middle grade

Sam Caldwell – Weird, Wild, Amazing! Desert

Are zombie ants real?
How high can an armadillo jump?
What’s it like to wrestle a python?

Packed with vibrant illustrations by Sam Caldwell, ‘Weird, Wild, Amazing! Desert’ teaches readers to cherish and delight in our planet’s ecosystems. Internationally renowned author and scientist Tim Flannery explores Earth’s deserts and grasslands and the extraordinary animals that live in them.

Available now from Norton Young Readers.

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Christiane Engel – Book covers

Christiane adds two new covers to her portfolio: ‘Feline Academy’ and classic novel, ‘The Secret Garden’.

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Victoria Stebleva – Book cover

Poignant cover design for ‘The Boy Who Didn’t Want to Die’ by Victoria Stebleva.

This powerful autobiographical story of a boy who survived the Holocaust is available January 2023 from Scholastic.

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Ryan Quickfall – Monsterious series

Ryan has been busy creating super-spooky cover artwork for the first two titles in a new series of spinechilling tales that combine monsters & mysteries, perfect for fans of Goosebumps.

‘Escape From Grimstone Manor’ and ‘The Snatcher of Raven Hollow’ will be available May 2023 from G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers.

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Sam Dawson – In the Caves of Calamity

Two siblings explore a long forgotten set of ruins in this fabulously perilous new middle grade cover & chapter illustrations by Sam Dawson.

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Anjan Sarkar – Growing Up Feeling Great!

‘Growing Up Feeling Great!’ is a brilliant guide illustrated by Anjan which helps boys develop a positive mindset and strengthen their coping skills so they can successfully navigate puberty. Published by Rockridge Press.

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Christiane Engel – River of Doom

As we head into spooky-season, Christiane completes her mysterious middle grade series with this fab cover for ominous-sounding, ‘River of Doom’.

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Rafael Nobre – Children of the Stone City

Rafael‘s cover illustration for ‘Children of the Stone City’, a thrilling, resonant and inspiring novel about justice, privilege and the power of the young to strive for change. Available this October from HarperCollins.

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Laura Catalan – Time Travel at Puddle Lane

Laura has created the beautiful cover & internal black & white artwork for ‘Time Travel at Puddle Lane’, an exciting middle grade adventure, ideal for fans of Horrible Histories.

The librarian at Ariella and Yosef’s school loves History. She even has a collection of historical objects in the library. When she starts acting strangely, Ariella and Yosef can’t resist investigating. Transported back to Georgian London, how will they get back home? This thrilling story is available now from Bloomsbury.

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Sam Dawson – Queen & Castle

Legendary adventures await in this captivating new cover illustration & supporting interior art by Sam Dawson.

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