Katherine Quinn – illustratör

For Magnolia Moon, magic is a way to solve problems. And when you're starting a new class at school and your best friend doesn't live across the road any more, problems seem to come easily.In her latest adventure, Magnolia Moon invents everyday magic to help her navigate the pitfalls of friendship, school, family and being ten. A lyrical and imaginative tale which highlights everyday wonders through Magnolia's curious and observant nature.

Did you know that Mozart’s pet starling was the inspiration for his Piano Concerto No. 17? Or that writer Dorothy Parker loved animals so much she let a pair of alligators swim in her bathtub? These are just a couple of the stories in this delightful and surprising collection that profiles the strong bond between humans and their pets. Some of these stories are touching: Frida Kahlo memorialised her pet deer Granizo in her painting The Wounded Deer. Some are a little quirky: Albert Einstein, convinced that his parrot, Bibo, was sad, told bad jokes to cheer the bird up. Each of these wonderfully entertaining stories is made even more appealing by Katherine Quinn’s captivating illustrations. Rich in detail and reminiscent of folk art, they capture the humour and poignancy of these fascinating pairings. Together these stories and illustrations will create lasting impressions that will help young readers identify historic figures and spark joy in friendships with the animals in their own lives.

Un teckel llamado Lump fue la debilitat de Picasso; a Mozart le fascinaba su estornino cantor; Frida Kahlo se pintaba a si mismo como el cervatillo que correteaba por su jardín; la chow chow psicoanalista Yofi ayudaba a Freud en sus consultas, y la escritora Virginia Woolf se basó en su propia perrita Pinka para escribir una de sus obras más famosas.Amistades animales es un libro de pequeñas historias sobre los vínculos entre grandes creadores y estos seres especiales que entraron en sus estudios y dejaron huella en sus obras y en sus vidas. Una visión encantadora y cercana de la genialidad humana unida al carisma animal.

Un teckel anomenat Lump va ser la debilitat de Picasso; a Mozart, el va fascinar el seu estornell cantor; Frida Kahlo es pintava a ella mateixa com el cervató que corria pel seu jardí; la chow-chow psicoanalista Yofi ajudava Freud a la seva consulta, i l''escriptora Virginia Woolf es va basar en la seva pròpia gosseta Pinka per escriure una de les seves obres més famoses.Amistats animals és un llibre de petites històries sobre els vincles entre grans creadors i aquests éssers especials que van entrar als seus estudis i van deixar petja a les seves obres i a les seves vides, Una visió encantadora i propera de la genialitat humana unida al carisma animal.