Dear Hans de Beer, why did you pick a polar bear to be the hero of your picture books more than 30 years ago? I was looking for an exotic animal, which could move from one environment to another. A polar bear fit the bill very nicely, and I also found it interesting to draw. When I […]
Month: February 2021
Let’s take a look at the making of Lars!
Hans de Beer, in order to get a good look behind your shoulder, we are curious what your work desk looks like? Please tell us more about your creative process: The little polar bear was my first attempt to do illustrations for children and to use watercolors. Previously, my drawings had been for adults, and […]
Lars Takes Action
The little polar bear loves his home in the snow and ice of the arctic, but in the books the temperatures are getting warmer every year. “In the first volume, nobody was aware that Lars’s environment was in so much danger. But in the course of time, this has become more and more apparent. It […]
The Voice of David Henry Wilson – Who is David Henry Wilson?
David Henry Wilson (b. 1937) is a children’s author, playwright, poet, and translator. As an author, he is known for his Jeremy James series, the Superdog series and The Castle of Inside Out. His books have been translated into many languages including Spanish, German, Russian and Japanese.. For many years he lectured at the universities of Bristol (England) and Konstanz (Germany), where he […]
Announcing a new book by “the Steampunk Beatrix Potter”
Betsy Bird’s Cover Reveal of Torben Kuhlmann’s Einstein “If you’ve never seen a Kuhlmann book, you are in for a treat. I’ve always called him the Steampunk Beatrix Potter, but to be fair he’s more interesting than that. Over the years Kuhlmann’s books have charmed with their precision and attention to even the smallest of […]
Back to the Roots
On the challenges of producing a new edition of a picture book classic Käthi Bhend’s pictures invite us to look and linger, as there are so many beautiful details awaiting discovery. It’s the same if you visit the illustrator at her home in Ausserrhoden, Zwitzerland: you’ll find yourself on a voyage of discovery, admiring wooden paintings […]