Sunday Safari - Interior invasions

Their habitats taken over by humans,

maybe it's time for wildlife to move in...

William Curtis Rolph, photo from Six Deyrolle Denizens

Marco Cazzato, Non pensare agli elefanti

Chris van Allsburg, illustration from Jumanji

Maria L. Kirk, illustration from The Cuckoo Clock, 1914

Rafal Olbinski, Suppression of appearances

Karen Knorr, Chateau Chambord, The Kings Reception

Banksy, Elephant in the Room

Domenico Gnoli, from Bestiario Moderno

thanks to Giornale Nuovo's archives

Mikel Uribetxeberria, two photos from Animalia

Chiho Makino

Sandy Skoglund, Revenge of the Goldfish, 1981

Shaun Tan, Tales From Outer Suburbia

It's Book Time!

Fuel your mind poster by Shaun Tan

The Bologna Children's Book Fair started today, and tomorrow Seba and I 

are going for our annual pilgrimage, like every Spring for the past 14 years. 

The experience is always interesting, often exciting, generally exhausting. This time 

I am particularly looking forward to it, since we have some new important projects 

to promote and discuss. Say a little prayer for us and enjoy this reading rainbow!

Sneak peak illustration from It's a book by Lane Smith

Illustration from the lovely Roland by André Francois, 1958,

thanks to Le figure dei libri

Galassia Gutenberg poster by Gianluigi Toccafondo

Illustration by Chiho Makino

Illustration by Yolanda Mosquera

Illustration by Henri Galeron for Gallimard Jeunesse

Jungle library, thanks to the ever fascinating Franco Matticchio

Cover of Why you should read Kafka before you waste your life by James Hawes.

Lettering and illustration by Steve Snider, thanks to Rough Front

Vintage reading poster, thanks to delicious industries and doe-c-doe

Bookmark by Lesley Barnes, thanks to the always wonderful Aqua-Velvet

Little creatures in a big world

Children

I am very fond of Chiho Makino's tenderly sad pastel artworks, and have posted some of them in various Safaris. The mysterious charm of her surreal atmospheres often reminds me of Michael Sowa's works, which I haven't posted here only because I assume that everyone already knows them (please correct me if it isn't so!) Chiho was born in 1965 and graduated in Art and Design at Kyoto Seita University. She specializes in editorial illustrations for books and magazines, and since 1990 has exhibited her artworks in art galleries around Japan. Here are some of the lovely book covers recently uploaded by Chiho on her website.

The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeiemi

You are not a stranger here by Adam Aslett

Knowledge tide (?) by Motohiko Izawa

Why I received counseling by Chizuru Azuma

Birthday by Hiroshi Hagiwara

The End of Mr.Y by Scarlett Thomas

Evil cat, horror stories collection

Dragon Palace by Hiromi Kawakami

Margery by Seisyu Hase

? by Kounosu Sueko Yuu

Seasons of the dull color by Harada Bunshun

A note of caution: I used Google translator for the titles, and they surely contain some inaccuracies.