children’s illustrator
Isa Pirracas – Children’s magazine
Isa recently illustrated an article for Salvajito, a Spanish children’s magazine about nature.
Sunnu Rebecca Choi – Black History
Sunnu illustrates three prominent African American figures, part of a ‘Redrawing Black History’ project.
Edmonia Lewis was the first African-American and Native American sculptor to achieve national and then international prominence. Her work is known for incorporating themes relating to Black people and indigenous peoples of Americas into Neoclassical-style sculpture.
Gwendolyn Bennett was an American artist, writer and journalist. Bennett was a dedicated and self-preserving woman, respectfully known for being a strong influencer of African-American women’s rights during the Harlem Renaissance.
Elizabeth Catlett was an African American sculptor and printmaker best known for her depictions of the Black-American experience in the 20th century, which often focused on the female experience.
Daniela Sosa – Growing Green
From strawberries in welly boots to herbs in recycled tin cans, this easy-to-follow gardening book illustrated by Daniela Sosa contains 15 simple, edible projects for young gardeners.
‘Growing Green: A First Book of Gardening’ hits shelves this March, published by Walker Books.
Olga Skomorokhova – Puzzle
Wonderfully detailed Christmas puzzle by Olga for children’s retailer, Bopster.
Carmen Saldana – Little Lion (Really Wild Families)
Little Lion is a fact-filled picture book story based on the everyday adventures of a Lion Cub and their WILD family.
Illustrated by Carmen Saldana, this charming book from QED Publishing helps children learn what different members of the lion family get up to, and how the fun and games of a little lion help them develop the vital survival skills they will need to use later on in life.
Carmen Saldana – Little Elephant (Really Wild Families series)
Discover what Little Elephant gets up to and explore his world, in this fun and informative title from the Really Wild Families series.
Beautifully illustrated by Carmen Saldana, this charming celebration of elephants will show children just how amazing nature is and is a reminder that it is up to us to care for the planet and its weird and wonderful creatures. Available now from QED Publishing.
Carmen Saldana – See inside the Solar System
Blast off to explore our Solar System – from the fearsome heat of the Sun to the freezing distant planets, plus moons, asteroids and more. Discover how humans are planning to visit Mars, what you would weigh on Jupiter and what makes Venus so deadly.
‘See inside the Solar System’ illustrated by Carmen Saldana for Usborne is available from June.
Freya Hartas – Grand Old Oak and the Birthday Ball
Grand Old Oak is Bear’s favourite tree in the woodland. So when Bear learns that Oak is five hundred years old, he decides to plan an extra-special birthday ball.
In this first storybook of poetry illustrated by Freya Hartas, join Bear and his friends through the seasons as they prepare a magical birthday party, with lots of things to spot along the way. Published by Magic Cat this April.
Anjan Sarkar – Reading Programme
Delighted to receive our copies of two fab new books, ‘The First Hug’ and ‘Nano’ illustrated by Anjan for Heinemann’s reading programme.
Victor Medina – Board Game
Victor recently illustrated and designed ‘RIP, VIP’, a macabre party board game for Zombi Paella.
