Folktale

Srdjan Vidakovic – The Witcher

Fans of The Witcher series will love the fabulous decorative elements Srdjan designed for the cover & internal chapters of their official cookbook, published by Ten Speed Press.

His inspiration came from game design, eastern Europe folklore, alchemy, medieval architecture, and Scandinavian motifs.

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Wednesday, October 19th, 2022 Illustrations Comments Off

New Artist – Daniel Nelson

Introducing the whacky world of Manchester-based artist & fresh new talent, Daniel Nelson!

Lemon-headed people & mythical creatures in modern-day settings are just some of the delights to discover in Daniel’s unique portfolio – and we just love his limited colour palette coupled with bold line work & pattern.

Bringing his love of folklore to contemporary life, Daniel creates striking visuals, full of wit, charm & humour.

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Wednesday, October 13th, 2021 Illustrations Comments Off

Quang & Lien – Girl Giant and the Jade War

In this sequel to Girl Giant and the Monkey King, Thom and her friends set off on a far flung adventure to save the Heavens and the Jade Emperor from certain destruction.

This richly woven middle-grade fantasy series illustrated by Quang & Lien is full of humor, magic, and heart.

‘Girl Giant and the Jade War’ will be published by Roaring Brook Press this December.

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Wednesday, August 4th, 2021 Illustrations Comments Off

Jianan Liu – Pushkin

Feast your eyes on Jianan‘s gorgeous interpretations of three of Pushkin’s fairy tales poems: ‘The Tale of the Golden Cockerel’, ‘The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish’ and ‘The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda’.

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Tuesday, August 4th, 2020 Illustrations Comments Off

Quang & Lien – Pionnières!

Discover 50 incredible women from around the world who throughout history have shown incredible courage in standing up against injustice and discrimination.

‘Pionnières ! – 50 femmes au destin extraordinaire’ illustrated by Quang & Lien for Auzou is available now.

Tags: Auzou, Auzou Publishing, Bravery, Children's book illustrator, children's books, children's illustration, children's illustrator, children's publishing, Courage, Cultural, Culture, discrimination, equality, female hero, Female icon, female leaders, female power, females, Folktale, Folktale illustration, gender discrimination, gender equality, Girl power, hero, Heroine, history, Injustice, inspirational women, leaders, non-fiction, Pioneer, Pionnières ! - 50 femmes au destin extraordinaire, Pionnières!, powerful women, Quang & Lien, revolutionary women, vietnamese illustrator, Women, women in history

Monday, August 3rd, 2020 Illustrations Comments Off

Laura Catalan – Daughter of the god Sulde

Laura Catalan expands her superb middle grade portfolio with this wonderful cover illustration & accompanying black and white chapter art for ‘Daughter of the god Sulde’.

Tags: Action, Action Adventure, Adventure, Battle, bow and arrow, chapter books, Epic, folk culture, Folklore, Folktale, Folktale illustration, Heroine, Horse, Juvenile fiction, Laura Catalán, MGLit, middle grade, Middle Grade Artist, Middle grade books, Middle Grade Cover, Middle Grade cover art, Middle grade fiction, Middle Grade Illustrations, Middle Grade Illustrator, Mongolia, Mongolian, mongolian folklore, mongolian mountains, mongolian mythology, Mountains, Warrior, Warrior girl, young fiction

Tuesday, March 17th, 2020 Illustrations Comments Off

New Signing – Quang and Lien

We’re so very excited to introduce our new artist signing, Phung Nguyen Quang & Huynh Kim Lien.

From their Saigon studio, Quang and Lien work seamlessly as a duo, creating their stunning artwork using a mix of watercolour, acrylic and digital.

Inspired by the folk culture of Vietnam and Asia, these incredibly talented Vietnamese illustrators produce the most beautifully vibrant and poignant scenes.