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Thomas Flintham: PRESS START! SUPER GAME BOOK!

Gaming chair and controller at the ready! You are about to be swept into the wonderful world of Thomas Flintham’s PRESS START...

The Blunders is Adam Stower and David Walliams silliest and funniest collaboration yet!

Totally absurd and hilarious, The Blunders is a laugh-out-loud tale of the most blundering and lovable family in history...

Emily Fox Illustrates Noel Fizpatrick's Super Pets

Emily Fox strikes again with some wonderful animal themed character illustrations for The Super Pets and Me, the latest offering from...

The Wonderful Attic - Joe Lillington's Time Travelling Adventure Series Continues

It’s time to embark on another epic adventure in the gripping, The Wonderful Attic series for young readers with full colour illustrations...

The Thing at 52 by Ross Montgomery and Richard Johnson

A touching and thought-provoking new picture book illustrated by Richard Johnson...

Lights, Drama, ACTION… Harper Drew is back!

Aleksei Bitskoff's latest collaboration with Kathy Weeks is out this week and it's another laugh out loud page-turner....

Artist Spotlight - Steve May

We caught up with Steve May recently and asked him a few questions about his inspirations and other things!...

King Coo Conquers The Phoenix

Arena HQ are HUGE fans of The Phoenix Comic, for 6 weeks lucky readers can collect the components for an exclusive King Coo treehouse...

The 2021 Blue Peter Book Award Shortlist Announced

We are thrilled that Aleksei Bitskoff's Life of Riley: Beginners Luck, written by Simon James Green has been shortlisted in the prestigious...

Adam Stower's King Coo is set for an all new space adventure!

We recently celebrated Adam's Stower winning The Alligators Mouth prize for illustrated fiction with King Coo and the Curse of the...

GOAL! Football School Season 4 Illustrated by Spike Gerrell

Football School Season 4 Where Football Celebrates the World has finally hit the pitch. Written by Alex Bellos and Ben Lyttleton and...

Celebrity joke book illustrated by Emily Fox

Super-skilled character creator, Emily Fox, illustrates TV personality, politician and master of funny, Gyles Brandreth's hilarious...

Little Badman is Back! Illustrated by Aleksei Bitskoff

Hold on to your hats, Little Badman is BACK. We are really excited to present Little Badman and the Time-Travelling Teacher of Doom...

A Flurry of Fiction From Parallel Dimensions Illustrated by Aleksei Bitskoff

What if you suddenly met someone who is you - only better? That is what happens in this hilarious new series by S.G. Wilson and illustrated...

Prepare for lift off with Rocket Boy illustrated by Joe Lillington...

Prepare for the adventure of a lifetime on the 6th August as we launch Rocket Boy into outer space for his inaugural mission to Mars....

Adam Stower Scoops a WIN!

We are delighted to announce that Adam Stower has scooped the 2020 Alligators Mouth Award....

Underland Chronicles Illustrated by Euan Cook

We are thrilled to reveal Euan Cooks striking covers for world-famous The Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins gripping fantasy series...

Alex T. Smith's Dazzling Newly Updated Portfolio

Feast your eyes on our newly updated Alex T Smith portfolio; including beloved portly pooch Claude, intrepid and fearless super sleuth...

Penguin and Moose Illustrated by Anna Chernyshova

All the way from state side comes and utterly charming picture book illustrated by Anna Chernyshova publishing in America with Worthy...

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with illustrations by Levi Pinfold

The spellbinding magic continues as we present the new Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire House editions illustrated by Levi Pinfold,...

2019 Summer Reading Challenge Intergalactic Success

The Space Chase Summer Reading Challenge campaign branded by Adam Stower launched across the Nation in July, encouraging young readers...

P P P Pick up the 3rd Mr Penguin Adventure by Alex T. Smith

Emerging majestically from the deepest depths, the third gripping installment of Alex T Smith's Mr. Penguin series (insert dramatic...

Welcoming Marie-Alice Harel to Arena

It is said that stories are told eye to eye, heart to heart and mind to mind and this Scottish proverb is at the very heart of the...

Matt Millz is back in the latest Harry Hill and Steve May adventure

Matt Millz is back in his third epic adventure and he's heading out on tour. Edinburgh bound with his school chums will his brand new...