63rd edition 13- 16 April 2026 | Bologna - Italy
63rd edition 13- 16 April 2026 | Bologna - Italy
Title: 오누이 이야기
English title: The Story of a Brother and a Sister
Author: Lee Uk Bae
Illustration: Lee Uk Bae
Publisher: Sakyejul Publishing
Year: 2020
Country/Region: South Korea
A classical Korean folktale presents a brother and a sister, with many references that recall the universal motifs of fables and fairytales: the forest, the threatening beast. The ancestral fear of being chased takes the form of a tiger disguised as the mother. The illustrations demonstrate great narrative quality, paying homage to Korean art by merging contemporary and traditional approaches in landscape painting with a comic sensibility. They push the boundaries of the image frames, while white space plays a significant role in the page composition, and the storytelling voice complements moments of visual humour. In the ending, the brother becomes the moon and the sister becomes the sun.
Title: 送西瓜
English title: Delivering Watermelon
Author: Jia Yuqian
Illustration: Jia Yuqian
Publisher: Oriental Babies & Kids
Year: 2024
Country/Region: China
A charming portrait of a child, dealing with the challenges of obeying their mother to deliver a watermelon to their grandmother, with small mishaps and big temptations along the way, and open to the delightful surprise of an unexpected friendship at the end. Classic and universal motifs are combined in a clever and playful way, presented through mixed media, textile collage, and coloured thread stitching.
Title: Zur Zeit, wo das Wünschen noch geholfen hat
English title: A Time When Wishing Still Helped
Author: Gebrüder Grimm (Grimm Brothers)
Illustration: Julie Völk
Publisher: Gerstenberg Verlag
Year: 2021
Country/Region: Germany
An exquisitely crafted and desirable volume from the point of view of editorial craftsmanship and excellence. A tribute to the extraordinary cultural work of the Brothers Grimm. Precious illustrations, with surprising tiny details along the pages, come as miniatures and offer the classic fairy tales in a new light, paying homage to tradition and memory.
