Alain Verster is the wonderful artist that I got to work with twice: in
THE DOVE THAT COULDN'T DIVE and
VASCO THE LITTLE SOCCER PIG. Books that traveled over the globe, with editions in Germany, Norway, Brazil, Denmark and China.
And now our third book is out! VASCO AND THE GREEN MONSTER was published by
De Eenhoorn and tells the story of a sweet pig that is crazy about 'his' Matteo - the little boy at the farm. But then he hears Matteo is getting a new present, and the present is called John. Vasco's envy grows and grows: is this John a monster? A
green monster?
Alain Verster and I are planning more books, but for now it's all about our colourful Vasco. Rights can be negeciated
here, by the way.
Wonderful - this translation of ONE MILLION BUTTERFLIES, the picture book I made with Carll Cneut, is my first one into Ukrainian. I visited the country twice these past years and fell in love with it, so having a book there is just fantastic. Thanks you very much, Nebo Booklab Publishing, the book looks stunning, with the pink linnen band.
Every year, the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany selects 200 exceptional
books from all over the world, which are then introduced with
short annotations in an English-language catalogue. Books are chosen
based on their potential interest for an international audience, whether
due to their innovative literary or illustrative quality, or due to
their consideration of universally relevant topics. These books are awarded with a White Raven.
Alain Verster is the wonderful artist that I got to work with twice: in THE DOVE THAT COULDN'T DIVE and VASCO THE LITTLE SOCCER PIG. Books that traveled over the globe, with editions in Germany, Norway, Brazil, Denmark and China.