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 … Διαβάστε Περισσότερα...
Tierenduin [Whose Zoo]
This look-and-search book challenges the reader to see things differently. The mouth of a tiger hides the face of a sloth; the teeth of a snake become the icebergs upon which a polar bear roams. The book asks us to reconsider what we expect to see … Διαβάστε Περισσότερα...
Ką padarė žirklės? [What the Scissors Did]
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 … Διαβάστε Περισσότερα...
Verrückte Welt [Topsy Turvy World]
German artist ATAK presents a carnivalesque theme of power negotiation in this representation of an upside down world. The banker begs on the street corner while the punk hands over spare change; the mouse chases the cat; a horse rides a jockey; a … Διαβάστε Περισσότερα...
Kim Bu Gelen? [Who is this Coming?]
A game of chess between chickens is disturbed by the loud footsteps of a passing giraffe in this eccentric Turkish wordless picturebook. The chickens try hard to get the attention of the giraffe and the picturebook ends with the arrival of an even … Διαβάστε Περισσότερα...
כשירד הלילה [When the Night Fell]
This vibrantly illustrated wordless picturebook explores the role of creation and creativity in the imagination of children. A young girl draws a group of monsters, an elephant, and a little girl on a sheet of paper with a set of pencils. The figures … Διαβάστε Περισσότερα...
Where’s the Elephant?
Children, like adults, quickly develop sophisticated expectations of genre and style – for example, seeking to see the similarities that define certain types of picturebooks. This picturebook by French artist Barroux plays upon these expectations by … Διαβάστε Περισσότερα...
Murs Murs [Walls Walls]
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 … Διαβάστε Περισσότερα...
Where’s the Starfish?
Η συνέχεια του Barroux στο Where's the Elephant αναπτύσσεται στην ίδια βάση. Η λαϊκή μορφή του wimmelbook, όπως το Where's Wally, γίνεται καταλύτης για ένα σημαντικό μήνυμα για την προστασία του περιβάλλοντος. Τα παιδιά μπορούν να διασκεδάσουν … Διαβάστε Περισσότερα...
