The paper is extra thick, but this book is a delicate piece of art to be handled and appreciated by older readers. Readers will enjoy scouring the illustrations to make connections between the tales. The beautiful muted paintings evoke the beauty of winter, and where the two stories meet the art changes to soft colored pencil sketches, uniting the plotlines in dreamy fantasy. May I he asks, and when she says yes, he feels. Similarly, each piece of art that Inkdrop dreams of is viewed through a cutout pattern of spilled ink. Snowflake, meanwhile, sees something surprising: a drop of ink heading his way shiny, dense, round, beautiful and he longs to hug her.
INKDROP SNOWFLAKE FULL
Turn the page, and the full scene is revealed. "As she began to fall, she felt sure she would change into a tear." Each scene that the snowflake considers falling into is viewed through an intricate snowy laser-cut overlay. A sudden wind whisks Inkdrop out the window. Turn the book over, and read the story of Inkdrop, who longs to become part of beautiful artworks in the studio. As he whirls back into the air, he spots a drop of ink headed toward him, and they join, finding perfect joy in sharing their stories for eternity. Just as he is about to alight on the window of a bakery, he is blown off course. The front story is the tale of a snowflake, patiently dreaming of where he will fall.
CONTENT: This lovely volume consists of two stories that meet in the middle in an impressive double gatefold spread. Translation from the Italian by Brenda Porster. This is a very tall book (10.1 x 0.5 x 13 inches) and if I can find a mylar cover large enough, I will put it on the DJ. CONDITION: UNREAD 2015 Enchanted Lion Books hardcover (pictorial boards) and dust jacket, first English Language edition, no printing given.
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