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Jan Pieńkowski

    8 de agosto de 1936 – 19 de febrero de 2022

    Jan Pieńkowski fue un autor e ilustrador de libros infantiles nacido en Polonia y afincado en Gran Bretaña. Su obra se caracteriza por el uso de colores llamativos y formas dramáticas que dan vida a las historias para los lectores jóvenes. Alcanzó fama particular por sus libros pop-up, que emplean intrincados mecanismos para crear cautivadoras escenas tridimensionales. El enfoque de Pieńkowski hacia la ilustración a menudo combina una sensibilidad teatral con una estética visual lúdica, ofreciendo a los lectores una experiencia única e inmersiva.

    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

      • 32 páginas
      • 2 horas de lectura

      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

      • 128 páginas
      • 5 horas de lectura

      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

      • 32 páginas
      • 2 horas de lectura

      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

      • 30 páginas
      • 2 horas de lectura

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

      Meg at Sea
      4,0
    • A Necklace of Raindrops

      • 108 páginas
      • 4 horas de lectura

      " 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

      • 160 páginas
      • 6 horas de lectura

      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

      • 32 páginas
      • 2 horas de lectura

      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