Levi Pinfold is on the Yoto Carnegie Shortlist this year for his outstanding illustrations in The Worlds We Leave Behind by A. F. Harrold Levi is no stranger to this prestigious award. In 2020 he was shortlisted for his illustrations for The Dam a picture book written by David Almond. He won the Amnesty Honour for his illustration work on A Song From Somewhere Else in 2018 his first collaboration with A. F. Harrold. And in 2013 he won this award, then named in honour of Kate Greenaway for his classic book Black Dog which he wrote and illustrated. Huge congratulations to Levi for getting t ..read more

Enter a world of superheroes and villains in this action-packed comic caper from No.1 bestselling author David Walliams and award-winning illustrator Adam Stower, get ready to meet Robodog: the future of crime fighting! After collaborating on the best-selling fiction book Spaceboy published by HarperCollins Children’s Books, David Walliams and Adam Stower quickly sprang into action to create their brand new adventure Robodog publishing 30th March.   Welcome to the city of Bedlam. Enter if you dare! Bedlam is one of the most dangerous places on ..read more

If you are a fan of historical adventures and ancient civilisations, then we have just the illustrator for you, our historical fiction specialist...  Joe Lillington. This collection is published by the Chinese publisher, Ronshin Group. We are whisked away to the network of ancient trade routes linking China with the West in The Silk Road and then back to the 1400’s on a seafaring quest told through the eyes of a young Chinese boy named Jin Bo as he embarks on a voyage with the Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral in The Story of Zheng He.       ..read more

We Lost Our Human is an epic animated interactive special that will be launching worldwide on Netflix on March 21st, created by Chris Garbutt and Rikke Asbjoern. Check out the We Lost Our Human trailer below but first, we asked Chris Garbutt to tell us more... What is We Lost Our Human and what is it about? It’s about an indoor cat and dog called Pud and Ham, who wake up one morning to find that their owner has disappeared. So, they venture into the outside world for the first time to find her and soon discover that all humans have disappeared from the planet! They then find themselves on a wi ..read more

Recently we’ve welcomed some fabulously talented new illustrators to the Arena Illustration list, we’ve hosted some brilliant events, launches and exhibitions and our artists have worked harder than ever. We have celebrated great successes transitioning from the page to the small screen with a number of our favourite characters striking major television deals, and there’s more to come. It is our pleasure to present this specially created showcase of our new artists' work. View our spectacular ‘New Artist Showcase” HERE We truly thank you for your continued support and for joyfully c ..read more

The Big Story of Being Alive is published by Wren and Rook books and hits the bookshops this Spring. We couldn’t be more delighted by this masterpiece, it delivers complex information in an accessible, fun format, which is absorbing and will entrance and fascinate readers of all ages. Written and illustrated by our very own Neal Layton this bright and enticing non-fiction book will leap off the shelves and into the hands of budding young scientists. Wherever you go, there are lots of people and no one looks quite the same. But they are all ALIVE. YOU are alive too. But what makes somethin ..read more

Ahead of the launch of his new book about BEING ALIVE, Neal Layton kindly agreed to star in our latest Artist Spotlight! You work with some amazing authors  -  Cressida Cowell, Michael Rosen, Andy Stanton… and we really enjoyed your recent collaboration with James Carter, A Ticket to Kalamazoo, published by Otter Barry Books. Which was your favourite poem to illustrate and why?   Thanks, they were all fun to draw - the bouncing beats  of James’ words are infectious and I wanted my drawing to reflect that! I think my favourite was Hug Day. I began by drawing lots of differen ..read more

Aardman release a poignant animated short film for Save the Children highlighting the refugee experience around the world. Directed by Peter Peake based on Graham Carter's conceptual backgrounds.   The release of 'Home' marks the one year anniversary of the war in Ukraine, but also reminds us of all the other children forced to leave their homes because of violence - there are still over four million child refugees, separated from their friends, schools and everything they know. The film reflects the real-life stories of many refugee children, such as Syrian refugee Noura, 12, who explai ..read more

Sunny and Rue are coming home! Nosy Crow launch the bestselling Press Start! series by Thomas Flintham here in the UK. After it's first release in the United States in 2017 sales of the books have reached an incredible 2 million copies! Now it's time for our own Super Rabbit Boy adventures, with full colour pictures throughout, it's game on! Nosy Crow have published the first two books in the series and you can find out more about them on the Nosy Crow website In the meantime let's find out more from Thomas...   What inspired the original Press Start series and the adventures of Supe ..read more

It’s already set to be a big year for Arena Illustration and to top that off it’s a HUGE one for illustrator Kristyna Litten.    The No Dig Children’s Gardening Book is sprouting shoots across the country this January. Written by organic gardener Charles Dowding, this timely book about planting, growing and eating your own produce will be sure to inspire green fingered little readers. Don't like endless digging and weeding? Don't let that stop you from getting into gardening! The simple and achievable gardening projects in this book are perfect for parents and young children to ..read more