“A line of ants marches toward an unknown destination against a background of successive double-page spreads featuring the various flora and fauna encountered during the journey… Facts about different animals and plants have been well chosen to spark curiosity, with sentences arranged informally around the colorful, engaging, and often comical plants and animals.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“In keeping with the playfully perverse nature of surrealism, the book, which contains no artist images, presents each biography in green-and-pink ink and offers a summary of each artist's life as a set of vertically oriented notes. This delightful compendium will appeal primarily to art history buffs. A fittingly exuberant tribute to a singular art movement.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“Close-up and detailed photographs highlight exquisite embroidery, lace, pleats, stitching, and hand-painted fabrics alongside line drawings of the complete garment… Recommended for clothing designers and anyone interested in 18th-century attire.”
— Library Journal
“Provides an amazing up-close look at fashion of the 18th century.”
— Choice
“Traces the tidal shift at the essential magazine during the editorship of Jessica Daves, who not only featured fashion but also the cultural output of artists and literary figures, laying the groundwork for the brand that still thrives today.”
— Los Angeles Times
“Lavishly illustrated… shine[s] a spotlight on this editor and the magazine she edited… Daves contextualized fashion among advances in technology, design, and art.”
— Vogue.com
“A goldmine of inspiration.”
— Threads
“This lively, eye-catching counting book features animal competitors squaring off in Olympics-style athletic events… Countable objects throughout provide an interactive element, while Morgand's bright color-contrasting screenprints evoke retro children's book illustrations.”
— Publishers Weekly
“Morgand's silk-screen illustrations are lively and colorful.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“Invaluable… Provides a comprehensive, straightforward presentation of how the many styles and forms of architecture developed, of buildings that are considered canonical, and of the historical relationships between architecture and broader cultural, political, and social developments.”
— Choice
“Absorbing.”
— Choice
“Haydn Smith's nuanced chronology blends discussions of groundbreaking films, filmmaking innovations, and noteworthy historical and cultural events… Scholars will especially appreciate the depth of thought, and the images make this work an enjoyable browse for casual film buffs.”
— Library Journal
“Unique illustrations create an enticing day at the beach for a mischievous mutt.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“A lovely series of field guides that encourage an appreciation for and reverence of nature while including valuable information and fun activities for kids. Dawnay presents two interactive volumes filled with poetry, sidebars, prompts, and infographics that will inspire kids to use all of their senses to explore the many factors that make each season special… The painterly illustrations truly set these titles apart. Brouwers uses vivid colors to depict the awe-inducing markers of each season.”
— School Library Journal
“Brouwers' watercolor-esque artwork employs a warm palette of oranges, greens, and browns that realistically depict the elements of Dawnay's text … The art on the project pages carefully shows each step … Inspired by the Forest School movement, this should be useful in primary classrooms that emphasize outdoor education.”
— Booklist
“Like a bird or flower identification book, this field guide notes the features of the season. The author encourages children to make nature their friend by being curious, creative, and kind… The book encourage use of the senses and note opportunities for readers to learn something, notice their feelings while in nature, or just be part of it all. The bulk of the book focuses on signs of spring and where to find them… Several poems will tickle readers' ears [and] lots of activities are sprinkled throughout… Brouwers’ realistic, watercolor-esque illustrations are rendered in light blues, greens, and yellows… An ode to spring that will have readers getting out in nature.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“A lovely series of field guides that encourage an appreciation for and reverence of nature while including valuable information and fun activities for kids. Dawnay presents two interactive volumes filled with poetry, sidebars, prompts, and infographics that will inspire kids to use all of their senses to explore the many factors that make each season special… The painterly illustrations truly set these titles apart. Brouwers uses vivid colors to depict the awe-inducing markers of each season. ”
— School Library Journal
“Cheerful… a discursive exploration of the attributes of music and those who make it… Ends with a suitably eclectic playlist that's embedded in a QR code”
— The Wall Street Journal
“A mouse ventures out in search of a new home and finds several abodes from well-known fairy tales aren't exactly to his liking in this rhyming picture book… The crayon drawings are whimsically Grimm while the text keeps things bright.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“The very first thing that strikes you about A House for Mouse is the beautifully illustrated cover and the quality of the book jacket…A perfect story to read aloud.”
— New York Journal of Books
“[An] enchanting look at cooking in the Italian countryside… Guinness provides readers recipes for creating their own culinary escapes… Life under the Tuscan sun proves exceptionally dreamy in this alluring collection.”
— Publishers Weekly
“ The cookbooks that stay with us tell a story. A House Party in Tuscany is one to treasure. Delicious recipes from a region I love and a chef I admire Ruth Rogers ”
— Ruth Rogers
“A stunning book in every way. Amber Guinness paints such a dreamy, evocative picture of her home in the Tuscan countryside and of the sumptuous feasts she cooks there. I long to be there with her and to eat everything in this book.”
— Skye McAlpine
“ I love this book. Amber Guinness is an inspired cook and hostess. More importantly, she really understands the culture, technique and taste of Tuscan cooking ”
— Loyd Grossman
“A truly beautiful book with food as colorful as paintings and thoughtful menus guided by the Tuscan seasons.”
— Emiko Davies
“Having thoroughly enjoyed my dear friend Amber Guinness’s hosting for almost two decades I’m thrilled she finally decided to jot down her methods and recipes on paper. It’s a joy to cook from and has already provided me with a range of new go-to dishes. Her writing is also a beautiful account of growing up in Italy.”
— Beata Heuman
“Romance and joie de vivre come across in Guinness’s debut cookbook, A House Party in Tuscany…part cookbook, part memoir, and part ode to the art of entertaining.”
— Air Mail
“A world tour featuring select highlights of human culture, from 37,000-year-old rock paintings to modern murals and architecture…broader in scope and less Eurocentric than standard surveys.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“Using art as a lens through which to examine history, Rosen gives readers an expansive tour of the history of civilization… Each four-page chapter offers snippets of information about political, religious, or cultural touchstones that affected a region's art, as well as reproductions and collages composed of colored pencil cityscapes and photo elements. The broad scope of the cultures and locations is impressive… There's plenty here to pique the curiosity of young readers and inspire further research elsewhere.”
— Booklist
“This sweeping overview of world cultures, as revealed through art, spans continents and ages, from prehistory to the present. The expansive text is brought to life with maps, illustrations, and photographs. The illustrator's colorful sketches of vistas emblematic of various cultures are interspersed with photographic examples of the art… This title is a refreshing departure from Eurocentric volumes on art history. Reader will come away with a wider grasp on the history of humanity.”
— School Library Journal
“Agar was arguably more self-knowing and outgoing than many artists, and also wrote well… This pithy memoir details her social, sex and working life as well as the British art scene before and after World War II [and] should help bring back her life and work in all their aspects.”
— The New York Times
“Finally, a book that asks, with a restless and sensitive eye, what it is that makes masterpieces sing across the centuries. A highly enjoyable history of art that is also a fascinating meditation on excellence.”
— Jonathan Jones The Guardian
“Step into…colorful palaces, ateliers, closets and studios… The book's feast of visuals—pattern, color, texture, light, symmetry, juxtaposition—suggests…the regenerative energy of the creative spirit.”
— BookPage
“New from Australia-based writer and photographer Robyn Lea, A Room of Her Own is worth a spot on your coffee table. It’s equal parts biography and interior design study, featuring 20 artistically inclined women around the world and their living spaces.”
— Remodelista
“This volume is a celebration of twenty exceptional women from all walks of life — painters, sculptors, writers chefs, directors — all pouring their unbridled creativity into their environment and creating unique living spaces that speak to us on style, culture, and diversity.”
— Indulge
“An obvious choice for anyone who loves a peek into a creative's space, this book will bring you into the homes and studios of 20 women. From painters to writers to chefs, there are amazing stories and equally amazing interiors.”
— Architectural Digest
“A lovely nautical excursion that brings a ship-in-a-bottle intricacy to each page. Moody seascapes that wouldn’t be out of place on a vintage watercolor tin spring to life in elegant pop-ups as Lo Monaco showcases six sea vessels, including a lifeboat, caravel, tall ship, and ocean liner. Brief accompanying rhymes have the air of sung chanteys, and background details about the boats’ origins, feats, and specifications are included.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“This jaunty, rhyming maritime adventure about two sailors and a dog showcases an eclectic fleet of spectacularly crafted pop-up boats. Celebrated Argentinian paper engineer Gérard Lo Monaco outdoes himself in A Sea Voyage. Fans of all things nautical will be over the moon.”
— Shelf Awareness
