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 … [Darllen mwy...]
Bon Voyage [Siwrnai Dda]
Mae eironi didostur teitl y ffilm hon yn arwydd o’i thriniaeth ergydiol o bwnc anodd, pwysig mudo gorfodol. Dechreua'r ffilm fel animeiddiad traddodiadol, gan gyfleu criw o ffoaduriaid mewn arddull o luniadau llinell syml wrth iddynt ffoi rhag perygl … [Darllen mwy...]
Szalontüdö [Treip a Nionod]
Anaml yr ymddengys ffilmiau drama fyw yn y casgliad, ac felly hefyd ffilmiau o Hwngari. Mae'r ffilm fer hon o ddrama fyw yn debyg i French Roast yn ei defnydd o brif gymeriad wyneb i waered: mae dyn anniben, sy’n ddigartref hefyd, fel petai’n bwyta … [Darllen mwy...]
Murs Murs [Waliau Waliau]
This highly ambiguous picturebook presents a sophisticated and atmospheric narrative about relocation and identity within time and space. A girl views a new home with her parents. While the parents are led by the estate agent, the girl wanders on her … [Darllen mwy...]
Waterloo & Trafalgar [Waterloo a Trafalgar]
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 … [Darllen mwy...]
Che Capolavoro! [Dyna Gampwaith!]
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 … [Darllen mwy...]
Zachem? [Pam?]
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 … [Darllen mwy...]
La Danse de la Mer [Dawns y Môr]
The ocean is the main character in this beautiful French wordless picturebook. Intricate and poetic line drawings depict the passage of ships across a sea that is both calm and chaotic. The sea is personified as dancing women who begin by permitting … [Darllen mwy...]
Mediterraneo [Y Canoldir]
This example of a picturebook dealing with the theme of the migrant crisis is less hopeful than the others. Indeed, the picturebook can be read as a memorial for the lives lost in the passage across the Mediterranean. The story opens with the stark … [Darllen mwy...]
