Dotty Sutton in her very first Middle-Grade fiction project. Award-winning illustrator Dotty has created a stunning cover treatment, including title lettering as well as a wonderful series of internal illustrations featured throughout. This far from ordinary story tells the tale of two boys in alternate realities who mysteriously swap identities and end up in each other’s worlds. Alex ..read more