Reading through DOT and ANORAK’s winter editions today—perfect for this rainy afternoon—and anticipating their spring issues which are scheduled to be sent out April 6! For a preview of what DOT has in store for spring, head over to Anorak's website. You can now also find DOT and ANORAK stateside at Barnes & Noble. Y más notícias buenas—ahora DOT está disponible en español!
Little Truck
Little Truck is learning to navigate the roads on his own but when he runs into some obstacles, his watchful parent is never too far behind to give him the extra push and guidance he needs. A sweet, reassuring story about growing up and taking our first steps of independence.
Little Truck was written and illustrated by Taro Gomi and published by Chronicle Books. Out on April 3.
The River
“In the spring the sagra (a holy feast) comes to town with its carnival rides. Flowering linden trees perfume the air and fill the sky with soft puffs that look like snow. Music and bright lights fill the streets until midnight.”
Alessandro Sanna eloquently depicts the passing of time and what the seasons bring in a story about the people and life in and around a river. It might be worth it to buy THE RIVER for his skies alone—saturated, dramatic, wispy, rich with movement, and in every shade of every color imaginable. They run the gamut of emotions and play a part in telling the story of our connection to the place where we live.
THE RIVER was written and illustrated by Alessandro Sanna and published by Enchanted Lion Books. For a preview of the interior, head over to this Instagram post and scroll right.
When I Am Big
A boy imagines what he’ll be like when he grows up — the things he’ll collect, the things he’ll do for fun, what’ll he’ll eat, where he’ll go. He’ll ride a bicycle with 2 horns, tie his shoes all by himself and make “3 knots with big bows.” He’ll have 4 hats for his “adventures to the south, the north, the east, and the west.” And he’ll have “7 different jobs, one for each day of the week!” But his favorite job will be “walking animals.” A whimsical and clever take on the traditional counting book, and a sweetly funny tribute to children’s imagination and their perpetual wonderment about grown-up life.
When I Am Big was written and illustrated by Maria Dek and published by Princeton Architectural Press. Out soon on April 3.
Forever or a Day
Sarah Jacoby’s profoundly beautiful debut Forever or a Day ponders time and our perspective of it. Her story is immersive and deeply reflective, and you’ll get lost in its words as they mix with your own thoughts, images and memories of your life that will be conjured up while reading. Sarah’s soft, ethereal illustrations and pensive text remind us in the end what richness we have in family and our time with them. This book evokes so many emotions, and its images and words—they stay with you. One of our favorites published this year.
Forever or a Day was written and illustrated by Sarah Jacoby and published by Chronicle Books . Out soon on March 27.