Out of the Shadows Illustrated by Ekaterina Trukhan

Out of the Shadows Illustrated by Ekaterina TrukhanOut of the Shadows is an innovative picture book biography about an unsung hero of early animation. Lotte Reiniger (18991981) was a German film director and animator best known for The Adventures of Prince Achmed, which was released in 1926 and is the oldest surviving animated movie. (It came out a full 11 years before Disneys Snow White!) As a little kid, Reiniger loved reading fairy tales and fell in love with puppetry. At school, she learned about

Jimmy Burns is an expatriate American living in Mexico who has an uncommonly astute eye for the absurd little details that comprise your average American

As a late spring blizzard brews

Reflect on the simple pleasures that make life delightful

Seeking answers about her brother’s whereabouts

Author Justin Tinsley is known for his work as a sports and culture journalist

and Marla Frazee as chroniclers of little ones’ lives

Working in blue

to today’s global superstars led by Tom Dixon

Fred Astaire

In a near future

from an ancient Egyptian mummy case to a huge contemporary artwork that takes over an entire museum in Sweden

Dangerous Moves is a key addition to the canon of writing on contemporary performance art