Jane, le renard et moi by Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault, published by La pastèque, was released last fall. It's a beautiful graphic novel about a young girl who is bullied at school and finds refuge in the pages of Jane Eyre.I loved the story as well as the illustrations. Each spread was so beautifully handled that it was hard to c ...
Read MoreI had been coveting this book for a very long time and finally treated myself to it just recently. It's a gorgeous, hardcover, French edition of Alice in Wonderland, beautifully illustrated by Rébecca Dautremer, and published by Gautier Languereau.I first became aware of the art of Rébecca Dautremer while traveling in Europe a couple of ...
Read MoreAs I'm sure you know, I love picture books and I have quite a nice collection going. It's not a huge collection yet, but it's carefully curated. I only add books with art that excites and inspires me. I have shared books from my collection in this space in the past, but I'm hoping to do more of it in the comings months. The following b ...
Read MoreOne of my favorite illustrator's, Isabelle Arsenault, has been nominated for a Governor General Literary Award for her illustrations in the book Migrant, written by Maxine Trottier. I'm really excited by this because Migrant is one of the most beautiful and perfect picture books I've ever seen. The story is so lovely and the illustratio ...
Read MoreHere's another book from the collection of picture books I picked up in Europe. I got this one from Italy last fall, and it's about a little boy with a tail.I love the images in this book so much. They're simple and beautiful. I really love the contrast between the black and white textured areas of the drawings and the flat, graph ...
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