Very awesome world
This is quite ‘An Awesome Book’ by artist, Dallas Clayton. It’s his first book and you’ll love his drawings and his reminder of dreaming bigger and letting your imagination grow from the usual. Read on ……
I love Katsumi Komagata’s usage of different colors and textures to illustrate the story in his books, Blue to Blue and Yellow to Red. The overlapping paper cut-outs are so simple, yet they lead you to discover the surprises waiting behind the next page.
“The award-winning Japanese graphic designer Katsumi Komagata creates very special books, using texture, colours, cut-out shapes and windows to draw the reader into a three-dimensional paper world. Each page reveals a new surprise. Katsumi’s colourful, playful and meticulously crafted books are inspired by the colours of nature and his own experiences, appealing to children and adults alike. In total he has created over 25 different titles, amongst them recently 2 tactile books for blind people. Katsumi’s special interest is encouraging creativity in children and communication between parent and child.”
Harriet Russell’s small accordion book aptly titled “The Utterly Pointless Counting Book” is appealing to kids and adults alike. Quirky and ironic, her way of counting things that you don’t see like ‘3 coats of paint on the wall (in the same color)’ or ‘8 pips inside a lemon (with many, many pips drawn together)’ will provide good laughter and fun while reading with your children.
Discovered via Book By Its Cover.
Tags: books, Books we love, children
August 7th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
[...] ‘The Little Eye series is for parents to share with their children - as an important part of a child’s development. As they grow, children encounter hundreds of questions, and they discover the answers while talking and playing with their parents. These vivid picture cards were conceived as cues for this vital communication between parent and child, and are recommended to be enjoyed together. Designed by Katsumi Komagata, One-stroke, Japan.’ via the Foundry. Katsumi also has another unique, intricate book-art series with surprising cut-outs and folds I posted here. [...]