Archive for the Arena Areas category
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Levi Pinfold Wins The Amnesty CILIP Honour
While working on the pictures for The song From Somewhere Else I was routinely struck by how important kindness is for a person who can only see shadows and a world in black and white. Amnesty International’s amazing work encourages us to work hard towards caring for each other.
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Football Crazy, Football Mad
In the run up to the FIFA World Cup we are celebrating all things football with footy fans Spike Gerrell and Simon Bartram.
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Double Mega Lols with the LOLLIES
It’s that time again with a huge chuckle filled fanfare the 2018 Lollies shortlist has been announced and it includes two magnificent Arena illustrators, Thomas Flintham and Spike Gerrell
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Alex T Smith’s Claude from Book to Screen
Keeping creative at the heart of cross-platform partnerships. How is Claude making his way to the small screen? Presenting a NEW Disney Junior UK series Claude, based on the best selling series by Alex T. Smith! Watch NEW Claude on Disney Junior UK starting Monday 4th June @ 12.30PM!
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The Family Series by Enid Blyton, Illustrated by Aleksei Bitskoff
In plenty of time for the summer holidays we present classic, fun-filled family holiday adventure from one of the world’s best storytellers, Enid Blyton!
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Journeys of Discovery Illustrated by Frances Castle
Young thrill seekers will be enthralled by the exotic east, agog in the Amazon and utterly star struck as they shoot into space, engaging with the likes of Marco Polo and Captain Robert Scott. This fusion of non-fiction and interactive elements is a brilliant balance of historical educational facts and fun engaging puzzle elements.
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Steve May: Cheese From Dimension Pong
Dynamic duo, Steve May and author Gareth P. Jones are back with another hilarious fifth book in the Pet Defenders series: Cheese From Dimension Pong published by Stripes
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Arena May Calendar by Tomislav Tomic
Our calendar image for the month of May is this beautiful illustration by Tomislav Tomic from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling for Bloomsbury
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Harry Potter House Editions
Let the magic of classic series by J.K. Rowling take you back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Issued to mark the 20th anniversary of first publication of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, these irresistible House Editions celebrate the noble character of the four Hogwarts houses.
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Unlocking Imaginations with King Coo Events
Learning to write is one of the most important things that a child at primary school will learn. Children use their writing in almost all other subjects of the curriculum and good writing also gives children a voice to share their ideas with the world. This week we’ve been out and about with King Coo creator Adam Stower road testing a brand new King Coo event.
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NEW Spring 2018 Illustration Brochure
We are bringing a little sunshine to London Book Fair this week with our brand new Spring 2018 brochure. This seasons extended portfolio showcases some of the incredible talent represented by Arena in the illustrated fiction and non-fiction field.
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Aleksei Bitskoff: Beyond the Odyssey
This month sees the launch Maz Evan’s third raucous adventure Beyond the Odyssey with another epic cover illustrated by our very own Aleksei Bitskoff. Published by Chicken House.
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King Coo in The Phoenix Comic
To celebrate the publication of King Coo in paperback Adam has teamed up with the gang at The Phoenix Comic for a month of mayhem, each weekly issue for a month will include a double page “Coo-traption” extravaganza solving a variety of seemingly unsolvable problems
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Catch That Egg Illustrated by Anna Chernyshova
Spring is in the air in Catch That Egg! and there’s a flurry of baby animals including Floppit and his gigantic furry bunny feet bouncing off the pages. This stunning bloom-filled picture book has been written by Lucy Rowland, illustrated by Anna Chernyshova and published by Macmillan
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Destined to be a monster hit RUFUS by Simon Bartram
He’s keen, he’s green but he’s not very mean…Rufus just wants someone to scare! Simon Bartram’s latest picture book is published this month by Templar Publishing
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Steve May Illustrates Noah Scape…
Introducing Noah, Noah…Noah and Noah and Noah…and Noah!? Noah Scape, Can’t Stop Repeating Himself by Guy Bass and illustrated Steve May publishes with Barrington Stoke on March 15th
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Fabio the World’s Greatest Flamingo Detective
Fabio is a tricolour triumph so pour yourself a glass on pink lemonade and get on the case with Fabio the detective and his giraffe associate Gilbert
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Arena March Calendar by Frances Castle
Our desktop calendar image for March is this arresting image by Frances Castle from the vinyl cover, The Green Line, for record label Clay Pipe Music
Filed under: Arena, Design, Frances Castle