Best illustrated books all over the world
Fred forgets everything — his head is filled only with music. The flute plays, and all else just slips away. Even when he’s sent to fetch the Bitter Fruit of Satisfaction for the richest man in the world, he seems more tuned in to melody than to mission. Along the […]
Friso Henstra (1928-2013) — Dutch artist, illustrator, and comics artist. He was born in Amsterdam on February 9, 1928, and died there September 28, 2013. The son of a painter, he began drawing from early childhood. He studied at the Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam (two years drawing), then, […]
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: […]
Space Cats is a quirky sci-fi/animal mash-up: Perry befriends a cat that’s not just domestic but cosmic. The feline comes from another planet, and before long Perry is swept into an adventure far beyond backyard fences. On a distant world he encounters not only friendly cats but also their fierce […]
Pim is the youngest in his family, but he’s determined to be captain of the boat. While the grown-ups doubt him, Pim is busy fighting “ice people” with hot pancake cannonballs and steering the table upside-down like a ship. Imagination makes him taller than his years, until the day comes […]
This wordless picture book by Dutch artist Friso Henstra is about a pair of mice determined to build a cute little house out of a red cabbage. After much effort, the house is finally ready — but unexpectedly it attracts someone else and suddenly becomes the dinner of a cunning […]