Winner of the New York Times Top 10 Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2019. A book to promote interest in numbers and wonder at the scale they can represent, with lots to interrogate and talk about
紐約不再是記憶中的模樣,一股疏離感使奶奶不禁抱怨連連。跟著祖孫倆的腳步橫跨紐約尋找晚餐食材,隨著場景變換,拼湊奶奶的回憶,一瞥她的童年與隱於城市中的成長點滴。跨越世代的圖像小說,透過孫子眼睛看到奶奶曾經擁有青澀過往。This first graphic novel from Cicada follows 11-year-old Benji and his elderly grandmother, Bubbe Rosa, as they traverse Brooklyn and Manhattan, gathering the ingredients for a Friday night dinner. Bubbe's relationship with the city is complex - nothing is quite as she remembered it and she feels alienated and angry at the world around her. Benji, on the other hand, looks at the world, and his grandmother, with clear-eyed acceptance.As they wander the city, we catch glimpses of Bubbe's childhood in Germany, her young adulthood in 1950s Brooklyn, and her relationships; first with a baker called Gershon, and later with successful Joe, Benji's grandfather. Gradually we piece together snippets of Bubbe's life, gaining an insight to some of the things that have formed her cantankerous personality. The journey culminates on the Lower East Side in a moving reunion between Rosa and
This charming tale neatly tackles a number of situations that young readers will recognise and relate to. -- Ibby UK This empowering, super-cute read is a must for all children, whether they feel like
This is the story of a boy who loves his grandma, but can't stand all her rules! She has rules for every room in the house - don't jump on the bed, or play with the dolls, or leave the loo seat up, or play on the stairs.... But there is one rule that is more important than all the others. DON'T touch the big blue and white vase in the living room.When grandma pops out to the shops, the boy does his absolute best to follow the rules, but of course things go a little bit wrong. Like a terrible domino effect, one thing leads to another, until the big vase goes flying. CRASH! The boy tries to fix the vase but it comes out all wrong.When Grandma comes home, her horror swiftly turns to understanding when she sees how distraught her grandson is. She gives him the biggest hug she's given him for a long long time. 'You can break a vase', she says, 'but you could never break my heart.And anyway, I think I like the vase better this way!'This is a heart-warming tale about forgiving one's mistakes,
Youth subculture in twentieth-century Britain was a unique phenomenon. Throughout the decades, young people sought to define themselves sartorially, reflecting their identity in terms of regionalism,
What kid hasn't gazed longingly at doe-eyed cocker spaniels and bouncy little terriers, dreaming of the day their parents finally consent to get them that longed-for puppy?Adopt-A-Dog is a book that i
Hidden Museum presents a cabinet of curiosities?from scientific specimens to antique objet d’art. Behind each intricate illustration in red hides another illustration in blue, which reveals the true n
"Today I am going to paint a portrait. It is a portrait of someone very important. That someone is ME (it is a self-portrait).All famous artists paint pictures of themselves, and I am a famous artist. Or at least I will be when I've finished my portrait." Pippin is painting his self-portrait, but his friends think he's got a lot to learn about painting. They take him to see Angelique's portrait, which takes inspiration from Cubism, Kwame's portrait, which is inspired by the work of Chris Ofili, Hina's portrait, which draws from the work of Yayoi Kusama, and Franklin and Aaliya's portrait, which is a colour field painting in the style of Mark Rothko.Pippin is feeling very deflated, but his little friend Minky helps him to dig deep and find the artist inside himself. This is a laugh-out-loud story of artistic expression, told in direct speech and adorable comic-book style illustrations by Charlotte Mei. Packed with information about famous artists, their approaches and their mediums, the
Wowee Zowee is a travel activity book in which the reader is invited to visit a host of weird worlds and peculiar planets and use their imaginations to complete the illustrations. They will need to pack a suitcase for their journey. Pants and sunglasses are essential! Then they will hop on board the Wowee Zowee plane, making sure to fill the plane with friendly creatures.After that, the reader will visit strange lands including Megaburb, Frostonia, Vectoria and Topsy-Turvy Land. They will have to find their way through mazes, design costumes, spot the missing cookies and pick some interesting food for lunch. This is a joyous activity book packed full of silliness and delight.Illustrator Jurg Lindenberger has been a defining force on Anorak Magazine. His bright, bold, absurdist style feels fresh, cool and accessible to kids of all ages. In a surreal time it's time to get even more surreal and indulge those travel fantasies to the max!
Hazel is a ghost, who lives with all her friends in Ghost Town. They shop at the ghostery store, they go to ghost school and at night they sleep in a big room, all together. Within a simple narrative,
A fab little book this, and another brilliant title in Cicada's increasingly essential early years non-fic range. -- Read It, Daddy! Underground is a book with a simple premise but considerable potent