Attention authors and illustrators: our new call for submissions!
What gives you hope in a scary world? Today we’re launching a call for submissions on the theme of finding hope in a scary world. Looking into the belly of your telly can offer up some terrifying images for both adults and children. Horrible monsters building great walls, little people with neither food nor shelter, […]
A Bottle of Happiness longlisted for 2018 UKLA Book Awards!
Superb news: A Bottle of Happiness has been longlisted for the 2018 UKLA Book Awards! Featured on a longlist of just 23, Pippa Goodhart and Ehsan Abdollahi’s gorgeous picture book was selected from among over 360 entries. The shortlist will be announced in March 2018. These prestigious annual awards by the UK Literary Association honour […]
Bijan & Manije: gloriously illustrated and beautifully produced
Read a wonderful review of Bijan & Manije by Terry Potter from The Letterpress Project: This beautifully produced love story of Bijan & Manije is taken from the 10th century Persian epic poem known as the Shahnameh or Book of Kings, written originally in couplets by the renowned Iranian poet Ferdowsi. This particular tale, which […]
A simple story with a clear message about the importance of sharing
We are very excited that The Elephant’s Umbrella has been longlisted for the North Somerset Teachers’ Book Award! Read their wonderful review here: Elephant loves his umbrella and is only too happy to share this with anyone in need. One day, however, the wind whisks his umbrella away and passes it to the leopard. Although […]
Abdollahi’s ‘dandelions of happiness’ on The Bookseller front cover
Tiny Owl illustrator Ehsan Abdollahi has celebrated his recent visit to the UK by illustrating The Bookseller‘s editorial front cover for the August issue. The cover features Pim, the main character from A Bottle of Happiness and plentiful dandelions, a symbol of happiness in Persian culture. The result is a wonderful splash of colour bringing messages of […]
A magical sense of the richness of other people’s lives
Here’s a wonderful review of Tahmineh’s Beautiful Bird by Terry Potter from The Letterpress Project: One of the magical things that children’s picture books can do is to introduce younger readers to diverse cultures in a non-colonial, unpatronising way that gives them a sense of the richness of other people’s lives. Of course for that […]
Beautifully produced books with a wide variety of illustration styles
Read a lovely review of Tiny Owl’s books by Philip Davies from Montessori St Nicholas: This publishing house was co-founded by Delaram Ghanimifard to produce books reflecting her Iranian culture through the work of writers and illustrators from that country, and since 2015 Tiny Owl has published 16 books that celebrate the heritage of Persian […]
Experiencing greater understanding of a global world
Here’s a lovely review of our panel event with Ehsan Abdollahi and Friends at the House of Illustration, written by Sue Martin at Books Go Walkabout: Ehsan is an award-winning illustrator of children’s books, his work is published through Tiny Owl Publishers. He teaches at Tehran’s top Honar (Art) University and he is currently […]
A beautiful book with an urgent and necessary message
We love this wonderful review of A Bottle of Happiness from Terry Potter at the Letterpress Project! How can you measure the value of happiness? Pippa Goodhart’s fable invites children to consider whether material wealth is always the best thing to be chasing after or whether being rich in happiness and community spirit can be more […]
