Fog Island

ISBN-13: 9780714865355 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 48 str.

Tomi Ungerer

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Top 10 Children s Book 2013 New York Times Book Review

A "Publishers Weekly" Best Children s Book of 2013

A "New York Times" Best Illustrated Children s Book of 2013

"Tomi Ungerer has created another masterpiece." Eric Carle

In this imaginative tale from master storyteller Tomi Ungerer, two young siblings find themselves cast away on mysterious Fog Island. No one has ever returned from the island s murky shores, but when the children begin to explore, they discover things are not quite as they expected.

Ungerer s captivating drawings evoke the eerie beauty and magic surrounding this timeless adventure. Selected by both "The New York Times" and "Publishers Weekly" as one of the year s best children s books, "Fog Island" is destined to become a modern classic."

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Tomi Ungerer was born in Strasbourg in 1931 and landed in New York in 1956 with $60 in his pocket and a suitcase full of drawings. Overnight he became a star as a caricaturist, illustrator and children's book author and has published more than 80 books in ten years. As a graphic artist he created advertising campaigns for Willy Brandt and The New York Times. In 1998, Tomi Ungerer was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration and has become an internationally renowned artist. He now divides his time between Strasbourg and Ireland.