March 20, 2009

Iranian Kids' Books

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11 comments:

  1. 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!

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  2. These are amazing! Thanks for putting them out there.

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

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

    Jeff & BS, thanks for your feedback!

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  5. 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!

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  6. 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

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  7. 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

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  8. 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

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  9. 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!

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  10. This is a great post. I love your stuff here especially the frog made of leaves. Its really cool...

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