It seems I have a fasci
nation for true stories about children who endure tumultuous events in history, as I tend to write about them (The Children of Topaz; Brothers in Valor). So when I ran onto the story of the Berlin Candy Bomber, it was a natural fit, for it concerned children who suffered through years of war—some young enough to have only known a life of hunger an
d fear. The candy-laden handkerchief parachutes dropped over West Berlin by Gail Halvorsen, a young American pilot, lit up a dark world for kids who hadn’t tasted chocolate in years. But the mere gesture of kindness also offered those children both healing and hope amidst the rubble of WW 
II. Forevermore, those kids remembered Halvorsen as Uncle Wiggly Wings (because he wiggled the wings of his plane to signal a candy drop), th
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By: Charlesbridge,
on 12/1/2010
Blog: Unabridged - Charlesbridge Publishing Company (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Berlin based illustrator and designer, Cristóbal Schmal, has an impressive collection of work under his moniker Nomono. This particular piece, created for INOPOLIS’s guided tour for the 90th anniversary of Bauhaus, celebrates Berlin as the modern city. The color palette is limited and the imagery is quite striking. I really love the rough textures and geometrical figures in this illustration, especially the red ray emanating from the foreseeing eye.
Schmal’s work has a nice range, from editorial illustrations to book covers and prints. See more of his work at his website and be sure to check out his flickr for even more goodies!
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By: rbaird,
on 9/17/2007
Blog: Picture Bookies Showcase (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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