Emma Schnellbach I

 

The pink foliage lions of Emma Schnellbach for today's joy.

Juli Litkei

Something’s growing on…‘Chut, ça pousse…’, a wordless picture book about a buzzing community, stunningly illustrated by Juli Litkei 

Anna Font Garcia II

 

'El petit país del Senyor Pelut' by Anna Font Garcia a beautiful watery blue delight of a book. 

Ana Terral

 

Ana Terral loves coral pink and her illustrations of "In The Pink City' are loved to and have won the Bologna Children's Book Fair 2025, Congratulations!

Joaquin Camp III

 

A phenomenal piano recital by Joaquin Camp, who is also exhibiting at Zoo Bologna next week.

Kati Närhi

It is coming up for Bologna Children's Book Festival and it is ten years since I visited, I long for it every year, and hope so much to be able to attend again soon. Brexit made everything embarrassing and expensive for people in Britain to visit Europe, especially if you didn't vote for this disaster, if you did you are to ignorant to notice! I already felt guilt for my lack of linguistics I was brought up on ITA as a dyslexic, I could barely cope with English language so further languages proved impossible, though what I know is that each language gives a different view of the world and I think they are incredible.  

Kati Närhi's picture book 'Kadoksissa' (Missing) is a silent book about longing. How does it feel to loose a friend, to miss her, to see her face everywhere (even in the moon)? 🌝 I miss my friends in Europe and a saner world.

Kati Närh will be at the Bologna Children's Book Fair with out of the cage at the wonderful Zoo!

Julie Van Wezemael

 

Some examples of the imagination of Julie Van Wezemael .

Nora Krug

 

So I bought this today. 

I am sorry I have been absent and quiet, I have been very busy which has meant no time to think or research. To be truthful, I did desperately try to find something to share, but honestly it is becoming impossible. My research before was mainly on Instagram which now seems to have morphed so badly into a facebook/ tictok monster it is impossible to see the artists and illustrators I follow or would like to follow. Everything is reduced to a vacuous mash of sound and video that pulps the brain. 

Having said that here I am with Nora Krung and Timothy Snyder's book 'On Tyrany' which has wonderful modern but also almost ancient plates of wisdom.

“Cautioning against the politics of inevitability, this gorgeously illuminated edition is as hopeful as it is ominous."

Publishers Weekly

Jun Tada V

Wonderful frog by Jun Tada I came across two frogs mating on the hard tarmac pavement  last night and wished them every success. 
 

Akihiro Higuchi

Not sure how I feel about these paintings by Japanese artist Akihiro Higuchi, on entomology specimens, I suppose I am OK with it as long as they were found dead and not killed to be painted. I do love the character it gives them, like incredible fashionistas. 

 

Leva Adatinė

Cockroaches and bees by Leva Adatinė, spring is coming and we need to look for light to fight the darkness. 

Jenny Meilihove IV

 

'Pain the size of the sky' by Jenny Meilihove

I feel the world is all in pain the size of the sky. With governments and corporations wanting to profit from human suffering. 

Jill Calder III

 

Jill Calder inspired by the Cholmondeley Ladies Circa 1600 artist unknown.