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The Shadow Catcher

Text:  Erna Rosenstein Illustrations: Katarzyna Walentynowicz   7+ 196 pages Hardcover 17 x 22,5 cm (Wolno)     THE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 by IBBY Polish section - the best illustrations and graphic design The Illustrator Katarzyna Walentynowicz - finalist of The 57th Bologna Illustrators Exhibition 2023    Erna Rosenstein was a surrealist painter, graphic artist, and poet. She was born in 1913 in Lviv, and died on 10th November 2004, in Warsaw. Erna Rosenstein was one of the key…...
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On A high Mountain

Text: Krystyna Miłobędzka Illustrations:  Iwona Chmielewska   All ages 56 pages Hardcover 20,4 × 26,4 cm (Wolno)       “On a mountain very high / there’s a tree big to the sky / and it’s called Aplee – Paplee – Blitee – Blau – and who cannot say it / has to leave right now” – these are the words of an old, popular children’s counting-out rhyme but in the book by Krystyna Miłobędzka and Iwona Chmielewska they become…...
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How hard to be a King?

Text: Janusz Korczak Illustrations:  Iwona Chmielewska   All ages 48 pages Hardcover 18,5 x 26,5 cm (Wolno)     How hard it is to be a King? Is it easy to govern? Years ago, when writing the novel “King Matt the First”, Janusz Korczak, together with children, reflected on the hardships and responsibilities related to the exercise of power. These are the questions the protagonist of the book is trying to answer. This book is based on selected fragments of…...
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Lullaby on four

Text & Illustrations: Iwona Chmielewska   5+ 40 pages Hardcover  15,8 x 20 cm (Wolno) Rights sold: Korea   “How many corners does a pillow have? As many as a blanket. How many corners does a book have? As many as a pillow”. “Lullaby on four” is an original picture book by Iwona Chmielewska, created not only for the youngest but also for people who like to read in bed or sing lullabies to their kids. In this book, the…...
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Layers

Text:  Marta Szloser Illustrations:  Ania Jamróz   All ages 28 pages Hardcover 20,8 x 26,5 cm (Literówka)       Are you sure everything is as you see it? The whole world is made of layers. Everything has layers, and in this book we explore them. The author writes briefly about the complexity of the world around us. She encourages to ask questions, to ponder, to go into details, to analyze and to look under the lining of the world,…...
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Nikifor

Text & Illustrations:  Maria Strzelecka     8+ 56 pages Hardcover 23 x 30  cm (Libra)                                          Selected for The BRAW Amazing Bookshelf 2023 SOON:   Nikifor Krynicki  is considered to be one of the world's finest naïve (primitive) painters. Born in 1895, he died in 1968 in Krynica. He was was Lemko on his mother's side, and his father was Polish.    …...
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Both

Text: Justyna Bargielska Illustrations: Iwona Chmielewska   16+ 44 pages Hardcover 18,4 × 25,8 cm (Wolno)       "Both" are extraordinary stories about the different facets of motherhood, often silenced and overlooked. A story about the happiness and fears of being a mother, the kaleidoscope of emotions, the mystery of 'giving life', parting with a child, and smiling through tears. It is a book full of symbols that provoke many questions and allow us to find new meanings each…...
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Prince in a Pastry Shop

Text: Marek Bieńczyk Illustrations: Joanna Concejo   8+ 92 pages Hardcover, leporello 6,5 m 14 x 32 cm (Format) Rights sold: France, English world French translation available!   SHORT FILM based on the book! The Best Book of the Year 2013 by IBBY (Polish section)   The book is a masterwork, a piece of art – for all ages. A pair of brilliant characters, a pinch of humor and a charm of style – Marek Bieńczyk, the winner of Nike,…...
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Horror

Text: Madlena Szeliga Illustrations: Emilia Dziubak   7+ 96 pages Hardcover 25 x 30 cm (Gereon) Rights sold: Spain, Lithuania, France English and Spanish sample available!   Best illustrated book of 2018 (IBBY Polish section) Selected for The IBBY Honour List 2020     This book is a pearl and a prank in one (be sure to hide it from your parents!), containing gorgeous illustrations by Emilia Dziubak. It lists 20 absolute marvels, each carefully describing a different fruit, vegetable, or…...
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