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The Nutcracker and the Mouse King's Christmas Shenanigans

Alex T. Smith refreshes the classic Nutcracker story with his own twist for a new audience with his brand new countdown to Christmas...

The Miraculous Sweetmakers - The Frost Fair illustrated by Alex T. Smith

Sparkling middle-grade debut by Natasha Hastings. When faced with danger the greatest MAGIC is friendship....

Happy New Year to all of our artists, friends, colleagues and followers

We hope you have had a restful and enjoyable festive break, it’s fair to say there has been a lot of exciting things going on at...

Arena 2021 Christmas Gift List Part One

Whether you are on the naughty list or the nice list this year, we have some wonderful treats on our Arena 2021 Christmas Gift List...

How Winston Came Home For Christmas by Alex T. Smith

Celebrating the publication of a brand new Winston adventure told in twenty four and a half chapters to read every day leading up to...

Christmas Wish List for Avid Book Worms

Whether you are on the naughty list or the nice list you definitely deserve to treat yourself and your loved ones to a good book. We...

Animation News: Kelebek to Animate Winston

Macmillan Children's Books and independent production house Kelebek Media announce that they have completed an option deal for the...

A Christmas Cracker from Neal Layton and Kate Saunders

Christmas has come early and it's not like any Christmas you have known before.... Nestling in your stocking this year like the gift...

12 Days of Yule Matthew Land

Matthew Land's 12 days of Yule is inspired by the Scottish countryside he so loves. He works in delicate watercolour underpinned by...

Step-by-Step how to draw Santa with Anna Chernyshova

Learn to draw Santa with illustrator Anna Chernyshova with this easy to follow step-by-step guide inspired by the characters in Santa...

Behind The Scenes of How Winston Delivered Christmas With Alex T. Smith

Alex T. Smith gives us a behind the scenes insight into the design and illustration work involved in creating How Winston Delivered...

Emily Brown and Father Christmas Illustrated by Neal Layton

In Emily Brown and Father Christmas, written by Cressida Cowell and illustrated by Neal Layton we join the dynamic duo in a bid to...

How Winston Delivered Christmas by Alex T Smith

Deck the halls, buff your baubles and whack another batch of mince pies in the oven because we have the most festive of Christmas treats...

Santa Selfie: Debut UK Picture Book: Anna Chernyshova

Santa Selfie is a brilliantly fun, festive story written by award-winning picture book author, Peter Bently, with a smart message about...

Santa Claude by Alex T. Smith

Who will deliver the presents to the children on Christmas Eve? - well Claude of course and his faithful companion, Sir Bobblysock....

Dear Santa, I'd like a book for Christmas

We'd love to see those words on every child's Christmas wish. Books are an inexpensive present that can change a child's life, expanding...

Emily Fox's New Work

Emily Fox, who is funnily enough the illustrator of Fox investigates, has some exciting new work in her portfolio...

Angel's Great Escape: Live on Me Books

We are very excited to announce that Kristyna Litten's collaboration with Kirstie Rowson on Angel's Great Escape is now available as...

Alex T Smith: Claude on the Slopes in detail

We thought you'd enjoy a treat, a peak inside Claude on the Slopes...

New Work: Angel's Great Escape Storybook App illustrated by Kristyna Litten

Angel's Great Escape Storybook App illustrated by Kristyna Litten...

Season's Greetings

Dear Teacher book cover artwork by Simon Bartram...