Animal-friendly street art is popping up all over the city, but who is creating these masterpieces? There is no explanation, only a name: Anonymouse. For fans of Sidewalk Flowers and Art & Max.
Art for the birds. Art for the ants. Art for the dogs, cats and raccoons. Art to make them laugh, make them think, make them feel at home. But who is creating it? Only Anonymouse knows for sure . . .
This clever tale mixes street art, animals and gorgeous illustrations to create a meditation on how art can uplift any creature's spirit -- human or animal -- when it speaks directly to them. Every page of Anna Pirolli's stunning artwork is its own masterpiece with its bold pops of colour and sly humor, elevating Vikki VanSickle's subtle but evocative text.
WINNER
| 2021 Society of Illustrators' Founders Award
SHORTLIST
| 2022 Vancouver Children's Literature Roundtable - Sheila Barry Best Canadian Picturebook of the Year Award
One of Canadian Children’s Book Centre's Best Books for Kids and Teens, Fall 2021 — Starred Pick A Canadian Children's Book Centre Favourite Book of the Year 2021
“Slyly subversive, Anonymouse offers a shrewd commentary on the challenges and hazards facing nature in the city.” —STARRED REVIEW, Quill & Quire
"Anonymouse is a poetic and visually witty paean to the power of creativity and the ability of art to inspire and unite us. Readers will enjoy wondering what Anonymouse could be up to right now and will surely consider their own surroundings in a new, imaginative light." —BookPage
“Both the text and mischievous artwork, which is rendered digitally, is humorous. quirky and inspiring.” —CM Magazine
Animal-friendly street art is popping up all over the city, but who is creating these masterpieces? There is no explanation, only a name: Anonymouse. For fans of Sidewalk Flowers and Art & Max.
Art for the birds. Art for the ants. Art for the dogs, cats and raccoons. Art to make them laugh, make them think, make them feel at home. But who is creating it? Only Anonymouse knows for sure . . .
This clever tale mixes street art, animals and gorgeous illustrations to create a meditation on how art can uplift any creature's spirit -- human or animal -- when it speaks directly to them. Every page of Anna Pirolli's stunning artwork is its own masterpiece with its bold pops of colour and sly humor, elevating Vikki VanSickle's subtle but evocative text.
Awards
WINNER
| 2021 Society of Illustrators' Founders Award
SHORTLIST
| 2022 Vancouver Children's Literature Roundtable - Sheila Barry Best Canadian Picturebook of the Year Award
Praise
One of Canadian Children’s Book Centre's Best Books for Kids and Teens, Fall 2021 — Starred Pick A Canadian Children's Book Centre Favourite Book of the Year 2021
“Slyly subversive, Anonymouse offers a shrewd commentary on the challenges and hazards facing nature in the city.” —STARRED REVIEW, Quill & Quire
"Anonymouse is a poetic and visually witty paean to the power of creativity and the ability of art to inspire and unite us. Readers will enjoy wondering what Anonymouse could be up to right now and will surely consider their own surroundings in a new, imaginative light." —BookPage
“Both the text and mischievous artwork, which is rendered digitally, is humorous. quirky and inspiring.” —CM Magazine
