Something so sweet
Something so sad
Something shines with light
Something, something...
Something so vast, so vast
So vast it cannot be heard
Quiet Mrs. April, in her small kitchen, faces the world and time with her rabbit.
The "Small Matters" refer to our daily lives: when small days unfold, step out of their frame, take flight, transcend time, and immediately become something indescribable, something that stirs up ripples.
And this special graphic poem aims to convey overflowing and crossing boundaries. To speak of the world's beauty that words cannot describe. To speak of wonder. The minuscule and the immense are juxtaposed here.
Belgian picture book artist Anne Herbauts interprets the wonderful revelations of the micro-world of daily life in an innovative way: with her unique design, you can unfold the frame of a painting, expand the boundaries of a book, and stretch your heart out of ordinary things, transcending time and space.
"In 'Small Matters,' landscapes and the world overflow beyond our reach. I designed this book carefully so that it's okay if readers forget to fold the pages back. The composition of the pages is like several pictures that can be freely dismantled and reassembled. This possibility of connection/disconnection also creates an overflow within the book itself. The book overflows our grasp, just as the world extends beyond Mrs. April's boundaries." — Anne Herbauts
Book Features
☆ The special pull-out binding design creates a theatrical stage-like unfolding effect for the originally static picture book illustrations.
☆ The language of this picture book is very brief and quiet, as if it were just a small lock, inviting you to open the pull-out pages beyond the text and then step into a world without boundaries. It is a poetic picture book most suitable for experiencing the poetics of visual language.
Awards
．Grand prix de L’illustration de la Ville de Moulins (France)
．Prix Libbylit du meilleur album belge (Belgium)
