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THE CONTENT:

Some of Wilhelm Busch’s most beautiful poems are collected in this special edition of the series „Poetry for Children“. A colourful mixture of rhymes about friendship and love, faith and mischievousness, ghosts, animals – there’s even a recipe in form of a poem. Sometimes funny or cynical, sometimes ironic or joyful, but always full of wisdom. Klaus Ensikat’s magnificent illustrations aren’t just picturizing the poems: His photographic-inspired drawings include in fact many authentic elements of Wilhelm Busch’s life and work. So every single picture is a tribute to the genius poet.

THE AUTHOR:

Wilhelm Busch (1832-1908) is considered as one of the most important German satirtic writers and as the ancestor of the modern comic genre. After studying mechanical engineering and then art in Düsseldorf, Antwerpen and Munich, he turned to drawing caricatures. Wilhelm Busch also wrote a number of poems in a similar style to his picture stories. His poems are dealing with the essences of human relationships and the social developments of his time. The self-illustrated poem „Max and Moritz“ is the most famous example for the writer’s well observed criticism of society and was sold over a million times shorty after publishing.

THE ARTIST:

Klaus Ensikat, born in 1937, is one of Germany‘s most brilliant illustrators. For his work he won numerous awards and for his complete oeuvre he got the most important international mark of honour: the Hans-Christian-Andersen medal. Between 1995 and 2003 Klaus Ensikat held a professorship at the Hamburg Academy of Art.