Author: anna_kopacz

[:en] The book by Shaun Tan, title The Arrival was published by Hodder Children’s Books in 2006. Shaun Tan is a grandmaster of illustration. His books vibrate with emotion, bringing the reader into resonance, affecting the imagination and the sensibility. The book “The Arrival” is a tribute to all expatriates. For the brave people who…

[:en] The Discomfort of Evening is a book written by 30 year old Dutch author Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, which was translated into English from its original title “De avond is ongemak.” The book was inspired by the death of Marieke’s brother while she was three years old. Life consists of details. Little snippets, moments and…

[:en] The great Gilly Hopkins is a book by Katherine Paterson which was originally published in 1978 and has been republished multiple times since. We learn “that all those stories about happy endings are lies “* as we gather more and more experience in life. Then we confront our expectations with reality and sooner or…

[:en] Augusten Burroughs’ autobiographical book, Running with Scissors was originally published in 2002. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. And when life gives you crazy, unbalanced parents and guardians, describe your childhood and become a respected writer. That’s the recipe for success in life that Augusten Burroughs, author of the autobiographical book Running with…

[:en] Diary is a book written by Janusz Korczak, published in 2020 by Siedmioróg Publishing House and available only in polish. “I am not to be loved and admired, but to act and love “*. Janusz Korczak is known to everyone. For those who work with children on a daily basis, he became a model…

[:en] Mommy always returns is a book written by Agata Tuszyńska and illustrated by Iwona Chmielewska. Published in 2020 by Publishing House Dwie Siostry. Writing is a very complicated and tedious job. It is often compared to weaving or embroidery. It requires the right material on which to build a story. This canvas must be…

[:en] The children’s book, The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge is written by M. T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin and illustrated by Eugene Yelchin. The book was published in 2018 by the Candlewick Press. Fear has big eyes. And what does the world look like when seen through such eyes? This is the question the authors…

[:en] 27 deaths of Toby Obed is a book written in polish by journalist Joanne Gierak-Onoszko based on her research and time spent in Canada. The book was publish in 2019 by the publishing house Dowody na Istnienie. It is a difficult book. And painful. It can be read in fragments, in small pieces assimilable…