March 20, 2009

Iranian Kid's Books


Hafez Miraftabi, illus. for The dream of wind by Nader Sharifi (Iran)
Hafez Miraftabi, illus. for The dream of wind by Nader Sharifi

Marjan Vafaeian illus. for The red ladybird by Kambiz Kakavand (Iran)
Marjan Vafaeian illus. for The red ladybird by Kambiz Kakavand

Leaves by Mehdi Mo'eeni, 1985 frog
Leaves by Mehdi Mo'eeni, 1985

Peyman Rahimizadeh, illus. Demons are afraid of humans in daytime by Ali Asghar Seyd Abadi (Iran)
Peyman Rahimizadeh, illus. Demons are afraid of humans in daytime by Ali Asghar Seyd Abadi

Alain Bailhache, illus. for Jamshid Sepahi (Iran)
Alain Bailhache, illus. for Jamshid Sepahi

Aallen Bayaash, illus. for The snowpa by Jabbaar Baaghchehbaan, Iran 1983 2
Aallen Bayaash, illus. for The snowpa by Jabbaar Baaghchehbaan

Aallen Bayaash, illus. for The snowpa by Jabbaar Baaghchehbaan, Iran 1983 3
Aallen Bayaash, illus. for The snowpa by Jabbaar Baaghchehbaan

Aallen Bayaash, illus. for The snowpa by Jabbaar Baaghchehbaan, Iran 1983 1
Aallen Bayaash, cover for The snowpa by Jabbaar Baaghchehbaan

Hormoz Haghighi, illustration for Hope's hopes by Mohammad Reza Yusefi (Iran) 1
Hormoz Haghighi, illustration for Hope's hopes by Mohammad Reza Yusefi

Hormoz Haghighi, illustration for Hope's hopes by Mohammad Reza Yusefi (Iran) 2
Hormoz Haghighi, illustration for Hope's hopes by Mohammad Reza Yusefi

Mohammadrezaa Daadgar, illus. for As the sparrow says by Qeysar Aminpour
Mohammadrezaa Daadgar, illus. for As the sparrow says by Qeysar Aminpour

Ali Namvar, illus for The fable of Afsaneh (Iran)
Ali Namvar, illus for The fable of Afsaneh

Ali Namvar illus. for Vicious circle by Farideh Khalatbaree (Iran)
Ali Namvar illus. for Vicious circle by Farideh Khalatbaree

Author and Illustrator - Qodsi Qaazinouri, 70s, the wish
Author and Illustrator - Qodsi Qaazinouri, 70s, the wish

Rashin Kheirieh illus. for The tongue of Pahlevan Salar by Majid Shafiee (Iran)
Rashin Kheirieh illus. for The tongue of Pahlevan Salar by Majid Shafiee

Azita Arta, asleep and awake, iran
Azita Arta, asleep and awake

Aazarnoush Ebraahemiroushan, illus. for The star of manners and letters by Parvin E'tesaami, 1987 Iran 1
Aazarnoush Ebraahemiroushan, illus. for The star of manners and letters by Parvin E'tesaami


I hope these posts have convinced you to spend some time in the International Children's Digital Library

Previously:
-- The Sound of Clocks
-- Bahman Dadkhah


9 comments:

bs said...

Hey, I can't remember if I've mentioned this before, but your blog is amazing.
This post is especially great, I think, but it really is consistently wonderful.
Keep up the good work!

Jeff said...

These are amazing! Thanks for putting them out there.

Cy said...

Thanks for introducing me to the ICDI; amazing stuff. If you haven't found them yet, I recommend Annegert Fuchshuber's "Philibert" and "Karlinchen."

Will said...

Cy, thanks for the tip on Fuchshuber -- gorgeous and uncanny images.

Jeff & BS, thanks for your feedback!

Tulip Press said...

Amazing!!! I am a huge fan of children's book illustration -- I could get lost in the library for ages and ages! Thank you.

Fabulous post!

Annie Beth Ericsson said...

These are gorgeous... I was just digging for info about Iranian kids lit... and i'm SO glad I found this! Great blog!

Annie Beth Ericsson
http://walkinginpublic.wordpress.com

Will said...

Annie, definitely dig around the site for the follow up posts, and the stuff by Bahman Dadkhah.

The third installment is coming soon too!

Will

cameron said...

Great stuff! It may be of interest that there are some Persian Mythological stories captured in a graphic novel format at; http://www.theshahnameh.com

Annie Beth Ericsson said...

Thanks for the tip, Will! Bahman Dadkhah's work is absolutely amazing... especially his poems for children. I'll be interested to see what else you dig up in the next installment!