In this picturebook, a woman returns home from her exciting life in the city to visit her grandmother, but finds that she is a giant compared to her, representing her sense of maturity and new-found independence. However, as she reconnects with her … [المزيد ...]
Bon Voyage [رحلة سعيدة]
السخرية النابعة من عنوان هذا الفيلم تدل على معالجته بشدة للموضوع الصعب والمهم للهجرة القسرية. يبدأ الفيلم كرسوم متحركة تقليدية، يصور مجموعة من اللاجئين على غرار الرسومات الخطية البسيطة وهم يفرون من الخطر بحثًا عن الأمان المتخيّل في أوروبا. كما تصور … [المزيد ...]
Vu d’en haut [نظرة من الأعلى]
This short early concept book is stylistically bold and uses a simple premise: what do things look like from above? A hot summer day is the scene of the story: readers will be able to spot the bird’s eye view of a small town with hot yellow lawns … [المزيد ...]
?Zachem [لماذا؟]
This famous Russian wordless picturebook is one of the oldest picturebooks in the selection, as it was published at the end of the twentieth century. It has been re-published many times since in many different countries: sometimes with words, and … [المزيد ...]
!Che Capolavoro [يا لها من تحفة!]
This picturebook takes canonical examples of classic and modern art to explore the universality of artwork in everyday life. The main character is surrounded by signifiers of art and culture - from Banksy to Salvador Dali, from Einstein to the Eiffel … [المزيد ...]
Triangolo al circo [مثلث في السيرك]
This early concept book provides a selection of vivid representations of the circus for young people to explore. Clowns juggle, trumpeters trumpet, a snake-charmer charms a snake. Children will be able to interact with the joyous depiction of circus … [المزيد ...]
?Ką padarė žirklės [ماذا فعل المقصّ؟]
The majority of wordless picturebooks produced in Europe are produced in Northern and Western European countries. However, the oldest example of the form used in this corpus is a Lithuanian wordless picturebook originally published in 1961. It has … [المزيد ...]
Waterloo & Trafalgar [واترلو و ترافالغر]
War and violence are integral to the history of Europe as well as its present, but the explicit representation of these themes can be challenging in a classroom context. This picturebook by French artist Olivier Tallec gently raises these themes in a … [المزيد ...]
Naar de Markt [إلى السوق]
This book is a simple depiction of a mother and daughter taking a trip to their local market. The reader is privy to a range of experiences, including a diverse set of foods and goods, sold by a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic array of tradespeople. … [المزيد ...]