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Jan Pieńkowski

    8 agosto 1936 – 19 febbraio 2022

    Jan Pieńkowski è stato un autore e illustratore di libri per bambini di origine polacca e naturalizzato britannico. La sua opera è caratterizzata dall'uso di colori vivaci e forme drammatiche che danno vita alle storie per i giovani lettori. Divenne particolarmente noto per i suoi libri pop-up, che utilizzano intricati meccanismi per creare accattivanti scene tridimensionali. L'approccio di Pieńkowski all'illustrazione spesso fonde una sensibilità teatrale con un'estetica visiva giocosa, offrendo ai lettori un'esperienza unica e coinvolgente.

    Meg on the Moon
    Meg's Castle
    Meg's Eggs
    The Kingdom Under the Sea
    A Necklace of Raindrops
    Meg and Mog
    • Meg and Mog is the first in the long-standing series about a witch (Meg) and her cat (Mog). Meg is a cute well-meaning witch who lives with Mog and her owl. In Meg and Mog, we are introduced to a witch wardrobe and a witch's breakfast. Later Meg flies off to meet her witch friends for some spell-making at a Halloween Party. Unfortunately the spell does not go exactly to plan... The illustration is simple and with very bold, deep colours. Designed specifically to appeal to very young children, Meg and Mog has short simple sentences on each page, allowing the illustration to play an important part in the storytelling. If you enjoy the first Meg and Mog, enjoy more adventures in Meg on the Moon and Mog at the Zoo. (Ages 1 to 3 years.) --Victoria MacKenzie

      Meg and Mog
      4,5
    • A Necklace of Raindrops

      • 108pagine
      • 4 ore di lettura

      " The cat sat on the mat. Lots of cats do that, everybody knows. And nothing strange comes of it. But once a cat sat on a mat and something strange did come of it. In Joan Aiken s classic story collection, the strange often happens, and with fantastic consequences... Characters spring out of their books and chase around the room, cats grow bigger than elephants, and houses on legs lay eggs. Buses live on clouds, patchwork quilts become flying carpets, and pies float away when they have a corner of sky baked into them The magical meets the everyday in these much-loved modern fairytales, now in a beautiful new edition with Jan Pienkowski s original silhouette illustrations."

      A Necklace of Raindrops
      4,4
    • A wonderful new reissued edition of the classic Joan Aiken short story collection illustrated with Jan Pienkowski's iconic silhouettes. These East European fairytales have it all: drama, magic, heroes, fairies, dragons, mermaids, adventure, bravery and beauty...

      The Kingdom Under the Sea
      4,3
    • Meg's spells continue to surprise her and the eggs she makes for supper are even more strange than usual.

      Meg's Eggs
      4,3
    • Meg the witch and her friends spend the night in a castle where they meet an unfriendly ghost and two knights.

      Meg's Castle
      4,0
    • Mog wants to go in a spaceship for his birthday treat... so Meg makes a spell, and off they go!

      Meg on the Moon
      3,0
    • The Thousand Nights and One Night

      • 160pagine
      • 6 ore di lettura

      Alternate cover edition for 9780141382883Welcome to an ancient world of enchantment and adventure where animals talk, genies grant wishes and sorcerers and sultans rub shoulders with men. Based on the original nineteenth-century English translation by Sir Richard Burton, David Walser retells these fantastic tales with a flourish of magic. Jan Pie kowski's exquisite silhouettes on stunning colour bring the stories vivdly to life, with silver ink printing throughout making this a truly sumptuous production of one of the oldest and best-loved story collections.

      The Thousand Nights and One Night
      4,1
    • Meg's Car

      • 32pagine
      • 2 ore di lettura

      Meg, Mog and Owl try to go on a picnic in a car conjured up by Meg.

      Meg's Car
      3,0
    • Mog is locked up in a cage after the zoo-keepers mistake him for an escaped tiger.

      Mog at the Zoo
      4,0
    • Numbers

      • 32pagine
      • 2 ore di lettura

      A timeless, colourful picture book to introduce a simple concept to young children. Combining simple text with bold, colourful illustrations, this classic book is ideal for introducing nursery children to the concept of numbers.

      Numbers
      3,0