His picture books include garmanns street and garmanns summer, which won a. This unique, awardwinning picture book delves into the mind of a. Known collectively as the ezra jack keats award, the new writer award was established in 1985 and the new illustrator award in 2001 to recognize and encourage emerging talent in the field of childrens books. A work of art in itself now stian hole is ready with a new book about garmann, and it has become just as great as the first one. Picture book lists by topic thursday, september 17, 2009. Stian hole norway graphic artist and designer stian hole, born in east norwegian hokksund, in 1969, is among scandinavias most innovative picture book illustrators. He has created several awardwinning picture books and a number of book covers. He uses a collection of photographs, scans, notes, and even sketches to design his computer illustrations. His picture books include garmanns street and garmanns summer, which won a bolognaragazzi award, a batchelder award honor, and an ezra jack keats new writer award. Many past winners have gone on to distinguished careers, creating books beloved by parents, children, librarians and teachers around the world. To my surprise and delight, this norwegian tale of sixyearold garmann with all of his fears about beginning school in the fall resonated with both me and my little one. Beautifully illustrated using the same techniques as in garmanns summer. Garmanns summer stian hole translation by don bartlett.
Garmanns street garmanns gate the first book about garmann, garmanns sommer, won both hearts and awards, such as the bolognaragazzi award, the first book from the nordic countries to. Stian holes garmanns summer is a melancholy ode to the final summer of a little boys life. Garmanns hemmelighet av stian hole innbundet children. The old man and the whale is a picture book about old cornelius, who lives with his cat trass on the fjord coast in the high north, not far. For the first, garmanns summer, stian hole was awarded the brage prize, and was the first nordic author ever to receive the prestigious. Ill go through the gate and wander into a garden as beautiful as yours, just a. Stian holes garmanntrilogi er oversatt til en rekke sprak og har mottatt norske, nordiske og internasjonale priser. The book also was recently named to the ibby honour list for 2010. Pastoral, antipastoral, and postpastoral request pdf.
Garmanns summer by stian hole 2008 picture book, 41 pages with its quirky graphics and poetic storyline, garmanns summer is an interesting find. Garmanns street garmanns gate, 2008 garmann has now started at school and the world seems even more unsafe. He has made numerous book covers and three picture books which have gained national and international recognition. The unique cover had me intrigued as well as my daughter, and we promptly checked it out. Stian hole is a norwegian author and illustrator whose garmann books have garnered considerable acclaim in north america. Although christensen 20, 186 has shown that stian hole s picturebooks about the boy garmann 19 can to some degree be placed in a global context, they all nevertheless revolve around the narrow space of the boys immediate environment, concentrating on. Gate in the wall, the howard, ellen 870 9 33,696 gate of bones, the drake, emily 840 28 122,087. Johansson burying birds and being scared through an innovative artistic use of digitally edited pictures stian hole s picture book garmanns summer tells a story about sixyearold garmanns inquiry into fear, death, and the social demands of schooling. Garmanns summer sophisticated 2008 hughes, shirley. Daddy says, and you have roses in your cheeks, too. Stian hole s trilogy on garmann has been translated into at least. Sixyearold garmann is scared of the new school year, but he finds comfort in asking his family about their own fears.
Ezra jack keats cmc award books ucf research guides at. Don bartlett after succumbing to peer pressure from a bully, an unusual friendship between garmann and the stamp man arises out of a neardisaster. A cat abandoned in golden gate park uses instinct and new alliances to survive. His garmanns summer won a bolognaragazzi award, a batchelder award honor, and an ezra jack keats new writer award, and it made the ibby honour list for 2010.
Hole, stian and bartlett, don garmanns summer holm, jennifer turtle in paradise holmes, sara operation yes holt, kimberly willis water seeker horowitz, anthony ark angel, ravens gate, south by southeast, stormbreaker, and three of diamonds howe, james the. This unique, awardwinning picture book delves into the mind of a young boy who is afraid of starting school. The old man and the whale 2005, garmanns summer 2006, and garmanns gate 2008. Clancy the courageous cow bullying 2006 jack, lynette.
Garmann is having a quiet, idyllic summer with his family mama, dad, and his three extremely aged aunties. Stian hole internationales literaturfestival berlin. His book garmanns summer earned him an ezra jack keats new writer award in 2009. As summer draws to a close, its time for garmanns three elderly aunts to make their annual visit and for school to begin soon. Stian hole has created a memorable and endearing character in garmann, whose musings about fear and. Stian holes art brings back so much of the feeling of my childhood. Garmanns street by stian hole meet your next favorite book. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Batchelder award, announced by the amercian library association. Stian hole norwegian graphic artist, designer, author and illustrator. Garmanns gate av stian hole innbundet cappelen damm agency.
In this chapter, khateeb discusses how norwegian author stian hole s picturebook trilogy about garmann 2006. And hes joined once more by some favorite characters from the original book, including the twins hannah and johanna. Here he hints at this subtext, but it never becomes quite as unsettling or as powerful as the scary spreads of the deathshead aunts in his batchelder honor book, garmanns summer 2008. After finishing his visual communication studies at the national school of arts and crafts in oslo he and his colleagues founded the agency bl. See all books authored by stian hole, including garmanns secret, and annas himmel, and more on. The twins from next door make chucky from childs play look like a little angel. P i n k m e has moved garmanns summer by stian hole. Folklore seven fathers by ashley ramsden, illustrated by ed young roaring brook, 2011. Garmanns summer was a book my daughter and i spotted by accident at the library. Martinez, alberto call num qa 841 m37 2009 location. Stian hole born 20 march 1969, in tonsberg, norway is a norwegian graphic designer, illustrator and writer of childrens books. Stian hole books list of books by author stian hole. Garmanns secret by stian hole eerdmans, 2012 garmann makes friends with johanna, the twin sister of the girl who torments him at school, when they discover that they both love adventures and talking about outer space.
Published in ten languages, garmanns summer was the recipient of the 2007 bolognaragazzi award, one of the most prestigious international prizes for excellence in childrens book publishing, awarded each year in conjunction with the bologna childrens book fair. Bruce potter the pipi swing nz 2007 pict ala alalou, elizabeth and ali. For the first, garmanns summer, stian hole was awarded the brage prize, and was the first nordic author ever to receive the prestigious bologna ragazzi award in 2007. Holes graphics are reminiscent of mixed media collage art found in a contemporary art museum and on popular stationary sets. His book garmanns summer earned him an ezra jack keats new writer award. Hole s mixedmedia collage artwork may be unmatched in capturing some of the true flavor of childhood whimsy and wonder, including the sometimes darker side.
Garmanns summer by stian hole from the land of edvard munch and roald dahl and the inventor of the keycard lock comes this interesting, introspective picture book. Garmanns summer hole, stian 710 3 1,663 garter snakes mcdonald, mary ann 790 3 2,710 garth brooks powell, phelan 950 3 3,547. Eerdmans books for young readers, an imprint of wm. Nrk still world class so consistent it is time to start talking about a hole. A catalog record of this book is available from the library of congress. This translated picture book from norway, the 2007 bolognaragazzi award winner, examines a young boys anxieties. Yes, a few days ago my new picture book, garmanns gate garmann.
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