THE STORY OF SNOWFLAKE AND INKDROP and THE STORY OF INKDROP AND SNOWFLAKE

Brooklyn: Enchanted Lion Books, 2015. 1st English Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. New/New. Simona Mulazzani color illustrations. CONDITION: UNREAD 2015 Enchanted Lion Books hardcover (pictorial boards) and dust jacket, first English Language edition, no printing given. This is a very tall book (10.1 x 0.5 x 13 inches) and if I can find a mylar cover large enough, I will put it on the DJ. IF. Translation from the Italian by Brenda Porster. CONTENT: This lovely volume consists of two stories that meet in the middle in an impressive double gatefold spread. The front story is the tale of a snowflake, patiently dreaming of where he will fall. Just as he is about to alight on the window of a bakery, he is blown off course. As he whirls back into the air, he spots a drop of ink headed toward him, and they join, finding perfect joy in sharing their stories for eternity. Turn the book over, and read the story of Inkdrop, who longs to become part of beautiful artworks in the studio. A sudden wind whisks Inkdrop out the window. "As she began to fall, she felt sure she would change into a tear." Each scene that the snowflake considers falling into is viewed through an intricate snowy laser-cut overlay. Turn the page, and the full scene is revealed. Similarly, each piece of art that Inkdrop dreams of is viewed through a cutout pattern of spilled ink. The beautiful muted paintings evoke the beauty of winter, and where the two stories meet the art changes to soft colored pencil sketches, uniting the plotlines in dreamy fantasy. Readers will enjoy scouring the illustrations to make connections between the tales. The paper is extra thick, but this book is a delicate piece of art to be handled and appreciated by older readers. A beautiful offering for lovers of books as art objects and a good choice for large collections.