Tuesday, November 13, 2012

High Tea



Dasha Gerasimova, thanks to Russian Season Kid's Books

Having been a US resident for nine years, I always follow American politics 
with great interest, which often turns to concern. Now that the election is over, 
I can finally relax and celebrate with a proper Tea Party!

Eugen Osswald, Ball der Tiere (The Animals' Ball), 1917,


Richard Scarry, The Country Mouse and the City Mouse, 1961, thanks to julielion

John Burningham, thanks to A Polar Bear's Tale

Svetozar Ostrov, cover for Have you ever listened to the silence, hedgehog?
1987, written by the author of Hedgehog in the Fog Sergei Kozlov
(thanks to Mark Kats for the correction)

O. Zotor, Little Fly So Sprightly, 1977

Judith KerrThe Tiger Who Came for Tea, 1968


Omar RayyanTea Party








Friday, November 9, 2012

Old Dogs



I am sorry to have missed Vecchi Cani, the recent exhibition of drawings
by Giovanna Durì at the Nuages Gallery in Milan (the same space that regularly 
features the shows of Matticchio). Durì is a well known graphic designer 
and exhibition designer, and this show was her coming out as an artist. 
The dogs portrayed were met in friends' homes, streets, parks, and kennels.  



After all we've been through last Summer, I was deeply moved 
by the sadness and tenderness in the eyes of these sweet old dogs, 
and by Durì's loving gaze towards them. 










 Vecchi Cani is also a book published by Nuages.


Wednesday, November 7, 2012

One Last Bat



It's too bad that I couldn't do this in time for Halloween,
but I am still very happy to present you Tallula, queen of the night
She is the protagonist of the latest picture book written by Adam Jaromir,
the author of Zarafa and Fantje, and co-founder of Gimpel Verlag.
The great Józef Wilkon painted the illustrations, and 
Dorota Novacka created the distinctive typography.





„Ba… ba... barbastelle!?“, wonders Tallula,
„I don't know anybody by that name.“
Will she ever find her family and friends?
And will her new glasses be of such a great help?





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