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. … [Read more...]
Saturday [Zaterdag]
A conversation about weekends and leisure can be provoked by this book, which includes strong gender-positive representations in its depiction of life at the weekend in an unnamed Dutch town. The inhabitants of the town spend their weekend doing all … [Read more...]
Otherwise [Anders Artig]
Once a group of chameleons hatch, they quickly realise that one of them is different. Not only is he incapable of changing his colour to adapt to his environment, he behaves differently to the rest, acting independently and ‘otherwise’. This classic … [Read more...]
Head Up
This CGI short film, produced by Gottfried Mentor at Film Bilder in Germany, is about celebrating difference and overcoming difficulties through teamwork and solidarity. Two goats, one adult and one small, are trotting along a mountain top. The baby … [Read more...]
Excentric City
Less a picturebook, more an experience, this work by Béatrice Coron defies definition. A leporello with cut paper, Excentric City opens to reveal an exquisite city scene that will encourage its readers to rethink what a book is. Open this work from … [Read more...]
