A few little stars beckon us from the milky blue endpaper of Impatience in a Box. “Three snowflakes for a title is a good start” – begins the first poem. White, golden ochre, fresh green, and crocus purple. The light illustrations, drawn alla prima in a predominantly pastel range, at first glance act as decorative elements around the wonderful poems of Maria Doneva. Elitsa Sarbinova wrote the titles in calligraphy and composed the facing pages so that the text is always leading. But the book is sprinkled with cute little characters, pretty flowers, and playful details. Fields with delicate textures indicate a laconic sky, sea, land. This book glows and breathes.
Elitsa Sarbinova
Elitsa Sarbinova /
Impatience in a Box
Author: Maria Doneva, publisher Janet 45, 2021
Impatience in a Box
Author: Maria Doneva
Illustrator: Elitsa Sarbinova
Illustrator: Elitsa Sarbinova
2021
Janet 45
32 pages
210 x 270, hardback
ISBN 978-619-186-625-0
Janet 45
32 pages
210 x 270, hardback
ISBN 978-619-186-625-0
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Elitsa Sarbinova
Elitsa Sarbinova lives in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. She is also known by the nicknames Elichka or mominoki. She likes ordinary things – cats, books, drawings, and long walks (including on the city streets, but preferably in the forest). After graduating from studies in the design of children’s environments, Sarbinova worked for some time as a designer of baby and children’s products. She is currently a freelance illustrator and draws and animates funny little characters. Two books with her illustrations based on texts by the writer Maria Donevahave been published.