Synopses & Reviews
A Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of 2013A New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of 2013
"Tomi Ungerer has created another masterpiece." – Eric Carle
In this imaginative tale from master storyteller Tomi Ungerer, two young siblings find themselves cast away on mysterious Fog Island. No one has ever returned from the island’s murky shores, but when the children begin to explore, they discover things are not quite as they expected.
Ungerer’s captivating drawings evoke the eerie beauty and magic surrounding this timeless adventure. Selected by both The New York Times and Publishers Weekly as one of the year’s best children’s books, Fog Island is destined to become a modern classic.
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. . . a particularly enticing blend of mystery and magic. . . the kind of classic adventure that allows children to triumph over convention and common sense.--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
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Here, with a becoming respect for children's curiosity about the forces that govern the world and their role in that grand scheme, Ungerer takes young readers to a place they have never been before, and he does the same for the picture book.--Leonard S. Marcus, The New York Times Book Review
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. . . an atmospheric, folkloric adventure. . . this is a poignant, magical gift for all of us.--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
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"A particularly enticing blend of mystery and magic. . . the kind of classic adventure that allows children to triumph over convention and common sense." –
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review"Here, with a becoming respect for children’s curiosity about the forces that govern the world and their role in that grand scheme, Ungerer takes young readers to a place they have never been before, and he does the same for the picture book." – Leonard S. Marcus, The New York Times Book Review
"An atmospheric, folkloric adventure. . . this is a poignant, magical gift for all of us." – Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
Synopsis
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Top 10 Children's Book 2013 - New York Times Book Review
A Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of 2013
A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2013
"Tomi Ungerer has created another masterpiece." - Eric Carle
In this imaginative tale from master storyteller Tomi Ungerer, two young siblings find themselves cast away on mysterious Fog Island. No one has ever returned from the island's murky shores, but when the children begin to explore, they discover things are not quite as they expected.
Ungerer's captivating drawings evoke the eerie beauty and magic surrounding this timeless adventure. Selected by both The New York Times and Publishers Weekly as one of the year's best children's books, Fog Island is destined to become a modern classic.
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A timeless story about a brother and a sister whose boat drifts onto a doomed and mysterious island
About the Author
Born in Strasbourg, in the Alsace region of France, in 1931, Tomi Ungerer started drawing as a small boy. He published his first book for children, The Mellops Go Flying, in 1957, and went on to publish 80 books over the next ten years, covering all aspects of his work. Phaidon has published many of his classics such as The Three Robbers, Moon Man, and Adelaide as well as new books for children such as Otto and the upcoming re-release of The Beast of Monsieur Racine, a star‐reviewed book in Kirkus 1963. In 2003 the European Council chose Tomi Ungerer as their first Ambassador for Childhood and Education and in 2007 the Tomi Ungerer Museum in Strasbourg opened its doors to the public and has since been voted one of the 10 best museums in Europe by the European Council. A contemporary of Maurice Sendak, Ungerer was recently featured in a documentary, Far Out Isn’t Far Enough, a New York Times Critics' Pick.