Heinz Janisch, trans. from the German by Belinda Cooper, illus. by Alijoscha Blau, Enchanted Lion (Consortium, dist.), $17.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-59270-091-2
In his retellings of the Baron's tall tales, Janisch (I Have a Little Problem, Said the Bear) combines the bravura of Paul Bunyan with the elegance of Voltaire's Candide. Each story appears on the left, accompanied by a painting on the right of the...
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Heinz Janisch, illus. by Wolf Erlbruch. Gecko Press USA (Lerner, dist.), $16.99 (48p) ISBN 978-1-8775-7994-3
What does it mean to have power, to be a king? Not much, finds a small, stout fellow in a robe and crown. Janisch (Why Is the Snow White?) imagines the king in a series of encounters with the sea, the rain, a dog, a trumpet, and many more in 21...
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Heinz Janisch, Author, Anthea Bell, Translator, Lisbeth Zwerger, Illustrator Picture Book Studio Ltd $15.95 (22p) ISBN 978-0-88708-150-7
Hans Christian Andersen Medalist Zwerger cunningly illustrates 11 folktales about the famous German prankster--from Till's triple dunking at his baptism, to his funeral, at which he leaves a last trick for his mourners. Both art and text are...
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Heinz Janisch, Author, Artem, Illustrator Grupo Editprial Norma $9.95 (24p) ISBN 978-958-45-1038-9
PreSchool-Gr2-Two music-loving characters come together through the intervention of a witch in this unusual story. Tiny Diminuto lives in a piano and is constantly surrounded by music. In his portion of this flip book, he follows sounds that lead to
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Heinz Janisch, illus. by Helga Bansch. APA/Magination, $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4338-0950-7
Avoiding the pedantic tone that can appear in books that explicitly address childhood anxieties, Janisch and Bansch tackle sleeplessness with bustling text and hoppy illustrations reminiscent of quirky European theater performance. At bedtime, when...
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Heinz Janisch, trans. from the German by David Henry Wilson, illus. by Maja Kastelic. NorthSouth, $18.95 (56p) ISBN 978-0-7358-4388-2
This fanciful picture biography by Janisch opens as a girl in a coach headed for Copenhagen puts a startling question to the passenger sitting across from her: “Are you old?” Kindly Hans Christian Andersen is happy to answer this question and more: “
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