Best illustrated books all over the world
All roosters are different, and they speak different languages. In Japan, for example, they crow “kokekokko!”, in Iceland “gaggalagó!”, in Vietnam “ò-ó-o-o!”, and in Turkey “ü-ürrü-üüü!”. In “Le coq polyglotte” by Marie Darme-Rizzo, a single sound turns into a joyful, multifaceted linguistic adventure. While a rooster’s crow may sound similar […]
“I Talk Like a River” by Canadian writer Jordan Scott is based on personal experience. In it, Scott describes his childhood struggle with his stutter. It is a story of shame, fear, and the long journey of self-acceptance. “All they see,” he says through his protagonist, referring to his classmates, […]
The distant, cold, unreal expanses of the Nordic lands hide a warm fairy tale about the boundless sacrificial love between the beautiful black swan Kjel, an outcast from the swan flock, and the equally enchanting white swan Agnette. In order to realize their love, they had to overcome numerous obstacles […]
The magic and enchantment of Maeterlinck’s famous play have been adapted by Brian Wildsmith in this illustrated tale of a little girl whose illness can only be cured by a magical blue bird. To find the bird, Mytyl and Tyltyl must journey through the Land of Memory to the Palace […]
Original title: Приключения Алисы в стране чудес. Алиса в Зазеркалье The book includes two of the most famous works by the English writer Lewis Carroll – “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking-Glass”. The color illustrations were created by Irina Kazakova, a talented graphic artist whose works appear in […]
The classic Caldecott Medal–winning picture book about a neighborhood transformed by a delightful snowfall, from the legendary picture book duo Alvin Tresselt and Roger Duvoisin. When the first flakes fell from the grey sky, the postman and the farmer and the policeman and his wife scurried about doing all the […]
Original title: Винни-Пух и все-все-все Viktor Chizhikov’s illustrated books have been published for over fifty years. He has reimagined numerous children’s books in his unique, playful and dynamic style. The timeless stories about the restless bear and his friends, illustrated by Viktor Chizhikov, were published in 1986. But the artist […]
Kenny’s Window is the first book Maurice Sendak both wrote and illustrated. It tells the dreamy, tender story of a boy named Kenny, who one night begins to wonder about life and happiness. In his sleep he enters a magical world and sets out to answer seven mysterious questions. Along […]
Little Black Crow is a quiet, meditative book. The text moves like a gentle chant, full of simple questions addressed to the crow: Where do you go? What do you see? Do you feel lonely? The language is pared down, but the repetition and rhythm create a sense of intimacy, […]
On the edge of the village, Sophie lives in a small house with her cow and her hens. Days pass slowly, marked by the simple routines of village life: fetching water, tending the animals, moving through familiar paths. Yet behind the quiet surface, traces of another life remain—a life of […]
King Kilian is convinced he’s the cleverest man alive — and that his daughter is just as clever. So clever, in fact, that she’ll only marry someone even smarter than she is, which means: no one at all. The princess despairs over a life of loneliness until she meets Kit, […]
Mighty Herman is a little man who keeps failing at invention after invention, but he’s not giving up. He builds big things that flop, makes bold machines that backfire, until at last he comes up with something everyone actually uses — the safety pin. Henstra’s illustrations feel old-timey but sharp: […]
Very Far Away is Maurice Sendak’s second picture book as both author and illustrator, following Kenny’s Window. The story is about a little boy who, after getting in trouble at home, decides to run away in search of “very far away.” Along the way, he meets talking animals and a […]
This cumulative rhyme is a translation of a well-known Russian children’s poem. It follows a lady traveling by train with an assortment of belongings: a pan, a divan, a basin, a box with three locks, a valise, and a small Pekingese. By the end of the journey, the little pup […]
This book isn’t a straight biography. It’s more like a riff — short bursts of words and pictures that try to catch the feeling of Sun Ra and his music. Raschka shows him as both a boy from Alabama and a man who claimed he came from Saturn, carrying sounds […]
William Shakespeare’s World in Angela Barrett’s Illustrations Angela Barrett is among the most renowned British book illustrators of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Her works for The Wild Swans and Beauty and the Beast gained wide recognition and attracted great interest from collectors. Barrett’s style is characterised by […]
Original title: Про гонцов-молодцов A playful rhymed tale about hapless messengers sent on an important mission, only to find themselves in the most amusing predicaments. Libin’s lively verses together with Kabakov’s expressive illustrations make this book a vivid and memorable reading experience for children.
Mysterious Thelonious is Raschka’s tribute to jazz pianist Thelonious Monk. The book uses just twelve colors, lined up like the twelve notes of the scale. The short, repeating text and loose, abstract images follow the shape of Monk’s music — playful, surprising, and a little strange at first, but full […]
Today, kitties will plant an entire vegetable and herb garden, showing and explaining everything along the way! You will need to find a good sunny spot, get rid of weeds, sow the seeds, and don’t forget to take a break to admire the fireflies. Just imagine how much can be […]
