[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-6807-EN":3},{"pk":4,"tile_image":5,"images":6,"published":20,"tags":21,"permalink":22,"ex_news":23,"title":24,"news_id":25,"pinned":23,"summary":26,"ex_artist":23,"posted":27,"body":28},"news","blog_6807_639039967692284772.jpg",[7,8,10,12,14,16,18],{"filename":5},{"filename":9},"blog_6807_639039968347874415.jpg",{"filename":11},"blog_6807_639039968450755996.jpg",{"filename":13},"blog_6807_639039969574981924.jpg",{"filename":15},"blog_6807_639039969693273774.jpg",{"filename":17},"blog_6807_639039969806565280.jpg",{"filename":19},"blog_6807_639039969907476888.jpg","2026-01-14T10:00:00","#stylised#children#childrens books#characters#character design#publishing#atmospheric#magical#book cover#adventure#relationships#playful#luiza laffitte#kidsbooks#middle grade#","\u002Fnews\u002F6807\u002Fvalverda",false,"Valverda",6807,"\u003Ca href=\"\u002FLuizaLaffitte\">Luiza Laffitte\u003C\u002Fa> conjures magic for Valverda and the Firelight Thief with a spellbinding cover and spot illustrations.","2026-01-14T10:00:00#6807","\u003Cp>Luiza was commissioned to create the cover and a suite of spot illustrations for this new middle grade fantasy adventure published by Ivy Crescent, and for readers aged 8+.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>Blending atmosphere, character and tension, the artwork introduces a hidden academy, a reluctant heroine and a darkness stirring beneath a blood moon, setting the emotional tone before the first page is turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>Luiza’s narrative illustration balances mystery with warmth, echoing the book’s themes of courage, friendship and destiny while appealing to fans of magic-school epics and high-stakes adventure. \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>Check it out \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.co.uk\u002FValverda-Firelight-Thief-Book-friendship-ebook\u002Fdp\u002FB0G1HC7N14\" target=\"_blank\">here.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>"]