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Behind the scenes with the creative team at Frances Lincoln Children’s Books – part of @quartokids 📚

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As cozy season sets in, it’s the perfect time to snuggle up with one of our new books, all publishing this month 🍂📚

Discover how the story of The Paper Girl unfolds, join Little Ghost and Robot on a heartwarming adventure, find out what’s on the other side of a mysterious wall, take a trip down the rabbit hole with Alice, wind down on a soothing magical train ride, learn the secrets of the fairies . . . and much more! 🌟

✨ The Paper Girl
👻 Little Ghost and the Robot
🪏 The Incredible Other Side
🌕 A Universe Full of Stories
🚂 A Sleepy Soundbook: The Magic Bedtime Train Ride
🧚 Secrets from the Fairy World
🐰 Story Orchestra: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
🎶 Nursery Rhymes for Your Baby
🙏 First Prayers for Your Baby
🦋 Children of the throne (paperback)
👨‍🚀 LPBD Tim Peake
🎼 LPBD Tchaikovsky by @flcbooks

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9 days ago

My debut children’s book with 35 artworks.
I can’t believe we’re just 2 weeks away from
The Paper Girl, created in collaboration with @caryllewis2 @flcbooks @quartokids @ksantos

Looking back at videos from over the years, it’s wild to realize that every cut, layer, and technique was leading up to this exact moment. This debut children’s picture book is a true labor of love that took countless hours and so much patience.

✨Pre-Order Exclusives✨
To celebrate the launch, every pre-order qualifies for a signed bookplate and an exclusive matching bookmark.

✨Note on claiming your gifts✨
Because the bookplates and bookmarks are shipped separately from the book itself, you will need to fill out a quick form so I know where to send them:

1. Tap the link in bio and pre-order The Paper Girl at your favorite retailer.

2. Enter your shipping info on the same link.

You can use the link in bio to do both😊

Pre-orders during these final two weeks mean the absolute world to independent authors and artists—they signal to bookstores and libraries how much love there is for hand-crafted art.

Thank you so much for following along on this journey with me!! by @flcbooks

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22 days ago

Hi! I’m Eunyoung Seo, the illustrator of the Cat Family series. Cat Family Birthday, the fourth book in the series, is now published! The whole family is busy getting ready for the twins’ birthday party.

As I draw their happy and warm everyday moments, I find myself reflecting on the peaceful days I spend with my own family.
(Of course, my strict cat assistants also helped!)

I’ve packed this book with so many memories—memories of having or being invited to birthday parties, the heart-pounding feeling of opening a gift box, and those purely fun days. I hope many readers feel happy as they open the flaps, just like unwrapping a gift box.

And take a sneak peek at the work process for the next Cat Family book coming out soon! by @flcbooks

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a month ago

It’s time to revel in the soft gentle breeze and crunchy leaves as we begin to enter the cooler months 🍁🧣
Here our some of our favourite cosy illustrations to help you get in the mood ...

Illustrations from:
🦊 - Thank You for This Day by @risingwoman and @jessicasroux
🍎 - Apple Cake by Dawn Casey and @genevievegodboutillustration
🍂 - The Tree Keepers by @gemmakoomen by @flcbooks

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a month ago

In honour of International Dog Day this week, here are some of our hardworking pups reading their favourite books! What a perfect way to celebrate our four-legged family members ❤️🐾

Cody’s favourite book:
🐕 The Dog Who Was (Almost) Perfect by @jackkurland

Lilo and Blue’s favourite book:
🐶 The Chase by @jennybloomfield by @flcbooks

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2 months ago

There’s no better way to celebrate the start of the weekend than with some beautiful cover artwork to the sound of Harry Styles. You could even say it’s golden! 🌟

Books featured:

🌳 My Friend, Billy Whiskers by @david_c_litchfield
⭐️ My Dad Can by @stephen.lightbown and @clairesahara
🧌 The Only Monster by @manversusbaby and @brendandraws
🧙🏻‍♀️ The Not-So-Wicked Witch by @bethan_stevens
🧜🏼‍♀️ The Angel and the Mermaid by @doodleyboo by @flcbooks

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2 months ago

Take a trip with our wonderful senior commissioning editor Lucy!

A few weeks ago, Lucy had the pleasure of travelling to Seven Stories in Newcastle, to attend the first ever @childrens_books_north prize event. Take a peek behind the scenes!

Huge congratulations to winner @yamami_ya and the highly-commended @lauren.m.sharples, and to all of the longlisted and shortlisted illustrators. And a huge thank you to @emma.layfield and the CBNN, and @7stories, for organising such a wonderful evening 🎉 by @flcbooks

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3 months ago

A wonderful congratulations to @alexggriffiths whose illustrations have been shortlisted for the World Illustration Awards 2026! 🎉

The @worldillustrationawards are presented by @theaoi in partnership with @dirillustration and it’s so lovely seeing amazing artists celebrated and recognised for their craft 👏🏻 by @flcbooks

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3 months ago

I’m Jessica Roux, and I’m sharing the behind-the-scenes process of illustrating Thank You For This Day!

I always start by gathering inspiration from nature, whether that is in my local park or in my own backyard. From there, I create sketches. This book is full of sweet nature scenes with lots of hidden details. Next, I create a detailed graphite pencil drawing, then scan it in and digitally paint to add color. I hope you enjoyed seeing a peek behind the curtain of how the artwork is created for a picture book! by @flcbooks

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3 months ago

The sun is shining and how better to celebrate the end of the heatwave than by sharing the new books we are publishing in July, August and September! 🌞

Read about a lovable group of friends setting off on new adventures, learn about the legendary animator and co-founder of Studio Ghibli, celebrate gratitude with family on a journey from sunrise to sunset and get ready for a surprise-filled birthday week with the twin kittens! 🎁🎉

July:
🪄 The Floofs Bring the Magic
🐈 Little People, BIG DREAMS: Hayao Miyazaki

August:
⚖️ Little People, BIG DREAMS: Amal Clooney
🦊 Thank You for This Day
📷 Little People, BIG DREAMS: Annie Leibovitz

September:
🎤 Little People, BIG DREAMS: Stormzy
🎁 Cat Family Birthday
🐭 Unexpected Guests (paperback)
📚 Little People, BIG DREAMS: Treasury
🎄 Little People, BIG DREAMS: Advent Calendar by @flcbooks

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4 months ago

Oh to be a damsel in a unicorn floatie during this heatwave ☀️😎

Illustrations from:
🦄 - A Damsel Not in Distress! by @bethan_stevens
🌊 - The Angel and the Mermaid by @doodleyboo
🐶 - The Chase by @jennybloomfield
🥕 - Oh, Carrots! by @ilustrajo
💧 - The Boy Who Cried Poo by @readwithriver and @guikarsten by @flcbooks

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4 months ago

It’s still me! Jack Kurland! One final time. 

This was the stage where everything started to feel very real. Adding colour, final artwork, proofs, and all the finishing touches that transform a collection of ideas and sketches into an actual book. 

Adding colour is probably my favourite part of the process. By this point, all the tricky problem-solving had (mostly) been done, and I could focus on bringing the artwork to life with colour, texture and detail. 

Because ‘The Dog Who Was (Almost) Perfect’ takes place in the same world as ‘The Cat Who Couldn’t Be Bothered’, I wanted to keep exactly the same colour palette. That meant fewer decisions for returning characters, but it also created a new challenge: figuring out how to make busy scenes feel interesting and engaging while working within a limited set of colours. With my first book, I loved hearing from parents, teachers and friends about how their child had enjoyed scanning the busier pages, looking at the details. I wanted to have that in this book too. 

When it came to the cover, I’d already set the rules with my first book. So, it was about trying different poses and picking the best one for Doris, that fully represents her, whilst making sure it stands out on the shelves. 

Each stage can feel like the next thing to solve, until suddenly, it’s done. First, it’s sketches, then storyboards, then final artwork, then proofs with notes and tiny corrections. So, when the finished book finally arrived, it was amazing to see all those drawings, edits and decisions had turned into an actual book you can hold in your hands. 

Thanks for enduring my takeover and for letting me share a glimpse of how this book was made. I hope you enjoy ‘The Dog Who Was (Almost) Perfect’, with more to come from the Cat and Dog world. by @flcbooks

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