Ein Baum geht durch das Jahr

The Italian graphic artist Iela Mari is a pioneer of the modern picture book. Already in the 60s she was intensively engaged with the image perception of children. At that time, A tree goes through the year for the first time and was celebrated as a work of art. Since then, it has lost none of its freshness and finally deserves a new edition - everything begins in the deep winter. A dormouse sleeps in its cave under the snow, an abandoned nest hangs in the tree. But little by little, with each leaf turning, something happens: the dormouse awakes, the tree sprouts, a pair of birds colonizes the nest. Spring is followed by summer This is all captured with the finest brushstroke, so lovingly and meticulously that we learn to see the natural wonder of this metamorphosis an ideal picture book for kindergartens, because it leads through the year without a single word and stimulates children to speak and look closely A perfect picture book for kindergartens, because it leads through the year without a single word and stimulates children to speak and look closely