Nocturne: Dream Recipes

Nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Prize

Nocturne: Dream Recipes is a unique bedtime book that hints at the magic inherent in dreaming.

Twelve glow-in-the-dark pictures present possible inspirations for a night in which the hidden world becomes visible. Just choose a dream from among the pictures and descriptions in the book, and then turn off the light to see a surprising glow-in-the-dark image. Included are dreams such as the dream of going far away, the boring book dream, the dream of the cat who smelled the tuna casserole, and even the drawn dream (which children can create themselves).

Once again Isol’s extraordinary creativity and humor have produced a truly wonderful, very original book.

Isol is an Argentine author and illustrator of children’s books whose career arose from her passion for comic book artistry, literature and the visual arts. She has been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Award, has been selected twice as a finalist for the Hans Christian Andersen Award and has won a Golden Apple at the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava. Her delightful leporello, Tener un patito es u´til (It’s Useful to Have a Duck), was chosen by AIGA as one of its ＂50 Books/50 Covers＂ for concept and design, and it was also named one of ＂Los mejores libros para nin os y jo´venes 2008＂ (The best books for children and youth 2008) by Venezuela’s Banco del Libro. She has also written and illustrated Petit, the Monster and Beautiful Griselda, and she illustrated Doggy Slippers by Jorge Luja´n. Her books are highly acclaimed by reviewers and have been published in Argentina, Mexico, Spain, France, Canada, and the US. Isol is also an advertising illustrator, a professional singer, a comic book writer, and an active blogger.