Best illustrated books all over the world
Waffle shows a small character who wants something but moves with uncertainty. Each hesitant action meets a crowd of tiny laughing faces, forming patterns and shapes across the pages. Typography and symbols wobble and shift, echoing the tension and movement. Words and faces interact, responding to each step, reflecting hesitation […]
The books in the E. H. Minarik series about the Little Bear are practically classics of American children’s literature. The series of six collections, the first appeared in 1957, is addressed to beginning readers and consists of simple stories from the life of a mother bear and her Little Bear […]
Animali in città (2019) by Bruno Cignini, illustrated by Andrea Antinori, is an exciting journey into the secret lives of animals living in the heart of cities. From familiar pigeons and seagulls to unexpected visitors like foxes, parrots, and crabs, zoologist Bruno Cignini and illustrator Andrea Antinori invite readers to […]
Peter and the Wolf is Chris Raschka’s retelling of Sergei Prokofiev’s classic musical tale. The story follows Peter as he ventures outside, meets animal friends, and finally comes face to face with the wolf. Raschka doesn’t just illustrate — he also plays with the text. His words are short, rhythmic, […]
This is a lullaby book, a song book that the river sings with its mother. The mother takes the baby on an evening boat ride, and together they watch what lives along the banks and in the water, listen to the splash of the waves and the rustle of the […]
Dear Mili is a little-known fairy tale written by Wilhelm Grimm, the younger of the famous Brothers Grimm, in 1816. The story was sent as a letter to a young girl named Mili but remained unpublished for over 170 years. It tells of a mother sending her child into the […]
A spirited Halloween picture book about a group of children who set out for trick-or-treating and stumble into a spooky surprise. With bold, atmospheric illustrations and playful suspense, Dirk Zimmer captures both the thrills and fun of Halloween night.
Table Manners is a collaboration between Vladimir Radunsky and Chris Raschka. The book takes a subject usually handled with stiff seriousness — etiquette — and turns it into a playful, theatrical performance. The story follows two friends as they attempt to understand the rules of polite dining, a process that […]
In Like Likes Like, Chris Raschka uses both words and images to quietly draw us into the world of a lonely white cat. The text is minimal, almost like a whisper, letting each word carry feeling. Meanwhile, the illustrations do a lot of the work: open spaces, subtle shifts in […]
Woodcut illustrations and brief text from an American folk song relate the story of the animals on Noah’s ark.
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, […]
