Covers from the 7 reader books we designed for Pearson Education. Penguin Active Readers are published internationally and feature a wide range of genres in UK and International English for ELT. Covers are usually by the artists, but sometimes use stock photos or classic paintings or prints.
Artists: Mike McKeever (Monkey King), Katie Mac (Good Day, Bad Day), Adam Hunter Peck (Stories of Other Worlds), Nick Hardcastle (Bleak House), Sonia Kretchmar (Under the Bridge).
 Artist: Mike McKeever

 Artist: Katie Mac
 Artist: Adam Hunter Peck
 Nick Hardcastle

 Sonia Kretschmar
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Although I like seeing finished artwork when it comes in, I get more excited earlier in the process, on receipt of roughs. I think it is because though the final artwork is usually very accomplished it is in the roughs that the draftsmanship can be seen.
So here are a few recent examples:
Nick Hardcastle:
 Bleak House |
 Bleak House |
Continue reading Illustrator’s roughs

Stories of Other Worlds cover artwork: Adam Hunter Peck
Part of the Penguin Active Readers series for 2010, published by Pearson Education. Three short stories by H.G. Wells: The Country of the Blind, The Door in the Wall, The Young Ghost, illustrated respectively by Adam Hunter Peck, Mike Lacey, and Jamel Akib. Continue reading Penguin Active Readers: Stories of Other Worlds