Anno's Journey

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Anno was mentioned as a similar author in the Testa book, so I went and had a look. Anno died in 2020 at the age of 94, and yes, he was conscripted into the Japanese Imperial Army late in WW2, but wasn't sent overseas. Later, in the 60s he traveled around Europe, and those trips became the basis for his fine arts and children's book careers. His art is lush and brimming with detail. The books contain no words, inviting storytelling & questions.

willaful My daughter adored Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar as a small child. Now she's studying calculus. I hope Anno would be pleased. 😁

Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar

Faranae @willaful I think he would be, looking at his more mathematically inclined fine art. Lots of very Escher-like things in there. 2y

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Anno's Journey | Mitsumasa Anno

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#WanderingJune Day 1: Mitsumasa Anno clearly used to be #BigInJapan. The Author‘s note explains that Anno was deeply fascinated by Europe and spent most of his time in 1963 and in 1975 just exploring various parts of Europe – painting as he travels from one city to the next. Talk about a traveling artist! My review of this fascinating wordless book: https://wp.me/pDlzr-5Hl

Cinfhen, BarbaraBB

BarbaraBB This looks really fascinating! 5y

Cinfhen Beautiful as always 🤩❤️ 5y

erzascarletbookgasm Looks like a gorgeous book. 5y

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alanacristin Excited to learn of this book! We've checked out some of his wordless picture books and have a gorgeous katakana picture book where all the characters look like wood carvings 😍 this looks great! Oh, and I love the details in

Anno's Counting Book

GatheringBooks @BarbaraBB all of anno‘s wordless books are truly beautiful and fascinating @Cinfhen 😍💕📚 5y

GatheringBooks @erzascarletbookgasm it is! the great thing is it is part of a series across his journeys in various countries. 5y

GatheringBooks @alanacristin i am glad you love his counting book! he also has an alphabet book, i believe. his wordless journey-books across different countries rival that of miroslav sasek‘s. 5y

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Anno's Journey | Mitsumasa Anno

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this meticulous visual stunner takes reader on an imaginary tour of north europe over the countrysides and forests and past storybook characters optical puzzles and hidden jokes.

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