aoi huber-kono: the big fish

(il grande pesce)

A little island inhabited by fishermen, the sun, the waves. The little boats quietly fish the high seas, but one day a big boat comes to steal all the fishes of the fishermen. The poor fishermen are desperate, until a frightening storm will abandon a big, big fish on the beach: a poignant message of the role of nature in our lives.

Aoi Huber-Kono writes and draws a tender and fascinating story, where the soft and winding stroke and non-conventional use of colours create a mysterious and bewitching atmosphere. Her husband Max Huber, inspired by calligrammes, typsets the story, following the rhythm and moves suggested by the waves. 'The big fish' is a book that continues to talk to and to touch contemporary children and adults.

first published in 1968
hardback
English

printed and bound in Milan, Italy