Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Charlotte Dematons



A beautiful book by Dutch illustrator Charlotte Dematons, 'Holland', (published by Lemniscaat Books)  is on The New York Times' list for Best Illustrated Children's Books for 2013. Het is prachtig!…

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…and check out her delightful book, 'Sinterklaas'…

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...watch a wee video on Dematons…

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

'Little Red Writing'

Another beautiful book from Melissa Sweet, 'Little Red Writing', written by Joan Holub and published by Chronicle Books. 'A hilarious and exuberant retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, in which a brave, little red pencil finds her way through the many perils of writing a story, faces a ravenous pencil sharpener (the Wolf 3000)... and saves the day'...
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Friday, November 01, 2013

Miss Clara and Barefoot Books


French illustrator Claire Guiral, a.k.a. Miss Clara, has created three sumptuous books for the award-winning publisher Barefoot Books: 'The Twelve Dancing Princesses', 'The Snow Queen' and 'The Princess and The Pea', all exquisitely illustrated in Miss Clara's inimitable style using 3D characters, paper set design and then digitally blended. These delightful books are beautifully produced, lovely to handle and a joy to read. An added bonus is the audio CD which comes along with each of them. In the video below, she talks about her collaboration with Barefoot Books....

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...Read Miss Clara's blog here and don't miss a sumptuous spread of her studio in Magazine de Décoration. Take a peek at this gorgeous video below of Miss Clara in her enchanting studio, talking about her work (in French)...


For all you Mom-preneurs out there, read the inspiring story of how two Moms started Barefoot Books (read here), and learn about how to become a Barefoot Book Ambassador here.  We are hosting a give-away of one of their fab books, so check out their site here, choose your favourite title, then leave a comment with us (and your email address, please). Give-away open for U.S. and Canada only (and sorry, no P.O. boxes). And there's extra credit from them if you follow them on Twitter or like them on Facebook!

When Edward Gorey Illustrated Dracula

Link: Two Masters of the Macabre, Together