Kids Cover Competition
See the best of Big Issue’s legendary Spring Kids Cover Competition
See the best of Big Issue’s legendary Spring Kids Cover Competition
Hundreds of young people entered our Big Issue Spring Kids Cover Competition to show what peace meant to them. Here’s the best entries we received this year
Meet the winner of our Spring Kids Cover Competition
Meet the winner of our Spring Kids Cover Competition
Our post box was crammed with brilliant designs. Judge Axel Scheffler had a tough job to pick just one winner
We picked a theme of Peace for our Kids Cover Competition. The message is more urgent than ever
We picked a theme of Peace for our Kids Cover Competition. The message is more urgent than ever
Big Issue’s Spring Kids Cover Competition prompted a flood of ideas for making the world a better place
Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler: ‘It’s a great act of love to look at a book with your child’
Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler: ‘It’s a great act of love to look at a book with your child’
How to enter Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition for 2026
How to enter Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition for 2026
Letters: If billionaires stockpiled food, would we all be left to starve?
Letters: If billionaires stockpiled food, would we all be left to starve?
10-year-old Ashton Whitaker from Hull wins competition to have drawing displayed on the cover of the Big Issue
10-year-old Ashton Whitaker from Hull wins competition to have drawing displayed on the cover of the Big Issue
‘A bright and bold mosaic of creatures’: Meet the winner of Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition 2025
‘A bright and bold mosaic of creatures’: Meet the winner of Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition 2025
Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition is back for Earth Day – judged by the legendary Chris Packham
Big Issue’s Kids Cover Competition is back for Earth Day – judged by the legendary Chris Packham
Mrs Brown’s Boys could be the anchor we all need this Christmas
Mrs Brown’s Boys could be the anchor we all need this Christmas
Illustrator Oliver Jeffers shares advice for Big Issue’s Christmas Kids Cover Competition: ‘We’re all artists’
Illustrator Oliver Jeffers shares advice for Big Issue’s Christmas Kids Cover Competition: ‘We’re all artists’
Children’s author Oliver Jeffers: ‘Storytelling is the most powerful force humans have’
Children’s author Oliver Jeffers: ‘Storytelling is the most powerful force humans have’
‘It’s a happy image’: Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition 2022 winner
‘It’s a happy image’: Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition 2022 winner
Greg James on delivering the Radio 1 response to the Queen’s death: ‘You gotta earn your money on days like that’
Greg James on delivering the Radio 1 response to the Queen’s death: ‘You gotta earn your money on days like that’
Prizes announced for Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition
Prizes announced for Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition
Radio 1’s Greg James to judge Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition
Radio 1’s Greg James to judge Big Issue Christmas Kids Cover Competition
Tidings of comfort and joy: Our Christmas Kids Cover Competition is open!
Tidings of comfort and joy: Our Christmas Kids Cover Competition is open!
TV stars and footballers are fighting the good fight – but let’s not forget those less visible
TV stars and footballers are fighting the good fight – but let’s not forget those less visible
How Puffin’s wartime spirit is keeping kids connected in isolation
How Puffin’s wartime spirit is keeping kids connected in isolation
Cressida Cowell’s advice on finding your magic in writing and creativity
