First published in Persion in 200y, this new English edition has ‘major amendments’.
Translated by Azita Rassi.
The Jungle Book: Mowgli’s Story reimagined by Robert Hunter
The first in a series of classic texts from Frances Lincoln reimagined in the modern day.
Robert Hunter is a London-based illustrator working with traditional drawing and painting techniques. This is his first children’s book.
Horton and the Kwuggerbug by Dr. Seuss
Everyone loves Dr. Seuss, and this collection of four wonderful new stories will delight his fans of all ages. The collection contains four stories, originally published in magazines in the 1950s, and up till now, largely forgotten.
Pet Dragon by M. P. Robertson & Sally Symes
A spectacular and fun spoof pet-care guide to dragons, with clear, concise information on everything from choosing an egg to feeding, grooming and training your dragon, plus spreads on taking your dragon to the vet and teaching it to fly.
The Seal Children by Jackie Morris
First published 2004 and now presented in a beautiful, new, gift edition, this is a haunting story of love and freedom, for all ages.
How About: Sam & Dave Dig A Hole by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen
What children don’t just love to dig holes. Just for the fun of digging holes – and the the deeper the better. This book picks up on that fascination. Particularly clever is the way the depth of the page is used. So that when they start out Sam and Dave and their dog (never mentioned in the words) take up a small space at the bottom of the first two pages. Not until we are about eight pages in, and the hole is beginning to get deep, is the full depth of book filled by Klassen’s artwork. Will the two boys find treasure? Will they find something spectacular?
Klassen and Barnett have teamed up once before, on the book Extra Yarn.
How About: Something About A Bear by Jackie Morris
Jackie Morris’s gorgeous, double-page-spread artwork is accompanied by suitably grand, noble and lyrical prose about each kind of bear featured. And at the back, for the information hungry, there is a more prosaic paragraph of description.
Another lovely book from this picture book artist.
The review link includes a video of the book being read aloud…
How About: The Rabbit And The Shadow – you _must_ seek this one out
Let us hope that this is just the first of Melanie Rutten’s books to be translated into English, because I want to be able to appreciate absolutely everything she creates. This book – broadly about growing in confidence and becoming independent, but about much else along the way – has that surreal, quirky individuality which I thrill at discovering in a picture book. The book’s cast – a rabbit, a stag, a soldier, a cat, a book and a shadow – are each given their own ‘chapters’ as the story unfolds whilst Rutten’s watercolour illustrations complement the narrative seamlessly. She uses lots of smaller illustrations as well as pagespreads and the book has been sumptuously designed and printed on thick paper by the New Zealand publisher, Book Island.
One to make a point of asking to look at whenever you are in a bookshop – and if the shop isn’t stocking it you should tell them that they absolutely must!
Next Oliver and the Seawigs adventure to have a space theme
The second Oliver and the Seawigs book is going to be set in Space, Sarah McIntyre revealed on her blog yesterday:
Mattias Adolfsson – Another Completed Moleskine
The amazing Swedish illustrator, Mattias Adolfsson, has completed another moleskine.
His blog, where he regularly posts completed sketches, and sketches in progress, is highly recommended.
You can also follow him on Google+ +MattiasAdolfsson and on Twitter @MattiasInk
http://mattiasa.blogspot.co.uk/
Artwork from his sketchbooks…