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Elissa Elwick is an award winning children’s illustrator and author. She graduated from AUB in 2008, published her first self authored picture book shortly after, and has been illustrating and writing ever since.
She co-created the picture book series Little Adventurers with author, Philip Ardagh, and has performed at schools and book festivals internationally.
Elissa won the Brilliant Book award in 2022 and was shortlisted for a Lollies award in 2023. She currently lives in Cardiff where she sometimes shares her studio with her toddler, Eira, and her magical black cat, Pippin.
The Gumdrops: Quest for Bravery (2026)
Meet the Gumdrops – the guardians of a magical land, full of magical beings! You might meet Imaginary Friends, your favourite characters from a story, or creations from your dreams…
The Gumdrops are always up for a challenge – and when they get a letter from a child in need of an imaginary friend, they have their work cut out! Can YOU help them search for the ingredients to make the perfect companion? You’ll have to keep an eye out for the mischievous, but adorable, Evilee along the way…
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Izzy the Inventor LOVES science and does NOT believe in magic. That is until the day her Fairy Godmother appears and sends her to Fairytale Land to rescue Prince Charming from the Mountain of Doom, with an enthusiastic unicorn as her guide. To succeed, Izzy must use her science skills to outwit trolls, goblins and a bottomless lake of despair. But her quest will also teach her about the power of friendship and that we all need a little magic in our lives…
Every book contains ideas for science experiments and a QR code with links for more to try at home.
Black cats born at midnight
Are magic, it’s true!
Just waiting to have
An adventure with you.
Trixie and Midnight are playing outside when they have a run in with a witch, who seems particularly interested in the cat’s magic powers. The very next morning, Trixie wakes to find that Midnight has been catnapped!
Trixie, Nan and Dad set off to the rescue. Meanwhile, Midnight has a plan of her own. But it’s going to take a more than a sprinkle of magic to escape the witch’s trap.
Meet the Little Adventurers – Finnegan, Sprat, Floss and Peanut. Each week they meet in their top-secret shed HQ, ready to share their fun with you! This week, Sprat can’t seem to find his cat, Shadow, anywhere. And he absolutely has to have a pet – it’s bring in a pet day! So, instead, he finds a leaf, draws a little face on it and… Ta-Da! Sprat has a pet: Leafy! But can you really have a leaf as a pet?
