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Zoltán Fráter: Mesék az Operaházból (Tales from the Operahouse)
Illustrated by Katalin Szegedi
Elektra Kiadóház Publishing House, Budapest, 2005
76 p. with 48
There are nine exciting stories, each with a different, magic atmosphere in this picture book. The nine tales are based on popular operas and ballets like Tchaikovsky?s Nutcracker or Delibe?s Coppelia, Donizetti?s Don Pasquale ? and other famous operas composed by Mozart, Rossini, Prokofiev, Cimarosa and Weber. This interesting way of combining story-telling and richly-coloured illustrations is unique; the stories are exciting for children who can enjoy the characteristic, gorgeous pictures with the atmosphere of the original age. The illustrator, Katalin Szegedi, won the title of ?The Illustrator of the Year? in 2005 from the Hungarian section of IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People).
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: A boszorkány inasa (The Sorcerer?s Apprentice)
Illustrated by Katalin Szegedi
Published by Elektra Kiadóház /Publishing House, Budapest, 2005
28 p. with 18
Goethe?s classic and funny story about the young sorcerer?s apprentice is still very popular and always able to get very close to children with its humour and spectacular solution. It is about a very brave but very inexperienced apprentice who is always getting into big trouble. The children may encounter the wonderful translation of a Hungarian poet, László Kardos, while at the same time entering the magic world of Szegedi?s pictures which offer many amusing details in paintings over two pages. Humour and beauty are the two main, most important elements of this book, leading children along an enjoyable path into the world of the classics.
