Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Saturday, July 21, 2018
COLOUR — Art by Selley Davies
Shelley's talented friend @jenniferplayford designed this beautiful poster for her upcoming solo exhibition in October, with her colourful paintings, photographs, collages, and photo-collage puzzles on display. — in Victoria, British Columbia.
Monday, July 09, 2018
Felix
By Giovanna Zoboli
Illustrated by Simona Mulazzani
Illustrated by Simona Mulazzani
Giovanna Zoboli and Simona Mulazzani team up again to make another beautiful book, this time about a domestic cat.
Felix likes his cozy home—his window, his books, his owner's leg, his balcony overlooking the city.
But one night he becomes curious about his relatives around the globe. He tours the world visiting tigers in India, snow leopards in China, a lynx in Russia and other (to Felix) exotic relatives. Many invite him to dinner.
There are little cultural or natural references in each home that Felix visits. The African lions sleep on beautifully patterned rugs. Mr. Lynx offers Felix bikinis and caviar, the panther lounges on a tree with a sleeping parrot.
Most hosts give him a memento of his short visit. But he returns home without these mementos. Perhaps it was all a fabulous dream!
Simona Mulazzani's illustrations in pencil and gouache (or acrylic?) are lush, reminiscent of Henri Rousseau's, and make Felix a luxurious dream.
(Thank you to Eerdmans for the review copy.)
Read an interview with Simona Mulazzani and Linda Ashman here: A Visit with Simona Mulazzani
Sunday, July 01, 2018
Pippa
Illustration from PIPPA AT THE PARADE by Karen Roosa
PIPPA can be found in the READ TO ME LIBRARY at the Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy
More about the Ferst Foundation here: http://www.ferstfoundation.org
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