«Secret River», illustrated by Leonard Weisgard, was first published in 1955, after the death of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. The story follows a girl named Calpurnia from a poor family, who, during the Great Depression, sets out with her puppy in…

Taught by bitter experience, Little Red Riding Hood has put together a handbook on how to trick a wolf, with a dozen unusual tactics. Among them: feeding the wolf pastries with hot chili pepper, competing to see who hides best,…

In 1897, the Gallery Arnold in Dresden exhibited several unusual watercolors with scenes from the life of flowers, created by a young and little-known Swiss artist, Ernst Kreidolf. The drawings caught the attention of several children’s book publishers, and a…

David Wiesner is known for his surreal, wordless picture books. One of his most celebrated works is “Tuesday”. On a Tuesday evening, around eight o’clock, a group of frogs suddenly takes off from their swamp and soar over the town,…

In Alessandro Sanna’s nearly wordless book, the reader follows the four seasons along the Po River, witnessing the flow of time and the lives of characters who become part of the current. Soft watercolor transitions capture the first rays of…

The river can symbolize the flow of life: at first clear and untouched, gradually filling with new colors, events, and encounters. In Michael Roher’s book, the reader follows the river, drifting alongside the red-haired girl who is the main character.…

In his book, Peter presents fascinating facts about landmarks, animals, and historical events through the shapes of real rivers. His rivers become living witnesses to both momentous global events and smaller, yet no less intriguing ones. Thus, the book makes…

In Marc Martin’s book, the power of children’s imagination transforms an ordinary river into an endless journey: cities, jungles, sunlit fields, forests with deer, and the ocean. The girl floats along the river in a small boat, and on each…

Elena Safonova presents the river as a symbol of human progress in her 1930 picture book. Its course carries the reader from villages and wooden bridges to steamships, railways, power stations, and apartment blocks, and finally flows into the open…

A thoughtful book that will resonate with travelers, homebodies, and anyone who’s ever longed for an old friend or a new journey.  Dan is the owner of a café, living in a small town on the coast. Aki is a…