Paul and Peter are twins, and from the first page, the book opens a window into a world where numbers take shape. Father Lion tends three cubs, Mother Mole keeps track of four little ones, and a barn owl watches over five eggs. Each family is shown with small, thoughtful […]
1996
Winnie the Pooh and all the rest
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 […]
The blushful hippopotamus
Chris Raschka’s The Blushful Hippopotamus (1996) is about a little hippo named Roosevelt. He blushes easily, especially when things go wrong or he feels clumsy. At first, his older sister teases him, and she looks so big on the page that Roosevelt seems tiny and unsure. He has a friend, […]
The maestro plays
The Maestro Plays (1994), written by Bill Martin Jr. and illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky, is a lively, rhyming picture book that follows the eccentric Maestro as he takes the stage with a parade of instruments. The language bursts with rhythm and invention: the Maestro plays reachingly, beseechingly, flowingly, glowingly – […]