Marta Altés's Blog, page 2

Amics del Bosc

Recently, I've been listening a lot a music group called Amics del Bosc, and I love their music! After seeing them in a concert, I couldn't help it, and I did this illustration... I plucked up courage, and I sent it to them in spite of my fear of them to think I was crazy...

And they liked it! :)

New book! :)

I'm soooooo happy!! My third book is coming out in a few months! it's called "I am an Artist". It was together with "My Grandpa", the last project I did in the MA, almost two years ago... time flies!!

It will be published by Macmillan Children's Books UK in February! It's been a tricky one, but I'm VERY happy with the final result... I hope you like it! I have to say... BIG BIG THANK YOU!!! to Emily and Sharon from Macmillan!! it's been once more, LOOOOVELY to work with them! :)

THE GUARDIAN!!

"My Grandpa" reviewed in The Guardian!! :)))

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"No!"

 I'm SO happy!! "No!" won the Read it Again! The children's picture book award! Such an special award, because children are the ones who voted for it!! :_) the presentation ceremony was lovely! It was GREAT meeting so talented illustrators like Zehra Hicks, Sam Usher, Chris Judge and Judi Abbot! it was a shame that Nadia Shireen, Alex Latimer and Kali Stileman couldn't come, but they sent a little text that was read in the ceremony, that let us know a little bit more about them, and how they created their books. Also lovely Chris Haughton (2011 winner for "A bit Lost"), was there to present the ceremony!! What a fantastic day!! Thank you so much!!
"No!" also won the Nottingham Children's Book Award 2012!! another very special award where children vote!!! :_)

"No!" won the "Read it Again" Award 2012!!!

Read it again!

I'm extremely happy!!! "No!" is also shorlisted for the "Read it Again"* Prize!! *Read it Again! is the name of the Cambridgeshire Libraries children's picture book award.

This is such an special award!! because the children are the ones who vote!
I feel so flattered to be once more shorlisted with Nadia Shireen's looooovely "Good little Wolf"!! :)

El Tatano

A sneak peek of a little collaboration that I've done for "El Tatano" (Children's magazine).

The people's book prize

"No!" is shorlisted in the People's Book Prize!! :) I'm so happy!!
There's still time to vote for it till the end of May :)
 "The People's Book Prize. Showcasing new titles every month in libraries and selected book stores across Britain, with only the public voting for the winners"

Experimenting for a new project :)