IBBY Silent books 2019 Collection Part Two

 

You might like to begin with my previous post about the IBBY Silent Book collection. 

We are so lucky to have this collection here in Australia this month. Last night attended the Sydney launch at Lost in Books, Fairfield. This gave me a chance to handle many of the 67 titles which come from sixteen different IBBY sections - Argentina, Belguim, Canada, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and USA.

In particular I loved We had to Leave (Finland).  If you would like to read more about the topic of refugees and the way their stories are told through Picture Books take a look at this academic paper about We had to Leave.

Sanna Pelliccioni, Meidän piti lähteä (We had to leave), Kustantamo S&S, Helsinki, 2018

I also love the story and front cover - it looks like a school book -  of Going to School (Germany). A better translation of the title might be When I go to School, you see things that I don't see. Read more here and see some of the illustrations. 

Julie Völk, Wenn ich in die Schule geh, siehst du was, was ich nicht seh (Going to school), Gerstenberg verlag, Hildesheim, 2018

In my previous post I shared thirteen of the titles.  Here are some more:

Argentina

Ilan Brenman, Guiherme Karsten, Engaños (Tricks), V&R Editoras, Buenos Aires/Ciudad de  México 2017 

Here is a YouTube video of this book with appropriately sinister music.  I do hope this book becomes available here in Australia. It is spectacular. On one page you see a black and white shadow image then you turn the page and in full colour the "truth" is revealed. Every image is a surprise. Ages 5+.

Italy

Laura Bellini, Eli sottovoce… le matite Valentina edizioni, Milano 2016 (Eli with a low voice - the pencils.

This book is the third in a series. The other titles are Eli with a low voice - the cards; and Eli with a low voice - the egg. Take a look at this videos - The Cards; The Pencil.

A quiet little saga starring an enterprising dragonfly, persevering and creative. In the various episodes, the animal engages with works of high and refined engineering: towers of papers, eggs and pencils that inexorably end up collapsing. But something wonderful can arise from the error and creativity can suffer from hitches (especially if the help of a friend arrives!): Proof of this is the fact that Eli's failed constructions offer the necessary ideas to create amazing balloons or amazing chandeliers.

In the last episode, in particular, a daring pinnacle of sharply pointed pencils crashes to the ground before being completed. But from a broken pencil an oblong insect appears which, when suitably soaped and watered, ends up giving life, together with Eli, to extraordinary soap bubbles.

Canada

Jacques Goldstyn Letters to a prisoner, Owlkids Books, Toronto, 2017

Told entirely through illustrations, Letters to a Prisoner is a wordless story about the power of hope and the written word. Inspired by Amnesty International’s letter-writing campaigns to help free people who have been jailed for expressing their opinion, the book tells the story of a man who is arrested during a peaceful protest. In solitary confinement, he begins to despair—until a bird delivers a letter of support written by somebody outside the prison. Every day more missives arrive until the prisoner escapes his fate on wings made of letters.

Here is a review (Seven Impossible things Before Breakfast) where you can see many of the illustrations from this book.

Classic stories in the display:

Argentina - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; The Little Prince; Pinocchio and Little Red Riding Hood.

Spain - The Legend of the knight Saint George

Art titles or books that reference art:

Canada - Blue Rider

Belgium - The Hunter and his dog (De Jager en zijn hond: een wonderlijke reis door de wereld van Bruegel

Book for preschoolers:

South Africa - I can dress myself; Goldfish genius; Springloaded

Spain - Let's go to bed; What's this belly?

Belguim  -  Judith Vanistemndael, Blokje om (Round the block), Querido, Amsterdam 2018

If I get the chance to go to Fairfield again I would like to spend more time with the Korean titles. There are nine in total. Here in Australia we do know the work of Suzy Lee. 

노인경 호흡

Noh In-Kyung Breathing, Munhakdonge publishing group, Paju-si, 2018

최경식, 푸른 분수

Kyung Sik Choi, A blue fountain, sakyejul Publishing, Paju-si, 2016

정진호, 별과 나

Jin-ho jung, Stars and me, Bir publishing, Seoul, 2017  I had a quick look at this one - it's terrific but I haven't been able to capture the cover so here is one illustration:

Take a look here to see all the wonderful wordless books available to purchase from Lost in Books.