Adam Stower wins prestigious German Childrens Book Prize
Adam Stower has been crowned the 2025 winner of the prestigious German Children’s Book Prize for Murray and Bun, Murray the Viking...
Murray and Bun are back in a new Spooky Adventure
Join our delightfully chaotic duo as they find themselves in a haunted house! With a spooky cover and black and white illustrations...
Adam Stower joins forces with David Walliams for Worlds Worst Superheroes
Ten thrilling adventures, featuring the silliest superheroes the world has ever seen....
Murray the Pirate! by Adam Stower
The brand new adventure in the Murray and Bun series, Murray the Pirate written and illustrated by Adam Stower....
Adam Stower
Adam Stower
Adam achieved a first class degree from Norwich School of Art, followed by a Masters in Narrative Illustration from the University of Brighton. His strength lies in natural draftsmanship using a strong fluid line with witty and charming characterisation.
His first picture book SLAM! won the Norfolk Library Silver Award for Children's Books. His collaboration with Jeanne Willis, Bottoms Up! won the Red House Children's Book Award the sequel, Sing a Song of Bottoms was shortlisted for the Early Years Award. His own picture book Silly Doggy! won the Wanda Gag Read Aloud Book award and was longlisted for the Kate Greenaway and Troll and the Oliver, was shortlisted for the Peters Books Award.
King Coo a series about a girl with a beard, lavishly illustrated and laugh out loud funny was chosen for The Summer Reading challenge in 2019. King Coo, Curse of the Mummy's Gold won The Alligators Mouth Book Award 2020 for young illustrated fiction. He is also well known for his strong character designs, cover artworks and black and white illustrations. Forging a dynamic partnership with David Walliams, Adam also illustrates his own younger picture books and young fiction series Murray and Bun, packed full of his wonderful funny illustrations. The first book Murray The Viking won the 2025 German Children's Book Prize. Always adept at telling a story through pictures he perfectly entwines illustration and text to involve the reader in an immersive world.
Adam is brilliant at events and regularly visits schools and festivals entertaining children and adults alike.
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info@arenaillustration.comAdam Stower
Adam achieved a first class degree from Norwich School of Art, followed by a Masters in Narrative Illustration from the University of Brighton. His strength lies in natural draftsmanship using a strong fluid line with witty and charming characterisation.
His first picture book SLAM! won the Norfolk Library Silver Award for Children's Books. His collaboration with Jeanne Willis, Bottoms Up! won the Red House Children's Book Award the sequel, Sing a Song of Bottoms was shortlisted for the Early Years Award. His own picture book Silly Doggy! won the Wanda Gag Read Aloud Book award and was longlisted for the Kate Greenaway and Troll and the Oliver, was shortlisted for the Peters Books Award.
King Coo a series about a girl with a beard, lavishly illustrated and laugh out loud funny was chosen for The Summer Reading challenge in 2019. King Coo, Curse of the Mummy's Gold won The Alligators Mouth Book Award 2020 for young illustrated fiction. He is also well known for his strong character designs, cover artworks and black and white illustrations. Forging a dynamic partnership with David Walliams, Adam also illustrates his own younger picture books and young fiction series Murray and Bun, packed full of his wonderful funny illustrations. The first book Murray The Viking won the 2025 German Children's Book Prize. Always adept at telling a story through pictures he perfectly entwines illustration and text to involve the reader in an immersive world.
Adam is brilliant at events and regularly visits schools and festivals entertaining children and adults alike.
