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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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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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Quang & Lien – The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams

Our super-talented Vietnamese duo, Quang & Lien have worked their magic on this fantastic new middle grade cover design.

‘The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams’ hits shelves this October, published by Penguin Random House.

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Richard Davies – Harry Potter Christmas at Hogwarts

Learn all about the most magical time of the year at Hogwarts Schools of Witchcraft and Wizardry—Christmas!

Richard Davies‘ superb cover illustration featuring the snowy Great Hall festooned with Christmas trees is full of magic and wonder.

Available this October from Insight Editions, this fabulous book takes readers on a tour of Christmas in the Wizarding World, as seen in the Harry Potter films.

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Nicola Slater – Jonathan The Magic Pony

‘Jonathan The Magic Pony’ illustrated by Nicola Slater is a fabulously entertaining tale of a horsey magician who is not quite as accomplished as he thinks he is!

Available this August from Puffin Books.

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Freya Hartas – Wizard potion

Sorcery is in the air as Freya Hartas‘ mad wizard gets to work brewing up a magical new potion!

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Silvia Sponza – Puzzle designs

Two sweet new puzzle designs by Silvia Sponza – just magical!

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Nicola Slater – Bella Broomstick: Midnight Magic

Whoo-hoo! How gorgeous is Nicola Slater‘s cover illustration for ‘Bella Broomstick: Midnight Magic’. Set to fly off the shelves in August, this is the fifth title in the delightful witchy series written by Lou Kuenzler for Scholastic.

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Nicola Slater illustrates Bella Broomstick cover

Nicola Slater has illustrated this magical Bella Broomstick cover for Scholastic.

This delightful new series, full of themes of friendship and fitting in, will have young readers bewitched from the very first page! Bella Broomstick is a hopeless witch. So hopeless that nasty Aunt Hemlock is sending her to live in Person World – with the warning that she must never do magic again! But when Bella finds a kitten in trouble, a spell is the only way to rescue it. What is Bella to do? For where there is magic, trouble is never far away!

Written by Lou Kuenzler, Bella Broomstick hits the shelves this January!

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