Arena Illustration

29/09/2026

We had a magnificent night at the The Week Junior Awards last night. Huge congratulations to Kristyna Litten and Neal Layton Illustrator / Author for their nominations and to Kristyna for scooping a Highly Recommended in the Young Fiction category for her cosy mystery 'Ivy and Bearlock Holmes: The Case of the Missing Flower' published by the amazing team at Magic Cat Publishing. It was an absolute delight to spend the evening with so many publishing friends and congratulations to all the other shortlisted nominees and winners.

Otter-Barry Books
Magic Cat Publishing
The Week Junior

24/09/2026

Enter player one! 🎮

We can hardly believe we're celebrating the 18th book in Thomas Flintham Illustration's super-successful Press Start series!

PRESS START! #18: Battle of the Super Rabbit Boys! has already entered the Publishers Weekly Children's Bestseller Frontlist at No.12!

King Viking's new Clone-bot has cloned Super Rabbit Boy, and now there are twenty of them in Super World! Sunny is playing a new multiplayer game where everyone wants to be the best Super Rabbit Boy. Who will save the day? We guarantee it's almost impossible to put down.

Every page is illustrated in full colour in comic book format, designed to get newly emerging readers hooked.

Out this month with Scholastic. Read more about Thomas and the book on our blog: https://shorturl.at/LVjXm

22/09/2026

Super duo Neal Layton Illustrator / Author and Cressida Cowell will be at the Bath Children's Literature Festival!! Details below...

Emily Brown and Stanley are trying on their Halloween costumes when they hear a teeny-tiny "BOO!" from the cupboard under the sink and discover the sweetest little ghost you've ever seen. Help your little one find their brave through storytelling, live drawing and lots of giggles, with the extraordinarily talented Cressida Cowell and Neal Layton.

🎃 🎃 🎃 Halloween dress-up, welcome. 🎃 🎃 🎃

Sunday 4 October, 10am
The Guildhall
https://www.bathboxoffice.org.uk/whats-on/emily-brown-with-cressida-cowell-and-neal-layton-69vm



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19/09/2026

Feast your eyes on more stunning imagery created by Levi Pinfold Illustration for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Illustrated Edition - publishing by Bloomsbury Publishing UK on 6th October.

18/09/2026

17/09/2026

Joe Lillington steps back in time with Aquila Children's Magazine's Ancient Civilisations (July/August) issue, giving curious young readers a way into history.

Joe has become one of the go-to artists for illustrated non-fiction for children. His attention to detail, faultless research process and delivery of complex landscapes and city scenes have captivated the imaginations of thousands of young readers.

Joe kindly took some time out for a quick interview to tell us more about the illustrations, his research, process, and what he learned along the way. Take a look at our latest news: https://shorturl.at/jmgWa

10/09/2026