Gay-Neck
Gay-Neck

Dhan Gopal Mukerji was perhaps the best-known Indian writer of the early 20th century who published in English. In the 1910s, he took part in the Bengali resistance, and at the age of twenty, he was forced to leave India. Soon after, he settled in New York. Cut off from

Five Tales of Love
Five Tales of Love

Five Tales of Love brings together some of Hans Christian Andersen’s most enduring stories — Thumbelina, The Tinderbox, The Little Mermaid, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, and The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep. Each of them speaks about love in a different register: quiet devotion, reckless passion, longing, loyalty, sacrifice. In

Cossack Holota
Cossack Holota

Cossack Holota belongs to the golden treasury of the Vesyolka publishing house. It was created by the Ukrainian writer Maria Prygara and the artist Heorhiy Yakutovich, and first appeared in print in 1966, becoming beloved by many generations of young readers. The story is set in the 17th–18th centuries, at

Tomtebobarnen
Tomtebobarnen

The first “golden age of children’s literature” in Sweden came at the beginning of the 20th century, and it is inseparable from the names of Selma Lagerlöf, Anna Wahlenberg, Helena Nyblom, and of course Elsa Beskow. Beskow not only wrote fairy tales for children, but was also an outstanding children’s

Fox
Fox

In the book Fox, the story of relationships is told metaphorically by author Margaret Wild and illustrator Ron Brooks. Readers encounter several tragic situations, complicated breakups, betrayal, and attempts at redemption. These are portrayed through three characters, a magpie and a dog, both disabled by a forest fire, and a

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Heorhiy Yakutovich
Heorhiy Yakutovich

Heorhiy Vyacheslavovych Yakutovich (1930–2000) was a Ukrainian artist, graphic artist, and book illustrator. He was born on 14 February 1930 in Kyiv, where he lived and worked until his death on 5 September 2000. Yakutovich studied at the Kyiv State Art Institute (now the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture), graduating in 1954, […]

Jazz Icons in Picture Books

Jazz Icons in Picture Books

For decades, jazz has been inspiring musicians, artists, and writers in their work. Its special energy is unique and unmistakable, yet some gifted authors and illustrators have still managed to capture it in their books. These six works range from playful riffs to visual rhythms. Through words and art, the […]

Magiska Svanen Sven

Magiska Svanen Sven

One day, Sven the swan bursts into the peaceful, festive life of a quiet little village. He makes an epic entrance on a skateboard, wearing cool sunglasses and holding a cup of coffee in his wing. Meeting three villagers: a…

Bridges

Bridges

Have you ever stopped, looking at a bridge spanning a river or canyon, and wondered how it came to be or who first conceived it? Bridges can be truly captivating: sometimes for their height, sometimes for their shape, sometimes for…

What Does The Animal Say?

What Does The Animal Say?

Original title: Hur låter djuren? Who knows what the frog, the blowfish or the snail sound like? What about the forest mouse and the enormous tiger? And when the bumblebee sneezes, what sound echoes through the woods? Guessing right is…

Last Summer

Last Summer

Original title: 지난 여름 The road leaves the city behind. The high-rise buildings fade into the distance, the trees grow taller, the air becomes cleaner, and the world slows down a little. Summer is a time of adventure, friendship, relaxation,…