Originally published in 2005, now produced in a handsome new gift edition with textured board covers.
A picture book modern classic.
Ooh-la-la (Max In Love) by Maria Kalman
The third of Maria Kalman’s Max Stravinsky books to be published in the New York Review’s Children’s Collection. The book was first published in 1991. Since the Max books were originally published Kalman has become widely known for her New Yorker covers, for a collection of newspaper columns from the New York Times and for ehibits at museums and art galleries.
The other books are listed on ACHUKA and can be found by entering the author’s name in the Search box on the main page…
I Wish I Was Sick Too by Franz Brandenberg ill Aliki
Another excellent addition to The New York Review Children’s Collection.
The book was first published in 1976. Aliki’s illustrations are timeless.
Secret Of The Ron More Skerry by Rosalie K. Fry
The 1950s book that was the basis for the classic 1994 family film The Secret of Ronan Irish is now back in print as part of the New York Review Children’s Collection.
Hums with the mystery of Scottish folklore and the author’s own seaside upbringing in Vancouver and Wales invigorates the story with evocative details.
The Night Of Wishes by Michael Ende tr. Heike Scwarzbauer and Rick Takvorian, ill. Regina Keen
The latest release from The New York Review Children’s Collection, a highly recommended series of red-cloth-spined hardbacks.
Originally published in 1989 as Der satanarchaolugenialkohllische Wunschpunsch this is both a fast-paced fantasy and a whimsical satire of bureaucracy and its discontents. It’s estimated that Ende’s books have sold more than 35 million copies worldwide.
The Wizard Of Oz illustrated by Olivier Latyk
A simplified version of the classic for younger readers (and a collectible edition for older children’s books fans) with amazingly intricate die-cast layers.
Greatest Magical Stories chosen by Michael Morpurgu
A companion title to Greatest Animal Stories.
The retailers and illustrators vary with each story.
“Each one of these stories is like [a] magic bean. Each of them grows and grows in our mind as we read, and we wonder where it will take us if we climb it. And climb it we must, if we want to find out what is at the top and what will happen when we get there.” Michael Morpurgo
Peter Pan And Wendy illustrated by Robert Ingpen
A brand-new abridgement with gorgeous illustrations by Robert Ingpen. This series of children’s gift book classics is very much worth asking for next time you are in a bookshop.
The Wind In The Willows illustrated by Robert Ingpen
A brand-new abridgement with wonderful illustrations by Robert Ingpen handsomely produced by Palazzo.
Arthur High King of Britain by Michael Morpurgo ill. Michael Foreman
Michael Morpurgo’s imaginative retelling of the story of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table is accompanied by stunning illustrations created by Michael Foreman. The book was first published in 1994. This is a handsomely produced new hardback edition by Palazzo.
A gift book classic.
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