Born in 1946 in Budapest, Bereményi graduated in Budapest as a Hungarian and Italian teacher in 1970, and in the same year published a volume of short stories entitled A svéd király (The Swedish King). He wrote and later directed films, wrote plays and song lyrics, the latter mainly for Tamás Cseh, a singer and performer who became a cult figure in the 1970s. He has been awarded many prestigious prizes, including the Kossuth, the Attila József and the Béla Balázs Prize.
Photo © Barna Burger
Illustrated by Bíbor Timkó
The counterpart of the author’s Cloud Stories, Torchlight Stories contains five tales, illustrated with Bíbor Timkó’s magical drawings. Krisztina Tóth’s torchlight illuminates various hidden spots and unfamiliar creatures living in the city: for example, the tiny mouse who operates the only traffic light of the city with no electricity, and the secret snowman who lives in Lili’s freezer in summertime. We are introduced to inhabitants of the metro—a huge, friendly centipede and a monster who eats children’s boots—and we get a sneak peek into the nightlife of toys in the kindergarten.
For readers ages 4 to 100
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ISBN 978 963 14 3615 0
2017, hard cover
56 pages, 210 × 240 mm
2990 HUF
Illustrated by Bíbor Timkó
What happened to the little bat who wanted to be a bird? How was the little fish cured when his fin was hurt? What do we know about the life of soap bubbles? What can a hundred-year-old man and the king of grass snakes teach us? We will get answers to all these questions and more from Cloud Stories. We will also meet a wonderful little girl, Lili, who is curious, full of ideas and has her heart in the right place. Krisztina Tóth’s new collection was illustrated with magic pictures by Bíbor Timkó.
For readers aged 4 to 100
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ISBN 978 963 1435 16 0
2017, hard cover
56 pages, 210×240 mm
2990 HUF
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North Macedonian, ILI-ILI
Selected for the White Raven 2018 catalogue
with illustrations by Kinga Rofusz
First love lasts forever. It bears you aloft, reshapes you, teaches you about others and yourself. But what happens if the person we love has a secret? What if they don’t want to belong to us completely? If they sacrifice themselves for us, but at the same time retain their freedom? Anna Szabó T. (her Japanese name: Kyoko) tells the stor y of love between a sensitive Hungarian boy and a mysterious Japanese girl painter, based on an Eastern legend, showing both the timeless idyll of teenage love and the everyday struggle of being an artist. This book is for everyone who is not afraid of the power of an embrace, and who is willing to learn the lesson: if you love a bird, be the sky, not a cage.
For readers age 12 and older
Published jointly with Vivandra Publishers
If you love a bird, be the sky, not a cage.”
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ISBN 978 963 1432 63 3
Publisher: Vivandra and Magvető
2015, hard cover with jacket
56 pages, 160×230 mm
2990 HUF
Complete English text, translated by George Szirtes, available
with illustrations by Eszter Schall
A children’s spice handbook, in the guise of an adventure storyIn Sparkle Valley, Hanna and Henne, the two mischievous children of King Pertu, are always bickering: every day all they have to eat is sunrays, and they’re fed up with it. But their squabbling comes to an end when a genuine threat appears: somebody wants to eat the Sun! The king’s faithful jester, the mysterious Spice Bird knows that the only way to save the kingdom is to make a hundred-spice sauce. They set out to hunt for the spices, and during their eventful journey, with a child called Sunbeam, they discover the colourful world of food flavours, at the same time learning about the power of friendship and faithfulness.
The Spice Bird uses Hungarian, Arabian and Indian myths and stories to teach children about spices. The uses and medicinal effects of the spices are carefully described, and some of the illustrations are done using montage technique with photographs of the plants and their fruit. Thus, the eventful story can also be used as a spice handbook.
For children ages 6 and older
“I have striven for a fusion style like that of world music, one which combines Uralic shamanism, Arabian tales, and Indian legends.” Anna Szabó T.
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ISBN 978 963 1428 75 9
2015, hard cover
120 pages, 163×195 mm
2990 HUF
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