Before I get lost on the web looking for more information on Mio by Mio and the Lionheart Brothers I have some more good stuff to show off here:
An artist grows up in Mexico, by Leah Brenner, with illustrations by Diego Rivera ( Frida's gigantic husband). This is a collection of stories depicting mexican atmospheres during the days immediately preceding the revolution.The life of imaginary artist Rancho Pacheco and his adventures growing up.
And two cute kids book , finely illustrated: The Sooner hound , by Harvey Weiss, a tale from the american folklore .The hero is a shabby mutt that has a tornado for a mother and a bolt of lightning for a father and can run very fast!
The tiger's whisker, 31 stories from many far easter countriessuch as Korea, Myanmar, Japan and the Pacific Isl
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ds.And since we are on a children illustrations theme i have to refer you to a great, fresh, superbly imaginative artist's work: Beatrice Alemagna, author and illustrator, one capable of making you look at a kid's book the way you used to when you were a child. A true gem. Check out her blog.
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Ehi, ma qui c'è da rimpiangere di non essere più bambini, e anche di non avere nipotini nelle vicinanze, per intraprendere viaggi sul treno della fantasia e a cavallo di una tigre.
ReplyDeleteOppure, in subordine, di non aver ancora scoperto nel quartiere una libraia così competente, curiosa e carina (non guasta mai).
Che sta succedendo, mi chiedo?
Proprio quando gli orsi stanno per andare in letargo, ecco che il blog ha un sussulto, s’impenna e ci fa dono di un pirotecnico spettacolo di fuochi letterari.
E udite, udite!!!
Pare di capire che sia nata la volontà di rispondere ai commenti dei commentatori.
Devo sedermi un attimo nella poltrona accanto al caminetto.
Non mi reggo in piedi…hic!
Whatever, Gianduiotti...
ReplyDeleteAnyway, Lamplight: I commented the former post before reading the new one, sorry: you looked up Mio and the Brothers already!