Wolf Erlbruch, Author Orchard Books (NY) $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-531-30017-6
German author/artist Erlbruch brings out the beast in his human characters: in his Leonard, a boy turns into a dog; in this winsome tale, a hausfrau teaches a young bird to fly by doing so herself. The zaftig Mrs. Meyer, in her housedress and apron,
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Wolf Erlbruch, Author Orchard Books (NY) $14.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-531-09482-2
German artist Erlbruch sketches a telling psychological portrait in this offbeat offering. Leonard loves nothing so much as dogs-he pretends he's canine, barking and growling at home and at the grocery store, or he puts his obliging granny on a...
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Wolf Erlbruch. Gecko Press USA (Lerner, dist.), $16.95 (38p) ISBN 978-1-877579-02-8
Hans Christian Andersen Medalist Erlbruch imagines Death in a long plaid coat, carrying a black tulip. When Death materializes behind Duck one summer’s day, she is stricken. “You’ve come to fetch me?” But it’s not time for Duck to die yet, and the...
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Wolf Erlbruch, Author, Michael Reynolds, Translator , Trans. from the French by Michael Reynolds. Europa Editions $14.95 (42p) ISBN 978-1-933372-03-7
Your brother says: 'You're here on earth to celebrate your birthday, of course.'/ 'Well, you came into the world to purr. And a little for the mice, too,' says the cat." While "the big question" itself goes unposed,
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Wolf Erlbruch, Author, Michael Reynolds, Translator , trans. from the German by Michael Reynolds. Europa Editions $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-933372-21-1
Erlbruch's (The Big Question
) bumbling, earnest young bear wakes up from hibernation with a single thought on his mind: fatherhood (that is, after he eats). He lounges casually among the birches, "thinking happily about how he might become...
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