Book By Its Cover

11.14.07
The Little Flower King
Květa Pacovská

This really was a recommendation from Amazon. They are getting better and better at knowing what I want the more I buy. It’s scary. But also makes my life really easy especially since I don’t keep up with kid’s books as much as I should. This book has such imaginative illustrations made from collaged paper scraps, paint and pencil drawings. It has a real folk art feel to it although the illustrator is said to be influenced by modern artists like Paul Klee, Kandinsky and Míro. (Květa has illustrated more than sixty books and won the Hans-Christian-Andersen-Medal in 1992.) This book has a really simple story about a King who loves flowers but realizes he is missing something else- a princess. So he goes out in search for one and finally finds one in a flower. They marry and she becomes Queen of the Flowers. The book has a few diecut windows- the front and back cover and a few of the pages have a square cut where the king pops through. Pick up a copy of the book here or learn more about Květa’s work here. I might have to get this book of her art too.

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9 Comments
11/14/07  12:55pm
giulia wrote

The Pacovská’s books are greeat! I love her art :)
great post, as always!
11/15/07  11:06am
Janet wrote

Beautiful!!!
11/15/07  1:07pm
karin wrote

Very lovely and peculiar.
11/20/07  7:13am
czina wrote

we have several books from her at home. i my memory on that pictures is strange. i can’t say, i didn’t like it whet i was a child, but i found it strange…
11/20/07  3:50pm
Rob Dunlavey wrote

Květa Pacovská’s paintings and designs are used pervasively throughout an absolutely fantastic and mesmerizing cd-rom for children called “ALPHABET” (more info here: http://www.amazon.com/Viva-Media-26752-Alphabet/dp/B000056WJY

http://www.lecielestbleu.com/html/alphabet.htm
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It’s interesting to read the mostly negative reviews of the product on the Amazon page. Purchasers were apparently looking for a educational product that would teach their kids the alphabet. This cd-rom allows users to explore and play with the alphabet. It’s ingenious and graphically rewarding. The animators and programmers bring Pacovská’s work to life.
11/21/07  6:15pm
carmen wrote

She’s such an amazing woman! I had the chance to met her three years ago in a Paris children Book Fair and last year in Barcelona, she came to receive an illustration award for all her career. With almost 80 years old
her presence is so strong, she’s very tall, always dressed in black, with short straight white hair, her voice veery deeeep but sweet at the same time, you fell almost hypnotized… but the best is the enthusiasm she communicates for this art. In Europe, she’s the queen of contemporary children illustration.
12/1/07  6:50pm
cruststation wrote

This looks like a wonderful book, love the colourful illustrations.
02/17/08  10:21am
helen:) wrote

Neat style! Colors are great together.
03/22/08  11:03pm
madeline ho wrote

我拿去貼在我的blog,謝謝你告訴我,我知道如何教小孩,!

from:Taiwan

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