![]() Our ENORMOUS congratulations to the incredible Beatrice Alemagna and Mari Kanstad Johnsen, and thank you to the judges-author Emily Jenkins, librarian Maggie Craig, and illustrator Raúl Colón-as well as to the New York Times and New York Public Library for this incredible honor. Featuring affectionate family moments like a mother and son’s bedtime rituals and a grandfather and granddaughter’s storytelling antics, these wonderful books invite readers into distinct worlds of absolutely joyous play and imagination.įrom Beatrice Alemagna’s “textured, inviting marker drawings” in Telling Stories Wrong, to Mari Kanstad Johnsen’s "vivid, chaotic drawings" and lush expanses of vibrant color in Bedtime for Bo, these books were drawn with a love and an energy that is impossible to miss! They are two illustrated universes that we have truly loved spending time in while making these books, and we hope that you, dear reader, enjoy them, too! We're bursting with excitement to share some amazing news: two Enchanted Lion picture books have been selected by the New York Times/New York Public Library as Best Illustrated Children's Books of the Year!īoth of these delightful picture books center the child’s view of the world in a strong, refreshing, and celebratory light. ![]() Learn more about this gorgeous picture book here. Translated from the French by Karin Snelson and Emilie Robert Wong, this sensitive, beautiful picture book serves as a loving testament to the intergenerational transmission of knowledge and the breathtaking beauty of the natural world. We couldn't be more delighted than to start 2023 with a brand new, extraordinary book from author Élise Fontenaille, for whom this marks her English-language picture book debut, and visionary artist Violeta Lópiz ( The Forest, The True Story of a Mouse Who Never Asked for It)!Īt the Drop of a Cat gives us a six-year-old boy’s affectionate portrait of his grandfather Luis-an amazing gardener, self-taught artist, good cook, soulful guitar player, and childhood war refugee. ![]() With lush art by NYT Best Illustrated recipient Violeta Lópiz, a picture book about a boy and his larger-than-life immigrant grandfather, who shares with him the kind of learning that’s not taught in classrooms. ![]()
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