April is whizzing past so we thought we'd catch our breaths and give you some of our news: - Anorak Spring edition is being made. We are a little behind on production as we have been working on DOT for the year ahead but it is coming. We are currently looking at a delivery of end of May.  - We attended the Bologna Children's Book Fair for the first time and one word: woah! Our brains are still processing the amount of amazing books and incredibly talented people we met. You can see a tiny preview of what we saw here.  - We did some Spring cleaning in our warehouse and ha ..read more

Happy Yeepee news: DOT's latest edition, dedicated to dogs, are now printed and have been sent out to all our subscribers. Expect them to plop on your doormats this week if you are in the UK and in the next week or so if you are in the USA/ROW.  We hope you will enjoy them and if you do, feel free to share them on our socials or with your friends ..read more

Things that are making our brains happy at the moment:   - The amazing playground-makers Monstrum have just completed a sturgeon-inspired playground in New York and it's incredible!  - Our fave paper toy company, Pukaca, have just launched a new range of delightful birds.  - Cairo-based artist dina amin collects discarded objects and turns them into art. obsessed! - "chats with louise" is a series of interviews we are conducting with artists we love. We hope they will inspire you or your children to tap into your own creativity or a new car ..read more

A new DOT is coming and it's all about our furry besties.Yes, dogs!! You might notice DOT & PAT have had a little make-over as our pal Ben Javens has given them a new look! We have just sent it to the printers and it should be back in two weeks. You can pre-order it here for delivery by March 20th. Thank you ..read more

A new season and editions are upon us, so we are doing a little Spring Cleaning! Get 40% discount on selected back issues, by entering the code HAPPYSPRING on check-out. The editions this offer is applicable to are: Anorak Peacocks Anorak Ice cream Anorak Family And for DOT: DOT Night & Day DOT The Future DOT The Travel  Offer lasts until 15.05. Enjoy and thank you very much for your support.   ..read more

   Here's what inspired us in April: - We visited the Happiness Museum (Copenhagen). - Children dropped seeds in the cracks of pavements. See the lovely results here.  - We could all do with a bit more Play in our lives. Visit the excellent Playful Den newsletter for tips and a fun podcast! - We launched our Spring editions, about Octopuses, and the colour blue.  - This Keith Haring x Etta Loves collection is perfection.  - Our Happy Podcast for Kids has been downloaded over 23,000 times. Thank you!!  - Ed Vere has a new book out, called The Artist and we love ..read more

Things we have loved in Stockholm (Sweden): Moderna Museet We were greeted outside with "The Fantastic Paradise", a permanent exhibition from one of our favourite artists Nikky de St Phalle and her husband Jean Tinguely. The inside spoilt us too, with works from Matisse, Dali and an incredible exhibition by Laurie Anderson. Huge love for their brilliant Art Library where you pick the work you want to see from their catalogue and it is retrieved from their archives.  Vasa Museum The Vasa is a 17th Century ship that sank 15 minutes after sailing off ..read more

23,500. That's how many of you have listened to our Happy Podcasts for Kids. To say we are amazed by that amount is an understatement. And it keeps climbing.  Thank you so much for your support and spreading the happy word. We are looking into how we can finance Series 3 so stay tuned.  ..read more

Modern Illustration / A brilliant archive of 50s, 60s and 70s adverts made by pioneering illustrators by artist Zara Picken. Made us feel nostalgic for when advertising and art blended beautifully.  Warhol exhibition at Halcyon Gallery (London) / Everyday objects elevated to art pieces by the Pop Master himself.  Lisa Trim's fishes / Utterly in love with these fishes that are making happy waves in our brains. Discovered Lisa's work via the excellent Trifle Studio, dedicated to championing the work of artists with learning disabilities.  Vonnie's Pencil Case ..read more

Calling UK schools and charities! We are giving away boxes of The Book of Laughs to UK schools and charities, free of charge (we will take care of the postage). So if you are interested in receiving a box, simply email us at anorakmagazine@gmail.com with your postal details. While stock lasts, of course! Thank you ..read more