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 … [Ler mais ...]
Tierenduin [De quem é o Zoológico?]
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 … [Ler mais ...]
Ką padarė žirklės? [O que é que a Tesoura fez?]
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 … [Ler mais ...]
Verrückte Welt [Mundo louco]
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 … [Ler mais ...]
Kim Bu Gelen? [Quem vem aí?]
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 … [Ler mais ...]
כשירד הלילה [Quando caiu a noite]
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 … [Ler mais ...]
Where’s the Elephant? [Onde está o elefante?]
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 … [Ler mais ...]
Murs Murs [Muros Muros]
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 … [Ler mais ...]
Where’s the Starfish? [Onde está a estrela-do-mar?]
A sequência do livro Where’s the Elephant [Onde está o elefante?], do ilustrador Barroux, segue a mesma premissa do seu antecessor. O formato lúdico do wimmelbook, similar às obras Onde está o Wally?, torna-se um catalisador para uma mensagem … [Ler mais ...]
