Toon Tellegen

Zhuk objasnjaet sverchku, kak pravilno zlitsja, krevetka pytaetsja prodat myshi serditost, zemlerojka ustraivaet pogrom u belki, begemot i nosorog deljat uzkuju tropinku, zhaba-chesnochnitsa derzhit v strakhe ves les, a belka vyjasnjaet, pochemu trubkozuba ni v koem sluchae nelzja stavit na nogi... Istorii pro samyj udivitelnyj les na svete, gde chudesa - obychnoe delo. Toon Tellegen - odin iz samykh izvestnykh evropejskikh avtorov, kotoryj pishet dlja detej i vzroslykh, - snova v Rossii. V etot raz ego knigi soprovozhdajutsja illjustratsijami rossijskogo khudozhnika, laureata premii Andersena, Igorja Olejnikova.

Twelve stunningly illustrated, poetic, and funny stories about grumpy animals from an internationally acclaimed Dutch writer and a hugely popular French illustrator.

Twelve stunningly illustrated, poetic, and funny stories about grumpy animals from an internationally acclaimed Dutch writer and a hugely popular French illustrator. In twelve short chapters, we see different animals in many shades of anger, from melancholy to irritation to rage to confusion. Some try to understand their anger, some try to tame it, while others let their anger overwhelm them. These stories are funny and wry, but also offer a gently profound reflection of the nature of human emotions. Marc Boutavant's delicate, stunning full-color illustrations put the reader in the heart of the forest, surrounded by endearingly grumpy animals.

'Under an old tree, in a bleak and distant corner of the woods, they came across the mammoth. "Who's that?" whispered the squirrel. "The mammoth," whispered the ant, who even knew the names of animals that didn't exist.' These enchanting stories of friendship, memory, dancing and cake conjure up a world of imagination where anything can happen. Perfectly complemented by Jessica Ahlberg's delicate illustrations, these charming stories will captivate readers of all ages. 'The thoughtful and unusual stories have a lightness of touch making these poetic parables a delight for anyone lucky enough to read them.' -- The Bookseller

Discover a whole wealth of extraordinary stories and letters in this new collection of animal tales from Toon Tellegen. These enchanting stories of friendship, memory, dancing and cake conjure up a world of imagination where anything can happen. Perfectly complemented by Jessica Ahlberg's delicate illustrations, these charming stories will captivate readers of all ages.

With the economy of a proverb and the psychological insight of a novel, Toon Tellegen's acclaimed sequence Raptors depicts the dynamics of a family held hostage by the mood-swings and histrionics of a father, a figure both comic and terrifying, grotesque and pathetic. Tellegen's mercurial imagination evokes the dark archetypes of European folklore and reanimates them with a sophisticated sense of the endless fluidity of relationships, the instability of interpretation. An improvisation on a theme, circling back to 'my father' at the start of each poem, Raptors builds to a story without narrative, its extravagant imaginative leaps into absurdity held within a framework of tender observation. Toon Tellegen's translator Judith Wilkinson has worked closely with the poet to create English poems that capture the startling clarity and inventiveness of the original Dutch. Raptors has the rewarding intensity of a modern classic.

Discover a collection of extraordinary letters in this magical new volume of short stories. In Letters to Anyone and Everyone, Toon Tellegen depicts the correspondence between his animal characters and the world around them. These surreal and philosophical tales will capture the imaginations of readers everywhere. Perfectly complemented by Jessica Ahlberg's delicate illustrations, these stories are intelligent, moving and funny. 'Two twinkling gems...delicate, idiosyncratic...thoughtful and unusual...a delight for anyone lucky enough to read them' - Booksellers Choice by Lindsey Stainer of Blackwells

A whale and a seagull dance silently on a moon-drenched beach. A grasshopper pays a fortune for a speck of dust. A squirrel and an ant discover a mysterious feast, with an invisible host, in the depths of a forest. In his philosophical animal tales, Toon Tellegen creates surreal stories and charming characters that will capture the imaginations of readers everywhere. Perfectly complemented by Jessica Ahlberg's delicate illustrations, this collection of short stories is intelligent, moving and funny. 'Two twinkling gems...delicate, idiosyncratic...thoughtful and unusual...a delight for anyone lucky enough to read them' - Booksellers Choice by Lindsey Stainer of Blackwells

En liten bok med stort hjerte – endelig på norsk! En dag bestemmer pinnsvinet seg for å invitere alle på besøk. Men hva om noe går galt? Hva hvis elefanten faktisk kommer – og knuser alt? Hva om frosken overdøver alt med sin kvekking? Dette er en varm, lavmælt og filosofisk fortelling om et dyr som lengter etter fellesskap, men frykter konsekvensene av nærhet. Med Toon Tellegens innsiktsfulle prosa og Annemarie van Haeringens varme illustrasjoner er Pinnsvinets lengsel en universell refleksjon over menneskets behov for kontakt – og redselen for å bli såret. Boken utforsker temaer som sosial angst, overtenking og ønsket om tilhørighet, og har rørt millioner av lesere over hele verden. «Om du noen gang har følt deg alene i verden, er dette boka du skal krype opp i sofaen med.» – The Irish News «En refleksjon over farene ved å overtenke ... alt båret fram i en fornøyelig liten bok med strektegninger av Annemarie van Haeringen. På samme måte som Gutten, muldvarpen, reven og hesten trakk en linje fra voksne til yngre leseren, har også Tellegen skrevet en fortelling som snakker like velformulert til lesere i alle aldre ... De som leter etter en koselig, snill filosofisk beretning, vil smelte. – Financial Times