Children's 2011 - Hill of Content Bookshop
Children's 2011 - Hill of Content Bookshop
Children's 2011 - Hill of Content Bookshop
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Wordless Picture Books<br />
Anno’s Journey<br />
Mitsumasa Anno<br />
PB $10.99<br />
Mitsumasa Anno’s<br />
books are classics in<br />
the wordless genre.<br />
Anno’s Journey is told<br />
through brilliant<br />
illustrations that take<br />
young readers on a<br />
wondrous tour <strong>of</strong><br />
northern Europe, seeing its landscape, geography<br />
and architecture along the way. Every reading <strong>of</strong> this<br />
incredible book will guarantee new discoveries.<br />
The<br />
Chicken<br />
Thief<br />
Beatrice<br />
Rodriguez<br />
HB $22.99<br />
When a fox<br />
steals a chicken from her friends, they set out to<br />
rescue her. They negotiate forests, climb<br />
mountains and cross the sea to get her back. But<br />
it becomes perfectly clear that the chicken and fox<br />
love each other, as the chicken explains most<br />
eloquently – in a book entirely without words.<br />
The Tree House<br />
Marije Tolman<br />
HB $26.99<br />
A polar bear rides a whale<br />
to a tree rising out <strong>of</strong> the<br />
water. At the top <strong>of</strong> the<br />
tree is a tree house. He’s<br />
joined by a brown bear in<br />
a boat. The bears find<br />
that the tree house is the<br />
perfect place to read.<br />
When the water recedes,<br />
they are joined by many other animals that come by<br />
land and air. Tolman has created a wondrous picture<br />
book that is pure magic.<br />
Where’s<br />
Walrus<br />
Stephen Savage<br />
HB $24.99<br />
Bored with life at<br />
the zoo, an<br />
adventurous walrus<br />
escapes to the<br />
outside world. With<br />
the zookeeper in<br />
hot pursuit, Walrus<br />
cleverly tries on all sorts <strong>of</strong> hats to disguise himself.<br />
Stephen Savage’s witty and retro illustrations are the<br />
perfect embodiment <strong>of</strong> a wordless picture book rich<br />
with layers <strong>of</strong> visual flair and sly humour.<br />
The Umbrella<br />
Dieter Schubert<br />
HB $25.95<br />
A little dog finds an<br />
umbrella in the<br />
garden on a windy<br />
day. The moment<br />
the dog picks up<br />
the umbrella, it<br />
catches the wind<br />
and pulls the dog<br />
skywards. This is the start to fantastic journey<br />
around the world. The most divine illustrations<br />
make this one <strong>of</strong> the most beautiful books we<br />
have ever seen.<br />
The Conductor<br />
Laetitia Devernay<br />
HB $24.95<br />
Laetitia Devernay’s spare, yet<br />
intricate, illustrations truly appear<br />
to take flight before your eyes in<br />
this book and her wordless<br />
narrative nearly roars with sound<br />
as the conductor prompts the<br />
leaves to rustle, then whirl, then<br />
swirl to unexpected life with<br />
each turn <strong>of</strong> the page. This<br />
book is a celebration <strong>of</strong><br />
creativity, imagination,<br />
storytelling and nature that will<br />
entrance readers <strong>of</strong> every age.
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