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Kitty Crowther

    April 4, 1970

    Kitty Crowther's illustrations capture the essence of movement and emotion with a simple, pure line and a light stroke. Her style, unburdened by painstaking sketching, relies on visual memory to depict gestures and attitudes that have profoundly touched her. Crowther is not interested in reproducing reality but in reinventing experience, prioritizing truthfulness over external validation. Her work stems from deeply felt personal experiences, which she strives to recreate with fidelity, finding beauty and unique energy in their recreation.

    Kitty Crowther
    Der Besuch vom kleinen Tod
    Stories of the Night
    Poka & Mia: Wakey-wakey
    Poka and Mia: At the Cinema
    Poka and Mia - Football
    Poka & Mia. At the bottom of the garden
    • This delightful series of picture books expresses the humour, frustrations and profundities of the parent/child relationship through two endearing insects, Poka and Mia. Despite their multiple limbs and cellophane wings, children and adults alike will immediately identify with Poka and Mia and the situations they find themselves in, making these books ideal for children learning to read. Illustrated in the inimitable style of Kitty Crowther, which is at once both dark and sweet, these charming creatures will ingratiate themselves to even the most hardened cynic. Mia is picking flowers at the bottom of the garden. Someone is watching her. Who on earth could it be? The next day, she returns and at the foot of the tree she spots a strange ladder...

      Poka & Mia. At the bottom of the garden
    • Mia wants to play football. But it's a boy's sport! says Poka. So what? Poka registers Mia in a club and buys her shin guards and cleats. During training, the boys are unkind to Mia. A little more nerve, Mia, says the coach. Mina feels like crying but doesn't. This delightful series of picture books expresses the humour, frustrations and profundities of the parent/child relationship through two endearing insects, Poka and Mia. Despite their multiple limbs and cellophane wings, children and adults alike will immediately identify with Poka and Mia and the situations they find themselves in, making these books ideal for children learning to read. Illustrated in the inimitable style of Kitty Crowther, which is at once both dark and sweet, these charming creatures will ingratiate themselves to even the most hardened cynic.

      Poka and Mia - Football
    • One rainy afternoon Poka takes Mia to the cinema. Mia insists on bringing her soft toys so that they too can share the experience. This delightful series of picture books expresses the humour, frustrations and profundities of the parent/child relationship through two endearing insects, Poka and Mia. Despite their multiple limbs and cellophane wings, children and adults alike will immediately identify with Poka and Mia and the situations they find themselves in, making these books ideal for children learning to read. Illustrated in the inimitable style of Kitty Crowther, which is at once both dark and sweet, these charming creatures will ingratiate themselves to even the most hardened cynic.

      Poka and Mia: At the Cinema
    • This delightful series of picture books expresses the humour, frustrations and profundities of the parent/child relationship through two endearing insects, Poka and Mia. Despite their multiple limbs and cellophane wings, children and adults alike will immediately identify with Poka and Mia and the situations they find themselves in, making these books ideal for children learning to read. Illustrated in the inimitable style of Kitty Crowther, which is at once both dark and sweet, these charming creatures will ingratiate themselves to even the most hardened cynic. It is a beautiful day outside. Mia can't wait to go out. Poka, however, is still in bed. Mia tries everything to wake him up.

      Poka & Mia: Wakey-wakey
    • First, Little Bear hears the story of the Night Guardian, who lives in the woods and makes sure all animals go to bed. But who tells the Night Guardian when it's bedtime? The second story is about the brave girl Zhara who seeks the forest's most delicious blackberries. In the third we meet Bo, the little man with the big overcoat, who finds it hard to sleep.

      Stories of the Night
    • Der Besuch vom kleinen Tod

      Außergewöhnliches Bilderbuch über Sterben und Abschied

      4.6(95)Add rating

      Kleiner Tod ist verzweifelt: nirgends ist er willkommen. Die Menschen sind schrecklich traurig, wenn er zu ihnen kommt. Bis er eines Tages Elisewin begegnet, die schon auf ihn gewartet hat. 'Da bist du ja endlich!', begrüßt sie ihn freudestrahlend.§§Eine Geschichte vom Ende - und von dem Beginn einer ganz besonderen Freundschaft!

      Der Besuch vom kleinen Tod
    • Annie mag nicht mehr. Sie verabschiedet sich von den vielen kleinen Dingen, die sie seit jeher umgeben haben und stürzt sich in den See. Doch die drei Riesen Émile, Basile und Cyril, die im See wohnen, retten ihr das Leben. Annie ist ihre letzte Hoffnung, denn sie kennt den Weg zum Meer. Gemeinsam machen sich die vier auf den Weg in Richtung Küste, um das Leben und die Liebe zu finden.

      Annie
    • Ciepła opowieść na dobranoc, która pomoże dzieciom poradzić sobie z nocnymi strachami. Nad stawem zapada noc. Żabia rodzina kładzie się do snu. Ale mały Tymek nie może zasnąć. Boi się, bo słyszy coś dziwnego. Kto robi „szur szur ćwir plum” pod jego łóżkiem? W serii „Polecone z Zagranicy” ukazują się przekłady ilustrowanych książek dla dzieci, którymi wybitni twórcy podbili serca najmłodszych czytelników na całym świecie.

      Szur szur ćwir plum!
    • A whale and a seagull dance silently on a moon-drenched beach. A grasshopper pays a fortune for a speck of dust. A squirrel and an ant discover a mysterious feast, with an invisible host, in the depths of a forest. In his philosophical animal tales, Toon Tellegen creates surreal stories and charming characters that will capture the imaginations of readers everywhere. Perfectly complemented by Jessica Ahlberg’s delicate illustrations, this collection of short stories is intelligent, moving and funny. ‘Two twinkling gems….delicate, idiosyncratic…thoughtful and unusual… a delight for anyone lucky enough to read them’ - Booksellers Choice by Lindsey Stainer of Blackwells

      The Squirrel's Birthday and Other Parties