Ali Boozari I

Ali Boozari uses a mixture of monoprint and linocut in this beautiful richly patterned book, 'The Land of Waterlilies', by Farideh Khalatbaree. A fairytale where the king seeks his bride and she is one of seven waterlilies from which he must select his true love.

Nazli Tahvily III

In a parable of our times 'Ladder' written by Kambiz Kakavand is the story of a planet of people who want to reach the moon, the problem is that in doing so they leave their lovely planet treeless illustrated by Nazli Tahvily

Amir Shaabanipour I

'A rainbow of Shoes' is a story by Fatemeh Mashhadi Rostam about a millipede struggling to find footwear. Illustrated by Amir Shaabanipour it has bold use of layered thick acrylic paint, sponging and print.

Atieh Bozorg Sohrabi III

There is a geography in the illustration of most Persian/ Iranian books that I adore. Whether it describes a village, a house interior or thoughts the way that the content and illustrations assemble on the page, like a strange map brings me great delight, they have a visual language all of their own.  This is 'Pussy Cat and Pussy Mouse' written by Farideh Khalatbaree and illustrated by the wonderful Atieh Bozorg Sohrabi . In this story, a mouse escapes from a cat into another house and faints to see a cat at this house too. However, this cat is a lovely cat and the cat and mouse, much to the mistresses' horror fall in love. A friendly crow saves the day by teaching the cat to fly so that she can fly the mouse to safety.

I have blogged this book before but did not have access to the illustrations and story that I do now, so please enjoy the second exploration of this delightful book.

Neda Azimi IV

'My daddy's tattoos', written by Ali Naseri, and illustrated by Neda Azimi. In this wonderful back where a boys father has his secrets tattooed on this back, Neda Azimi has used textile elements and objects in the collage, adding a warmth with the shared knowledge of cloth. The boy wanted to rub the pictures on his father's skin away and tries with a cloth at the baths, but the tattoos cannot be erased and the secrets lay locked in his father's skin and memory.

Neda Azimi III

'The Cat and the stars' written by Kambiz Kakavand and illustrated by Neda Azimi is the story of a bad, hungry cat who chases and eats the stars.

Nazli Tahvili

'The Boy Who Knew How to Count', by Hoda Haddadi about the journey to knowledge, with bold, dynamic and energetic illustrations by Nazli Tahvili

Anis Tabaraee I

Anis Tabaraee delights in detail and texture, here is a selection of her intaglio prints for various projects.

Mitra Abdollahi V

Mitra Abdollahi is always a favourite illustrator and I adore this recent addition to her portfolio, a  colourful circus.

Sana Habibirad IV

Bold bright foxes by Iranian illustrator Sana Rad.