Little Wizard: Kazuno Kohara (Macmillan Children’s Books, 2010)
I saw this book hidden on a shelf in a discount bookstore and pounced on it quickly. It drew me in with the vibrant colours and a quick flick through showed that we needed this book! I later realised that I had heard of other books by Kazuno Kohara and they are now all on my wish list.
This book is beautiful. The images are linocuts (that’s what they look like, I haven’t been able to find behind-the-scenes book creating for her work which is a shame as it’s so gorgeous) in two colours on purple paper. It works so wonderfully well. The black print lines stand out against the purple, and the only other colour is green for the dragon. Perfection.
The story is one of friendships in unlikely places, and the things that really matter not being what you originally thought. I have lost track of the number of times I have read this book today, DG has requested it over and over. It was one of DG’s Christmas present books and I’m so glad I found it. Hugely recommended, and well loved by DG and MG.
That looks so lovely! something Meg & Mog-ish about the cover & colour combinations?
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Maybe that’s what attracted me! The Haunted House book looks gorgeous – orange pages with black print and white for the ghosts. I really want to see it 🙂
This looks amazing! I am always on the lookout for books in English with Japanese sensibility, and this looks like it fits that bill plus I love the colours!
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If you loved this one, you REALLY need Jack Frost. Truly beautifully designed.
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