Praise for The Forest

A New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2018A Brain Pickings Best Children's Book of 2018A 2018 CBC Hot Off the Press selectionSelected for exhibition in the 2018 Society of Illustrators Original Art showFeatured in MilK Magazine Korea (December 2018)Featured in Green Source DFW's 2018 Gift GuideBLURBS "The Forest is one of the two or three most beautiful and shattering picture books I’ve ever seen."

The Forest is one of the richest, most surprising picture books I’ve ever read. A true work of art in every sense, including as bookmaking. It’s a landmark.

REVIEWS STARRED REVIEW! ? "Uncommonly beautiful... The sheer marvel of the design, together with the inclusive, open-ended mystery of what lies beyond the forest, makes this a wondrous piece of bookmaking for all ages. Much like a poem, it will evoke new emotions and layers of meaning with repeated readings."
Publishers Weekly

“Like a fairy-tale walk in the woods, The Forest is a thrilling visual excursion into uncharted territory featuring elaborate die-cuts, gatefolds and embossed images created by two artists from Italy and Spain.”
The New York Times

About the Authors

Riccardo Bozzi is a journalist and has worked for the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera since 1990. He is the author of The World Belongs to You, illustrated by Olimpia Zagnoli (Templar/Candlewick, 2013) and Cher auteur, illustrated by Giancarlo Ascari and Pia Valentinis (Hélium, 2016).

Violeta Lopiz is a Berlin-based Spanish illustrator. She has illustrated numerous books including The Forest (Enchanted Lion Books, 2018), Amigos do Peito (Bruaa, 2014), and Les poings sur les iles (Editions du Rouergue, 2011), which received the CJ Picture Book Award 2011 in the New Books category. She has participated in exhibitions in Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Israel, Turkey, USA, Japan, Korea, and more. El Cultural, the supplement of El Mundo, considers her one of the top ten names of contemporary Spanish illustration. Her work can be found in bookstores, streets, fairs, newspapers, and the thousands of notebooks that she leaves scattered around.

Valerio Vidali is an Italian illustrator of children's books. His book Jemmy Button (Templar/Candlewick, 2013), co-authored with Jennifer Uman, was selected by the New York Times as one of the 10 Best Illustrated Books of 2013.

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