The symbol of the piggy bank is used throughout this highly stylised, conceptual wordless picturebook to explore themes of capitalism. This work is a good example of an ideologically loaded picturebook — whether you agree or disagree with the … [Read more...]
Changeons!
The relationship between the ocean and human civilization is put under a lens in this challenging panoramic depiction of a changing coastal urban environment. What begins as a harmonious pastoral depiction of human life on the seafront quickly … [Read more...]
Dança [Dance]
This representation of a dance sequence between a man and a woman opens up the discussion of the need for freedom and the importance of art and leisure. A man in a grey suit attends his corporate job by day, but dreams of becoming a dancer with a … [Read more...]
Um dia na praia [A day on the beach]
This celebrated Portuguese wordless picturebook provides a fabulous route to discuss the human responsibility towards solving the issue of ocean and beach pollution. Children and young people who hear news about the excess of plastic in the ocean … [Read more...]
Dangle
A man finds a red cord hanging incongruously from the sky. Immediately, we are presented with a choice as an obvious temptation becomes apparent. Should he pull it? He plays with the cord, swings it, and finally pulls it. All the lights go out and … [Read more...]
A Priori
This short animation by German/French animator Maïté Schmitt is all about overcoming a negative judgment to reach a shared common goal, with a particular focus upon sustainable development. Albert, a young librarian, is agitated by the invasion of … [Read more...]
Partida [Departure]
This picturebook is an accordion book; its foldable quality challenges its reader to reconsider what a picturebook is and what a picturebook can ‘do’. This picturebook is well-suited to group work as it can be unfolded upright on a surface and … [Read more...]