LITHUANIAN CHILDREN’S BOOK ILLUSTRATOR AND AUTHOR KESTUTIS KASPARAVICIUS IS COMING TO LEAPING TOADS
- Category: Events
- Date: September 7, 2015
Kestutis Kasparavicius is an author and illustrator of over 50 children’s books published all over the world. Kestutis’ books were translated into 22 different languages such as Chinese, Spanish, German, Portuguese, French, Italian, Russian, Polish, Ukrainian, Korean, and others. His illustrations have earned numerous awards, including the Children Literature ‘Atrapallibres’ Award by the Catalan Council for Children’s and Young Adults’ Books, the Golden Pen de Belgrado, Illustrator of the Year at the Children’s book fair in Bologna, and the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition Award for Excellence.
Kestutis is known for his short feel-good stories about various comic characters. Bears, pigs, rabbits, and turtles find themselves trapped in puzzling and challenging situations. Kestutis’ watercolor illustrations are extremely detailed that draws-in children’s attention. Flying rabbits and talking strawberries unleash children’s creativity and confidence development. The artwork is colorful and bright. Even the smallest children who don’t know yet how to read usually find the books engaging and entertaining. The adults, on the other hand, are pleased with Kestutis’ refreshing humor and trademark wit.
Join us for a Leaping Toads workshop with renowned book illustrator Kestutis Kasparavicius to draw a life-sized giraffe in Dagenham on Saturday 17th of October at 2.30pm! Free entry. Registration required – please email info@ltlt.co.uk
More about Kestutis and his books please read at www.kestutiskasparavicius.com.
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