Forest children’s books by Kirvarpa at Klaipėda Botanical Garden
- Published on Friday, 28 May 2021 05:45
Friday, 29 May, 4–6pm
Two children’s books on the topic of forest published by Kirvarpa, a publishing house established as part of the Neringa Forest Architecture programme at NAC, are in production to be released mid-June 2021. A teaser of the books will be presented at Klaipėda Botanical Garden as part of the event Pavasario Alasas.
The Forest and the Little One is a poem by Monika Kalinauskaitė, illustrated by Kornelija Žalpytė.
The Secret Book of Lichens author is Kristupas Sabolius, with illustrations by Aistė Ambrazevičiūtė.
Both books are designed by Goda Budvytytė and translated from Lithuanian by Alexandra Bondarev. English editor: Gemma Lloyd.
Managing editor of the books is Jurga Daubaraitė. The production of the books is funded by Lithuanian Council for Culture.
Further information on the event Pavasario Alasas.
Neringa Forest Architecture Programme at large is curated by Jurga Daubaraitė, Egija Inzule and Jonas Žukauskas at NAC of Vilnius Academy of Arts.