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Mitsumasa Anno

    Mitsumasa Anno is a Japanese illustrator and children's book author celebrated for his wordless or minimally-texted picture books. His works are distinguished by their visual storytelling and intricate details, inviting active reader engagement and interpretation. Anno focuses on exploring the world through a child's perspective, revealing hidden connections and fostering curiosity. His innovative approach to children's literature and ability to transcend language barriers through the universal language of images solidify his significant contribution to the field.

    Ce jour là...
    Earth Is a Sundial: Pop-Up Book
    Artist to Artist
    Anno's Counting House
    Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar
    Anno's Journey
    • Voilà un album que l’ère du numérique aura du mal à concurrencer... Ah, tourner les bonnes grosses pages juste assez solides, juste assez légères ! Ah, glisser sa tête derrière le masque du loup, du koala, du chien, de la citrouille ! Coucou, surprendre ! Bouh, faire peur ! Hé hé, recommencer ! C’est physique, palpable, réjouissant, concret.Paru pour la première fois en 1990, indémodable, ce titre est entré cette année dans la sélection du ministère de l’Éducation nationale pour les classes de maternelle. [ecoledesloisirs.fr]

      Choisis ton masque !2016
    • Artist to Artist

      23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children About Their Art

      • 105 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      In this remarkable and beautiful anthology featuring the likes of Maurice Sendak, Robert Sabuda, Rosemary Wells, and Eric Carle, twenty-three of the most honored and beloved artists in children’s literature talk informally to children—sharing secrets about their art and how they began their adventures into illustration. Fold-out pages featuring photographs of their early work, their studios and materials, as well as sketches and finished art create an exuberant feast for the eye that will attract both children and adults. Self-portraits of each illustrator crown this important anthology that celebrates the artists and the art of the picture book. An event book for the ages. Proceeds from the book will benefit the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, MA.

      Artist to Artist2007
    • Pohádky pro malé čtenáře, v nichž jsou schovány matematické hříčky. Kouzelná poetická Pohádka z cukřenky je dílem dvou významných japonských umělců, otce a syna, ilustrátora Micumasy Anno a autora Masaičiróa Anno. Tato autorská dvojice zaujímá dnes už významné místo nejen v japonské, ale i ve světové dětské literatuře moderní doby.

      Pohádka z cukřenky1987
      4.5
    • Earth Is a Sundial: Pop-Up Book

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Explains how the earth's movements around the sun and the resulting movement of shadows have been used to tell time. Includes illustrations that pop up or fold out to demonstrate how sundials work. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.

      Earth Is a Sundial: Pop-Up Book1986
    • One by one, ten children move from their old house into their new house with all their possessions. Die-cut windows reveal the interiors of the houses and the book can also be read from back to front.

      Anno's Counting House1982
      3.4
    • Ce jour là...

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Album - paysage - milieu rural - village - vie quotidienne.

      Ce jour là...1978
      4.0
    • Anno's Journey

      • 48 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      A reissue from Hans Christian Andersen Medal recipient Mitsumasa Anno.

      Anno's Journey1978
      4.2