The Eleventh Day of Christmas!
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
Books by Taro Gomi! (Hey, that rhymed!)
Taro Gomi is a Japanese artist/author/illustrator and many of his books have been translated into English and other languages. I learned about him when I stumbled upon some of his original work at an art show in Japan, and now we have his books in English, Japanese, and Spanish around our apartment. You might know him from the famous Everyone Poops, but he has many other beautiful books.
I am not usually a fan of coloring books, but his coloring books are unusual and wonderful- instead of coloring in the lines, children are prompted to add to the existing drawings, creating their own art:
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Either of his coloring books, Doodles or Scribbles, along with a set of crayons would be a great gift for either children or adults!
Two beautiful board books by Gomi are Bus Stops and Spring Is Here.
I just found out that the translation of Bus Stops might as well have been done by someone just looking at the pictures (it does not line up with the original Japanese at all!) but it's still a good book. It follows a bus and its passengers as they go through the day visiting movie sets, beaches, hospitals, and other interesting places.
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Spring is Here is a sweet book about the cycle of the seasons, and the illustrations are particularly clever- look at the cow's coat!:
Books by Taro Gomi! (Hey, that rhymed!)
Taro Gomi is a Japanese artist/author/illustrator and many of his books have been translated into English and other languages. I learned about him when I stumbled upon some of his original work at an art show in Japan, and now we have his books in English, Japanese, and Spanish around our apartment. You might know him from the famous Everyone Poops, but he has many other beautiful books.
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Either of his coloring books, Doodles or Scribbles, along with a set of crayons would be a great gift for either children or adults!
Two beautiful board books by Gomi are Bus Stops and Spring Is Here.
I just found out that the translation of Bus Stops might as well have been done by someone just looking at the pictures (it does not line up with the original Japanese at all!) but it's still a good book. It follows a bus and its passengers as they go through the day visiting movie sets, beaches, hospitals, and other interesting places.
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Spring is Here is a sweet book about the cycle of the seasons, and the illustrations are particularly clever- look at the cow's coat!:
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