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Jan Pieńkowski

    8 août 1936 – 19 février 2022

    Jan Pieńkowski était un auteur et illustrateur de livres pour enfants, né en Pologne et naturalisé britannique. Son œuvre se caractérise par l'utilisation de couleurs vives et de formes dramatiques qui donnent vie aux histoires pour les jeunes lecteurs. Il est devenu particulièrement célèbre pour ses livres pop-up, qui emploient des mécanismes complexes pour créer des scènes tridimensionnelles captivantes. L'approche de Pieńkowski en matière d'illustration mêle souvent une sensibilité théâtrale à une esthétique visuelle ludique, offrant aux lecteurs une expérience unique et immersive.

    Meg's Eggs
    The Kingdom Under the Sea
    Gossip
    Meg's Castle
    Meg's Car
    Meg and Mog
    • Meg the witch and Mog her cat go off to a wild Hallowe'en party with all the other witches. The spell they cast goes off with a BANG.

      Meg and Mog
      4,5
    • Meg's Car

      • 32pages
      • 2 heures de lecture

      Meg, Mog and Owl try to go on a picnic in a car conjured up by Meg.

      Meg's Car
      4,5
    • Meg the witch and her friends spend the night in a castle where they meet an unfriendly ghost and two knights.

      Meg's Castle
      4,5
    • The Kingdom Under the Sea

      • 128pages
      • 5 heures de lecture

      A wonderful new reissued edition of the classic Joan Aiken short story collection illustrated with Jan Pienkowski's iconic silhouettes. These East European fairytales have it all: drama, magic, heroes, fairies, dragons, mermaids, adventure, bravery and beauty...

      The Kingdom Under the Sea
      4,3
    • Meg's Eggs

      • 32pages
      • 2 heures de lecture

      While casting a spell to produce something for supper, Meg the witch creates three eggs that hatch dinosaurs.

      Meg's Eggs
      4,3
    • Meg at Sea

      • 30pages
      • 2 heures de lecture

      Meg, Mog and Owl are shipwrecked and have to be rescued from a desert island.

      Meg at Sea
      4,0
    • A Necklace of Raindrops

      • 108pages
      • 4 heures de lecture

      " The cat sat on the mat. Lots of cats do that, everybody knows. And nothing strange comes of it. But once a cat sat on a mat and something strange did come of it. In Joan Aiken s classic story collection, the strange often happens, and with fantastic consequences... Characters spring out of their books and chase around the room, cats grow bigger than elephants, and houses on legs lay eggs. Buses live on clouds, patchwork quilts become flying carpets, and pies float away when they have a corner of sky baked into them The magical meets the everyday in these much-loved modern fairytales, now in a beautiful new edition with Jan Pienkowski s original silhouette illustrations."

      A Necklace of Raindrops
      4,2
    • The Thousand Nights and One Night

      • 160pages
      • 6 heures de lecture

      Alternate cover edition for 9780141382883Welcome to an ancient world of enchantment and adventure where animals talk, genies grant wishes and sorcerers and sultans rub shoulders with men. Based on the original nineteenth-century English translation by Sir Richard Burton, David Walser retells these fantastic tales with a flourish of magic. Jan Pie kowski's exquisite silhouettes on stunning colour bring the stories vivdly to life, with silver ink printing throughout making this a truly sumptuous production of one of the oldest and best-loved story collections.

      The Thousand Nights and One Night
      4,1
    • Megs Christmas

      • 32pages
      • 2 heures de lecture

      Oh no! A flood means that Christmas is looking doomed! Enter a spell, a surprise stay in a castle and a party to plan for - will Meg, Mog and Owl make it home for a very special Christmas Day? Jan Pienkowski's bold, colourful artwork and instantly recognisable characters make this festive adventure for our favourite witch into a fun and satisfying read for the very young onwards.

      Megs Christmas
      3,5