2011

Čenda the Spider’s Adventure

Čenda the Spider’s Adventure

Original title: Dobrodružství pavouka Čendy “The story of a miraculous rescue,” says Czech author and illustrator Pavel Čech, “in which a cuckoo saves a little spider from a thief, and the spider later helps the cuckoo escape the ruins of an old house, came to me spontaneously. Inspiration can strike […]

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Robert Ingpen’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz feels like a rediscovery of a story we all think we know. His illustrations pull the reader back into the raw, original fairy tale — stranger, darker, and far more human than the film made it seem. The familiar yellow brick road turns […]

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Me… Jane

Me... Jane

A little girl and her loyal stuffed chimpanzee Jubilee spend their days watching birds, climbing trees, and tirelessly exploring the world around them. Patrick McDonnell portrays the childhood of Jane Goodall through these small, everyday moments: reading about Tarzan, hiding in a chicken coop to find out where eggs come […]

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