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  1. Mr. Gauguin’s Heart Marie-Danielle Croteau Mr. Gauguin’s Heart – the beautiful and bittersweet true story of how Paul Gauguin transformed the grief over his father’s death into the raw material for becoming one of the world’s greatest artists:

    Mr. Gauguin’s Heart

    Marie-Danielle Croteau

    Mr. Gauguin’s Heart – the beautiful and bittersweet true story of how Paul Gauguin transformed the grief over his father’s death into the raw material for becoming one of the world’s greatest artists:
  2. Wild Ideas Elin Kelsey The creative problem-solving strategies of various animals, in breathtaking illustrated dioramas:

    Wild Ideas

    Elin Kelsey

    The creative problem-solving strategies of various animals, in breathtaking illustrated dioramas:
  3. Little Red Riding Hood Brothers Grimm Gorgeous laser-cut illustrations for Little Red Riding Hood by German artist Sybille Schenker:

    Little Red Riding Hood

    Brothers Grimm

    Gorgeous laser-cut illustrations for Little Red Riding Hood by German artist Sybille Schenker:
  4. Pool Jihyeon Lee A tender illustrated celebration of how we find our kindred spirits:

    Pool

    Jihyeon Lee

    A tender illustrated celebration of how we find our kindred spirits:
  5. Why Dogs Have Wet Noses Kenneth Steven & Øyvind Torseter An irreverent and utterly charming modern-day reimagining of Noah’s Ark:

    Why Dogs Have Wet Noses

    Kenneth Steven & Øyvind Torseter

    An irreverent and utterly charming modern-day reimagining of Noah’s Ark:
  6. The Blue Whale Jenni Desmond A wonderful children’s book about our planet’s largest and immensely fascinating creature, which can grow by nine pounds an hour and never really sleeps:

    The Blue Whale

    Jenni Desmond

    A wonderful children’s book about our planet’s largest and immensely fascinating creature, which can grow by nine pounds an hour and never really sleeps:
  7. This Moose Belongs to Me Oliver Jeffers “We only own something because everybody agrees that we do.” Wonderful Design Matters interview with beloved children’s book author and artist Oliver Jeffers, who contemplates the paradox of ownership and the allure of life’s dualities:

    This Moose Belongs to Me

    Oliver Jeffers

    “We only own something because everybody agrees that we do.”

    Wonderful Design Matters interview with beloved children’s book author and artist Oliver Jeffers, who contemplates the paradox of ownership and the allure of life’s dualities:
  8. The Big Green Book Robert Graves and Maurice Sendak In 1962, Maurice Sendak and Robert Graves collaborated in a wonderful and subversive children’s book celebrating the magic of reading and how books transform us:

    The Big Green Book

    Robert Graves and Maurice Sendak

    In 1962, Maurice Sendak and Robert Graves collaborated in a wonderful and subversive children’s book celebrating the magic of reading and how books transform us:
  9. Tales from the Brothers Grimm Lisbeth Zwerger Austrian artist Lisbeth Zwerger reimagines the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm in uncommonly soulful illustrations:

    Tales from the Brothers Grimm

    Lisbeth Zwerger

    Austrian artist Lisbeth Zwerger reimagines the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm in uncommonly soulful illustrations:
  10. Grimms Märchen Philip Pullman Gorgeous sculptural illustrations for the Brothers Grimm fairy tales by artist Shaun Tan:

    Grimms Märchen

    Philip Pullman

    Gorgeous sculptural illustrations for the Brothers Grimm fairy tales by artist Shaun Tan:
  11. The Heart and the Bottle Oliver Jeffers A tender illustrated fable of what happens when we deny our difficult emotions and how to remain fully alive:

    The Heart and the Bottle

    Oliver Jeffers

    A tender illustrated fable of what happens when we deny our difficult emotions and how to remain fully alive:
  12. The Little Piano Girl: The Story of Mary Lou Williams, Jazz Legend Ann Ingalls Wonderful children’s book celebrating trailblazing jazz pianist and composer Mary Lou Williams:

    The Little Piano Girl: The Story of Mary Lou Williams, Jazz Legend

    Ann Ingalls

    Wonderful children’s book celebrating trailblazing jazz pianist and composer Mary Lou Williams:
  13. Bright Sky, Starry City Uma Krishnaswami An illustrated love letter to our communion with the cosmos, doubly wonderful for celebrating women in science:

    Bright Sky, Starry City

    Uma Krishnaswami

    An illustrated love letter to our communion with the cosmos, doubly wonderful for celebrating women in science:
  14. Beastly Verse JooHee Yoon “Stories are a meal. But poetry is a glass of water, perhaps even a single drop that will save your life.” Beloved animal poems, from Lewis Carroll to William Blake, in stunning illustrations:

    Beastly Verse

    JooHee Yoon

    “Stories are a meal. But poetry is a glass of water, perhaps even a single drop that will save your life.”

    Beloved animal poems, from Lewis Carroll to William Blake, in stunning illustrations:
  15. The Storm Whale Benji Davies A tender story of loneliness, single-parenting, and love’s redemptive power:

    The Storm Whale

    Benji Davies

    A tender story of loneliness, single-parenting, and love’s redemptive power:
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