Geraldine Elschner, Author, Lieselotte Schwartz, Illustrator , illus. by Lieselotte Schwarz, trans. by J. Alison James. North-South $15.95 (36p) ISBN 978-0-7358-1664-0
Striking watercolor compositions and soothing ocean hues buoy French author Elschner's meandering tale of a star that begs the moon to let him experience the wonders of the sea. In the earth's oceans, the fellow "swam with a whale as...
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Geraldine Elschner, Author, Alexandra Junge, Illustrator , illus. by Alexandra Junge, trans. by Marianne Martens. North-South $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7358-1855-2
A chick who refuses to leave her egg until Easter morning takes center stage in this informative holiday book from Switzerland. Hilda, the anxious mother hen, consults Max, an astute barnyard owl, to learn exactly when Easter will occur. Junge's
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Geraldine Elschner, Author, Daniela Bunge, Illustrator, Kathryn Bishop, Translator , illus. by Daniela Bunge, trans. from the German by Kathryn Bishop. Penguin/Minedition $14.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-698-40028-3
German artist Bunge makes a stunning children's book debut, bringing a fresh beauty and grace to a familiar story of a boy and the pet he desires but must return to freedom. Fritz's yearnings for a pet fish come true one remarkable day, when
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Geraldine Elschner, Author, Angela Kehlenbeck, Illustrator , illus. by Angela Kehlenbeck. Penguin/ Minedition $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-698-40046-7
What could be tastier for Christmas dinner than a fresh roast? A little goat trapped in the snow looks to be a prime candidate for a struggling family's holiday meal—but neither parents nor children have the heart to take the life of the...
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Géraldine Elschner, illus. by Antoine Guilloppé. Minedition (IPG, dist.), $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-988-8240-44-9
Stark silhouettes make a dramatic impact in Elschner’s grim account of an urban dog whose wolflike characteristics inspire mistreatment and fear. Terse, verselike passages bring readers inside the mind of the dog who is first seen chained to a post...
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Géraldine Elschner, trans. from the French by Agathe Joly, illus. by Zaü. Prestel, $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-3-7913-7330-0
This story imagines the circumstances that led to Picasso’s famous line drawing of the dove of peace. An exhausted dove visits three islands in search of refuge. The first is piled high with garbage. The second holds circus paraphernalia but...
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Géraldine Elschner, trans. from the German by Kathryn Bishop, illus. by Giotto. Minedition (IPG, dist.), $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-988-8240-46-3
Vivid, arresting frescoes from Italian painter Giotto, who is credited with helping set in motion what would become the Renaissance period in art, bring an appropriately reverent air to this gently paced and accessible retelling of the Biblical...
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Géraldine Elschner, trans. from the German by Kathryn Bishop. Minedition (IPG, dist.), $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-988-8341-26-9
As in The Nativity (2015), Elschner retells a biblical tale, in this case the journey of “three wise men from the East,” illustrated with paintings by Renaissance Masters. Taking cues from the exquisite paintings that accompany the narrative,...
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