Behind The Scenes

Behind the Scenes with Nicky Johnston

See the creative process that goes into illustrating a picture book as Nicky shows us a sneak peek at her rough pieces through to finished artwork for her latest book Under the Same Sky.October 6th, 2019READ MORE

Quick Questions with Illustrator Mel Armstrong

We asked Mel 10 questions so you can get to know her better.October 6th, 2019READ MORE

Concept artwork for Who's Afraid of the Quite Nice Wolf?

Illustrator Laura Wood shares initial stage artwork, from storyboards to cover ideas, from her latest book Who's Afraid of the Quite Nice Wolf?October 5th, 2019READ MORE

Hélène Magisson Illustrates Little Puggle's Song

See the award-winning Hélène Magisson at work in this beautiful illustration video and learn all about her work process behind Little Puggle's Song by Vikki Conley.September 17th, 2019READ MORE

Vikki Conley's inspiration behind Little Puggle's Song

Let Vikki take you on an evocative journey, exploring her memories of nature and how they have shaped her work.September 16th, 2019READ MORE

Robert Vescio on the Inspiration Behind Under the Same Sky

Under the Same Sky by Robert Vescio and Nicky Johnston is now available in Australia. Robert discusses his inspiration behind the book, and what he hopes it will achieve.September 3rd, 2019READ MORE

An Exclusive Interview with Journalist Extraordinaire Scoop McLaren

We recently caught up with feisty detective editor, Scoop McLaren, and asked her all about her amazing life as a teenage newshound and mystery solver...August 28th, 2019READ MORE

Watch Beatriz Castro Illustrate Scoop McLaren

The amazing illustrator of Scoop McLaren: Detective Editor by Helen Castles gives us a behind the scenes look at her hard at work on the cover artwork. She also share's a fantastic sketch featuring different versions of Scoop.August 14th, 2019READ MORE

Q and A with Patrick Shirvington, illustrator of Can You Find 12 Busy Bees?

We had a chat with Patrick Shirvington, illustrator of Can You Find 12 Busy Bees?, about his artistic process and influences on his work.June 10th, 2019READ MORE

5 Questions with Paul Beavis, the illustrator of Ron the Royal Guard

Paul Beavis talks to us about working on Deano Yipadee's Ron the Royal Guard, writing vs illustrating, and gives some advice to aspiring illustrators. He also shares some rough drawings from the book.June 6th, 2019READ MORE

It's Nearly Yoga Day! Illustrator Sheena Dempsey Talks Yoga Babies

To celebrate the International Day of Yoga on 21st June, we spoke to Sheena Dempsey, the illustrator of Yoga Babies by Fearne Cotton. She tells us about how she came to work on the project, her influences and her daily routine. Sheena also shares some lovely roughs from the book. Plus - scroll to the bottom of the page to see Fearne Cotton reading from Yoga Babies!June 5th, 2019READ MORE

Behind the Scenes of Marvellous Mummy with Giuseppe Poli

In honour of all those fabulous mums out there, we thought we'd let you have a sneak peak behind the scenes of Marvellous Mummy, now available in Paperback.Giuseppe Poli, illustrator of Marvellous Mummy, and husband of the super talented author and Mummy Katie Poli, guides us through his working process for a spread in the book and gives us some tips for your own artwork.May 13th, 2019READ MORE