Shelebrate with a shelfie
With a nod to the British Library which introduced me to the idea of the 'shelfie', a photo featuring a...
The Old Man and the Sea
The finest book cover illustration I've seen for this slim, timeless, moving book, wrapping around the back cover and even...
The spirit of the letter
Luiz found this beautiful book at our favourite flea market in Geneva. I liked the cover image and title, which...
Tales from Australia and Oceania
This book cover and related illustrations are from a wonderful old French series of tales and stories from around the...
Arthur Ransome – cover illustrations
If you've been following WritingRedux, you may have noticed a number of pawky playful gems from Arthur Ransome's children's books....
Marcel and me – memories of childhood
I grew up with Marcel. That is the French author Pagnol (1895-1974) was a part of our domestic library and...
Russian tales and legends
There is a dark-forested haunting element to the illustrations in this French rendition of Russian stories. They are part of...
Lettres de Mon Moulin – Daudet
These charming children's illustrations of Daudet turned up at a flea-market, and I have several versions including this selection of...
Revisiting The Hobbit
The Hobbit is the first major book of which I have a conscious memory. Probably four or five years...
How to read a book in a language you don’t know (II)
I love children's books and their illustrations, and often buy second-hand at this or that flea-market. By now, we have...
Greek Myths and Legends
These enchanting, sunlit illustrations of a French children's rendition of Greek Myths delighted me. They are part of a series...
Wind Island
The first edition of this book I found, at a flea market, was a French translation, and it took me...
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