Hurray for Shaun Tan!

Shaun Tan, author and illustrator of the acclaimed wordless book "The Arrival," won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award recently, an award described as the Nobel Prize of children's literature.

Here is an interesting interview of him from SPIEGEL

New Arrival : What makes our world a little more awesome?

An Awesome Book! by Dallas Clayton

 

 of Magic watermelon boats and Musical baboons...



" Close your eyes my child and DREAM
that perfect Dream inside your head"

"My name is Dallas Clayton. I wrote a book for my son about the idea of dreaming big and never giving up. I put it online and my whole life changed forever. Because of this I started a Foundation to give away one book for every copy of An Awesome Book I sell. Now I write children's books for a living, travel the world reading to kids, and spend my days having magical adventures."

Dallas Clayton


http://veryawesomeworld.com/

New : Animal A-Z postcard series

Animal A-Z postcard series presented by Woods in the Books

Guess how much i love you

Yes! The Little Prince is here in Woods!

scotti

"hey! lend me a hand."
"Who? me?"

New Arrival - Puss in Boots

Charles Perrault’s Puss in Boots has been an irresistible magnet for countless illustrators ever since this classic French tale was first published in 1697. So the question arises: Do we really need another edition of Puss? Presented with Fred Marcellino’s magnificent interpretation of this nimble new translation of the authentic text, book lovers young and old are apt to decide that this Puss in Boots belongs on their shelf of special favorites.

Long regarded as the preeminent designer of book jackets in America, Fred Marcellino provides an unstinting visual feast in his first full-color picture book. The adventures of that rascal, Puss, and his master, the miller’s son, are portrayed in a lavish series of illustrations that range from sumptuous grandeur to comedy both boisterous and sly.

source: macmillan