Leigh Hodgkinson's tale about an attention-seeking peacock, Larry, to be published by Orchard later this year.
Limelight Larry is delighted when he finds an empty book – he can be the star of the story! Then a whole host of storybook characters arrive and Larry – much to his outrage – is pushed out of the [...]

This short clip features Sunny McCloud and her family who feature in Leigh Hodgkinson's picture book 'Smile!'.
What would you do if your smile completely disappeared? Look behind the sofa? Under your bed? It could be anywhere!
When Sunny McCloud loses her nice big made-to-measure smile, she spends ages looking for it. Will her smile ever turn [...]

Leigh Hodgkinson's children's books 'Colin & the Snoozebox', and 'Colin & the Wrong Shadow' have been gaining a large readership in many countries. An animation director by trade, Leigh created this short animation to show how Colin would move and sound! Remember to click on 'fun things' in the menu to access crafty Colin downloads!

Leo Bridle was asked to create the title sequence for a new Cbeebies show 'Green Balloon Club'. Having shot the actors on blue-screen, he created the world around them using a mix of photographic and drawn elements, and a CGI 3D balloon! It went down so well (the titles, not the balloon!) that he was [...]

CBBC Newsround commissioned a small number of animation directors to create bespoke 3-minute sequences to illustrate the stories of several children living below the poverty line in the UK. Littlebeak directors Leigh Hodgkinson (through Slinky) and Steve Smith (through Trunk) both created work for the programme, which went on to win a BAFTA. Below is [...]

Leigh Hodgkinson was delighted to be asked to provide the introductory titles to each presentation at the Chicago Children's Film Festival.

Here is a short intro sequence for 'Cubby Couch', a series pilot created at Slinky by Leigh Hodgkinson.

Last year littlebeak's Steve Smith picked up a prestigious British Animation Award and an Annecy Crystal for 'Fun Facts', a series of humorous (but factual) idents for Russia's first children's channel 'Bibigon'. Commissioned through Red Bee Media and produced at Trunk the 15 idents show off a range of designs by artists such as Siri [...]

Leigh Hodgkinson has put the finishing touches to her 6th picture book 'Limelight Larry', to be published soon by Orchard. It features a new character, Larry, who is an attention-seeking peacock. It's Larry's first ever book, and he's determined to be the center of attention throughout. Trouble is, he has lots of friends who'd like [...]

We're off and running! After a steady build up, we've hopped, skipped and jumped in to the new decade with excitement, following the birth of a littlbeak baby in January! It's a good omen for our fledgling studio…
Have a snoop around at the things we have on offer, and do let us know if you [...]