More from Lisbeth Zwerger . . .
November 19th, 2015 by jules
Today, I’m following up my Q&A last week with Lisbeth Zwerger—be sure to check out the piece Witch Has Turned Child Into an Apple, created when she was five, because I love it!— with some art from the three following Zwerger books:
- L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard Oz, for which Lisbeth originally created the illustrations in 1996 but NorthSouth Books is releasing in a new edition this month;
- Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid, for which Lisbeth originally created the illustrations in 2004 but Minedition released in a (mini) new edition last month;
- and Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, for which Lisbeth originally created the illustrations in 1999 but Minedition is also releasing in a mini edition next year.
Enjoy!
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carried the sleeping girl between them through the flowers.”
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yet that was as powerful as a telescope and could see everywhere.”
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was the wind whistling past her ears.”
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and made her old grandmother tell her all she knew about it.”
where the fish swam.”
and the handsome prince.”
and be married to a king’s daughter.”
whatever happens. What will become of me?'”
that all the jurors were writing down ‘stupid things!’ on their slates ….”
Illustrations from THE WIZARD OF OZ are used by permission of NorthSouth Books.
Illustrations from ALICE IN WONDERLAND and THE LITTLE MERMAID are used by permission of Minedition.
WOW, these images are all so striking!
by tanita November 19th, 2015 at 10:08 amI love the artistic qualities of picture books; these are just frameable and make the narratives so much more magical …and kind of spooky, in many cases.
I love these pictures. They are beautiful. I feel like I’m re-reading the books just by looking at the pictures. They really are worth a thousand words.
by Annabelle Smyth November 19th, 2015 at 3:26 pmShe truly is an amazing artist! Thank you for the images and interview link – I’m totally inspired for the weekend 🙂
by Jess November 19th, 2015 at 9:52 pmPictures with wonderful colors, children appear to have special powers, as children sometimes feel that there is something some power helping them flee from trouble. IN a dreadful storm one feels this lifting or feeling of movement… Lovely drawings and color…atk
by Mrs. Annette December 9th, 2015 at 7:14 pmIs the new Wizard of Oz different from the original aside from the new cover? Are there any new illustrations? I have the original already and debating whether to get the new edition.
by Susan March 6th, 2016 at 11:33 amThanks,
Susan
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