Marta Altes

Marta Altes

  • 5 stars across 14 books
Marta Altes is the award-winning creator of My Grandpa, I am an Artist!, My New Home, The King Cat and Little Monkey. She loves to tell stories and her love of illustration saw her study for a degree in Graphic Design in Barcelona. Marta moved to the UK to study for an MA in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art and graduated in 2011. Since then she has won the Read It Again! Award and the Nottingham Children's Book Award and her first book No! was shortlisted for the Waterstone's Picture Book Prize, and Little Monkey was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Award 2018. Marta lives in London.
5th November 2020

Brand New Boy

A warm and thought-provoking tale from a master storyteller, winner of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award and... MoreBrand New Boy

(5 reviews) Review
26th February 2015

The King Cat

Meet a cat who is the king of his house, until something terrible happens! Someone else arrives and they are dribbly... MoreThe King Cat

(3 reviews) Review
20th August 2020

New In Town

Meet a big, friendly dog looking for a home in this warm and reassuring story by award-winning Marta Altes.This dog may ... MoreNew In Town

(2 reviews) Review
26th September 2017

Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, retold by Elli Woollard

Delightfully retold in humorous verse, with stunning illustrations throughout, this is a beautiful reworked edition of... MoreRudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, retold by Elli Woollard

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3rd October 2019

Aesop's Fables, Retold by Elli Woollard

A beautiful gift edition of Aesop’s Fables featuring eight classic stories, charmingly retold in rhyming verse with stun... MoreAesop's Fables, Retold by Elli Woollard

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28th January 2020

Confessions of a Dork Lord

Meet Wick. He’s the son of the Dark Lord, heir to the throne of black and broken glass, and next in line to be the leade... MoreConfessions of a Dork Lord

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4th April 2024

Guess Who's Getting Dressed

Guess who's getting dressed ... is it you?Who's put on some stripy socks? Is it reindeer? No, it's Fox!Who's put on this... MoreGuess Who's Getting Dressed

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4th April 2024

Guess Who's Going to Sleep

Laugh in surprise when you find out which animals are going to sleep behind the flaps! Can you guess?Who’s that snoring ... MoreGuess Who's Going to Sleep

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Newbie Fairy

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