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Most Promising New Talent 2011
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 01/06/2011 10:09:32
*Winner*Foxly's Feast by Owen Davey (Templar, £10.99), 2+Read our Q&A with Owen Davey
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Most Promising New Talent Winner 2012 - Hans & Matilda by Yokococo
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 12:00:00
Meet the winner of our prestigious award for emerging talent, Yokococo
Yokococo’s story is a tale of not one, but two, cats: Matilda and Hans. Matilda is the archetypal paragon of virtue, a goody-two-shoes who sits quietly reading her book or diligently watering her plants, or generally doing good deeds, while Hans, on the other hand, is a mask-wear...
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Highly Commended Most Promising New Talent 2012: Where Is Fred by Edward Hardy and Ali Pye
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 12:10:45
A ravenous crow is on the look-out for a white fluffy caterpillar for his supper. Funny how he's nowhere to be found…
butterfly!Where Is Fred by Edward Hardy and Ali Pye (Egmont, £10.99)Don't miss... Our exclusive chat with Where Is Fred? illustrator Ali PyePlus find out which book won Most Promising New Talent 2012
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Shortlisted Most Promising New Talent 2012 - My Bear Griz by Suzanne McGinnes
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 13:47:17
It's bear hugs all round with a giant bear who's a boy's best friend
Ginness (Frances Lincoln, £11.99)Who won the award for Most Promising New Talent in the Junior Design Awards 2012?
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Highly Commended Most Promising New Talent 2012: A Zeal Of Zebras by Woop Studios
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 12:10:45
A poetic collection of creatures, playfully presented in words and pictures
Forget flocks and herds: they’re so last year. When talking about a large mass of creatures, isn’t a galaxy of starfish, a quiver of cobras, or an exaltation of peacocks so much more poetic? This sumptuously designed tome features an imaginative host of whimsical descriptive term...
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Shortlisted Most Promising New Talent 2012: This Book Is Totally Rubbish by Maggie & Rose
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 13:22:50
This brilliantly inventive and creative craft book is Shortlisted in the Junior Design Awards 2012
A cheeky crew – Maggie, Rose, Oscar and their little dog Bentley – are getting creative in this fun activity book. Even better, they are learning their 3Rs – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – as they repurpose rubbish to make fun new things and become Eco Superheroes into the bargain. Fea...
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A conversation with Yokococo, author of Hans & Matilda
By Catherine O'Dolan on 17/05/2012 13:19:47
Meet the winner of the Most Promising New Talent in our Junior Design Awards 2012
Why did you choose cats (and they are very cute!) as your characters?Unfortunately I have a cat allergy. When I was trying to think about a new idea, a stray cat was visiting my house very often. He was very sweet and beautiful. I couldn't let him in because of my allergy. I felt...
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Too Many Girls (surely not!)
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 17/06/2011 15:39:30
Jonty Lees battle-of-the-sexes tale was highly-commended in our category for Most Promising New Talent
“BEFORE I HAD children, I knew some other men who had lots of daughters,” says author-illustrator Jonty Lees. “I thought, they’ve got the life! All those girls loving you and your house being lovely, and I could never understand why they enjoyed escaping so much.” That was before...
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Junior's guide to jungles and safaris
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 15/08/2011 15:29:12
Admire regal lions, magnificent elephants and playful monkeys - a trip to the jungle and safari promises to be sensational
You have seen The Lion King so many times you can almost sit through the stampeding wildebeest scene without shedding a tear. So maybe it’s time to introduce your children to the Circle of Life for real with an exciting safari or jungle adventure holiday. For a truly extravagant ...
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Junior meets Where Is Fred? Illustrator, Ali Pye
By Fiona McKim on 28/05/2012 10:10:32
After being Highly Commended in our Most Promising New Talent category, the illustrator talks children, caravans and crafty foxes
What books did you love as you were growing up?I loved the Danny Fox novels by David Thomson: Funny, sophisticated and magical stories about a crafty fox who lives by his wits in order to steal fish, escape from a pack of wolves, rescue princesses and feed his hungry cubs Lick, C...
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