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The Conference of the Birds
Celebrated children's book author and illustrator Peter Sís creates his first book for adults, a beautiful and uplifting adaptation of the classic twelfth-century Sufi epic poem, The Conference of the Birds.
In The Conference of the Birds Caldecott Honor-winning children's book author and illustrator Peter Sís breathes new life into this foundational Sufi poem, revealing its profound lessons.
Sís's deeply felt adaptation tells the story of an epic flight of birds in search of the true king, Simorgh. Drawn from all species, the band of birds is led by the hoopoe. He promises that the voyage to the mountain of Kaf, where Simorgh lives, will be perilous and many birds resist, afraid of what they might encounter. Others perish during the passage through the seven valleys: quest, love, understanding, friendship, unity, amazement, and death.
Those that continue reach the mountain to learn that Simorgh the king is, in fact, each of them and all of them. In this lyrical and richly illustrated story of love, faith, and the meaning of it all, Peter Sís shows the pain, and beauty, of the human journey.
In The Conference of the Birds Caldecott Honor-winning children's book author and illustrator Peter Sís breathes new life into this foundational Sufi poem, revealing its profound lessons.
Sís's deeply felt adaptation tells the story of an epic flight of birds in search of the true king, Simorgh. Drawn from all species, the band of birds is led by the hoopoe. He promises that the voyage to the mountain of Kaf, where Simorgh lives, will be perilous and many birds resist, afraid of what they might encounter. Others perish during the passage through the seven valleys: quest, love, understanding, friendship, unity, amazement, and death.
Those that continue reach the mountain to learn that Simorgh the king is, in fact, each of them and all of them. In this lyrical and richly illustrated story of love, faith, and the meaning of it all, Peter Sís shows the pain, and beauty, of the human journey.
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Peter Sís
101 books231 followersPETER SÍS is an internationally acclaimed illustrator, filmmaker, painter and author. Born in 1949 in Brno, Czechoslovakia, and grew up in Prague. He studied painting and filmmaking at the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague and the Royal College of Art in London. His animated work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. He came to America in 1982, and now lives in New York's Hudson Valley with his family. Peter Sís is the first children's book artist to be named a MacArthur Fellow. In 2012 he won The Hans Christian Andersen Award.
His many distinguished books include Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei, Tibet: Through the Red Box, Madlenka, Rainbow Rhino, The Tree of Life: Charles Darwin, The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain, and The Conference of the Birds.
His many distinguished books include Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei, Tibet: Through the Red Box, Madlenka, Rainbow Rhino, The Tree of Life: Charles Darwin, The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain, and The Conference of the Birds.
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May 27, 2025
Quests for enlightenment often take shape as a voyage aboard vessels of storytelling. Charting a course through hardship and heroism where milestones arrive like new chapter headings to trace a sequential chronicle of a narrative arc, the quest as allegory or parable becomes a journey in which the reader rides tandem with the characters towards hard-fought understanding. Czech-born artist and author Peter Sis delivers a pitch perfect pathway of such a spiritual journey in The Conference of the Birds. This book is such an accomplishment of narrative and visual achievement it left me awestruck. A retelling of a 12th-century Persian Sufi poem by Farid Ud-din Attar, The Conference of the Birds features the titular avian conference erupting into outcry against the chaos and suffering throughout the world and the aspirations of the wise hoopoe bird to ask upon the bird king, Simorgh of mythic legends, for answers. Gorgeously rendered in Sis’ signature style of contemplative symbolism, surreal structure, and geometric whimsicality, this is a staggeringly moving allegory with themes on the thirst for knowledge, self-discovery, and unity amidst the harshness of life and death that delivers a poetically succinct story with a universal message that can be enjoyed by readers of any age. The artwork alone is worth the price of admission here.
This is a story that takes all of 30 minutes to read but delivers a lifetime of contemplation and a visual extravaganza you’ll want to return to again and again. Sis, a highly decorated illustrator and author of many children’s books like the hauntingly delights of The Three Golden Keys or the charming Madlenka's Dog, crafts The Conference of the Birds like a fairy tale picture book for adults while still being accessible for younger readers. He rather brilliantly pares down the heftier Sufi poem and allows the art and atmosphere to do a lot of emotional heavy lifting here. I mean this is just gorgeous to look at:
His meticulous, hand-drawn art is as radiant as it is refreshing in a world so filled with digital animation, a process Sis admitted in an interview with NPR as being perhaps ‘overambitious’ yet worthwhile. Birds have a particular thematic meaning for Sis who, growing up behind the Iron Curtain, noted ‘birds never needed passports,’ and ‘go wherever they want, and we couldn't really.’ Sis says that birds have always been symbolic of ‘free movement.’ Though here it takes some coaxing from the hoopoe bird to get the birds to take flight in his quest for freedom and knowledge.
It probably doesn’t help that this bird lineup looks like a photo collage of “banned patrons” in the office of any local bar.
[Photo Text] Parrot: I like it here. I feel safe. They bring me food and water every day.
Hoopoe Bird: And tell you what to think?
There are a string of rather lovely bits of wisdom along the way. The birds must fly across seven realms— aptly titled Quest, Love, Understanding, Detachment, Unity, Amazement, and Death— with each serving as symbolism for stages of spiritual development or self-discovery, though they are also challenges and dread, disbelief, danger, and death began to accumulate as the flock’s hope of ever finding the King begins to drain. Faith in something intangible is a major theme that does ring with tones of religiosity, yet it feels rather universal. Which is one of the book’s biggest charms that Sis can be direct while simultaneously vague, dispensing wisdom as mini parables along the way.
Ultimately, this is a tale of unity, a tale where what is sought might come as a self-reflective surprise, a tale where we can be ‘nothing but ashes and dust,’ yet also something far greater than the sum of our parts. There is certainly a message of a savior not being something external to rule over you but to be the ruler of one’s own self, something that rips with some rather delightfully political undertones at times as well as spiritual. Yet, in spirituality, aren’t the two inherently connected anyways, as well as all matters and manners of life?
‘We are following a path. No one knows how long we have to go forward or how far.’
A feast for the eyes and mind, Peter Sis’ The Conference of the Birds is an inspiring work that resonates deep into the soul. Moving, amusing, affirming, and simply stunning to look at, this is an absolute gem and I would love to shout it as a book recommendation from the tallest mountain through the grandest megaphone for all to hear and take heed.
5/5
This is a story that takes all of 30 minutes to read but delivers a lifetime of contemplation and a visual extravaganza you’ll want to return to again and again. Sis, a highly decorated illustrator and author of many children’s books like the hauntingly delights of The Three Golden Keys or the charming Madlenka's Dog, crafts The Conference of the Birds like a fairy tale picture book for adults while still being accessible for younger readers. He rather brilliantly pares down the heftier Sufi poem and allows the art and atmosphere to do a lot of emotional heavy lifting here. I mean this is just gorgeous to look at:
His meticulous, hand-drawn art is as radiant as it is refreshing in a world so filled with digital animation, a process Sis admitted in an interview with NPR as being perhaps ‘overambitious’ yet worthwhile. Birds have a particular thematic meaning for Sis who, growing up behind the Iron Curtain, noted ‘birds never needed passports,’ and ‘go wherever they want, and we couldn't really.’ Sis says that birds have always been symbolic of ‘free movement.’ Though here it takes some coaxing from the hoopoe bird to get the birds to take flight in his quest for freedom and knowledge.
It probably doesn’t help that this bird lineup looks like a photo collage of “banned patrons” in the office of any local bar.
[Photo Text] Parrot: I like it here. I feel safe. They bring me food and water every day.
Hoopoe Bird: And tell you what to think?
There are a string of rather lovely bits of wisdom along the way. The birds must fly across seven realms— aptly titled Quest, Love, Understanding, Detachment, Unity, Amazement, and Death— with each serving as symbolism for stages of spiritual development or self-discovery, though they are also challenges and dread, disbelief, danger, and death began to accumulate as the flock’s hope of ever finding the King begins to drain. Faith in something intangible is a major theme that does ring with tones of religiosity, yet it feels rather universal. Which is one of the book’s biggest charms that Sis can be direct while simultaneously vague, dispensing wisdom as mini parables along the way.
‘The ancient gravedigger was asked if you can bury love.
He answered that he had buried many corpses over many years but had never once buried his desires.’
Ultimately, this is a tale of unity, a tale where what is sought might come as a self-reflective surprise, a tale where we can be ‘nothing but ashes and dust,’ yet also something far greater than the sum of our parts. There is certainly a message of a savior not being something external to rule over you but to be the ruler of one’s own self, something that rips with some rather delightfully political undertones at times as well as spiritual. Yet, in spirituality, aren’t the two inherently connected anyways, as well as all matters and manners of life?
‘We are following a path. No one knows how long we have to go forward or how far.’
A feast for the eyes and mind, Peter Sis’ The Conference of the Birds is an inspiring work that resonates deep into the soul. Moving, amusing, affirming, and simply stunning to look at, this is an absolute gem and I would love to shout it as a book recommendation from the tallest mountain through the grandest megaphone for all to hear and take heed.
5/5
April 22, 2024
Rating: 4* of five
The Publisher Says: In The Conference of the Birds Caldecott Honor-winning children's book author and illustrator Peter Sís breathes new life into this foundational Sufi poem, revealing its profound lessons.
Sís's deeply felt adaptation tells the story of an epic flight of birds in search of the true king, Simorgh. Drawn from all species, the band of birds is led by the hoopoe. He promises that the voyage to the mountain of Kaf, where Simorgh lives, will be perilous and many birds resist, afraid of what they might encounter. Others perish during the passage through the seven valleys: quest, love, understanding, friendship, unity, amazement, and death.
Those that continue reach the mountain to learn that Simorgh the king is, in fact, each of them and all of them. In this lyrical and richly illustrated story of love, faith, and the meaning of it all, Peter Sís shows the pain, and beauty, of the human journey.
My Review: Oh heavy, heavy sigh. I have read a picture book and I have liked it. The floodgates are now open, I fear. I hasten to point out to the picture-book crowd that this is in no way a graphic novel! It is a poem adapted to picture-based storytelling.
The first question most Americans have is, “Whatinahell's a hoopoe?!”
This is a hoopoe.
It was a symbol of virtue in Persia, and its crown of feathers and coloration make it a natural choice for the role of leader-bird. In fact, the hoopoe is also the king of the birds in Aristophanes' play The Birds, to which antique model this poem bears a glancing resemblance. I don't know of any scholarly opinion or research on this observation, but the survival of so much Greek literature in the Islamic east makes me wonder if perhaps Attar, the Sufi poet who created The Parliament of the Birds as a didactic tool for the introduction of his readers to the central tenets of Sufism (the seven valleys the birds fly through are the seven ways man has of knowing god), had encountered and was influenced by Aristophanes' work.
So what are the valleys? What is Sufism? I'll give you the logline on Sufism: Mystical Islam. The valleys, in Sis's work, are:
Now I'll level with you here: I totally don't get the Sis versions of the valleys, and what they're supposed to represent in the quest for the True King of the Birds, Simorgh. Not even a little bit. But I've read enough quest-based literature (pretty much all sci fi and definitely all fantasy, and all mystery, fiction is rooted in the quest branch of literature) to get where I'm supposed to go. The Birds meet and decide to seek out a King whose wisdom is guaranted to answer all their questions and thus provide for all their needs. This leads all the numberless birds off to the mountain Kaf, in China (sort of), where Simorgh lives. Through the many many miles of travel, most of the birds die and, in the end, the hoopoe their leader-bird gets them to Kaf, only to discover that the mountain has only a lake, which the thirty birds remaining fly over, and see themselves in its perfect and still waters...
And there it is. “Thirty Birds” in Attar's native language is “si morgh”...SIMORGH! The king of the birds is...the birds themselves!
Why on earth would I, an agnostic and an old curmudgeon, like such a simplistic “the answer was in you all along” tale? Because it's true, and it's always been true, that looking within for guidance and sustenance and a moral compass is the surest way to make the journey to wisdom short and sweet. It's also been taught to us that we must rely on an external god for revelations and meaningful guidance, and Sufism says that god put all that inside us for us to find, so I find this story a useful corrective to the error and misdirection foisted on people by their religions.
Plus the artwork. Are you a person who, on seeing a maze, MUST solve it before moving on with your day? If you are, this book will please you. There are mazes and mazes and mazes. It's a blast. The meditative beauty of some of the images gave me lovely moments of contemplative trance, and at other times made me feel as though I too was flying, and always left me with the softly stroked sensation of having one's hands and face washed by a gentle, loving hand using soothing scented water.
The paper that The Penguin Press' production people chose for the book is weird, in that it's very strongly textured. This flies in the face of established custom, which dictates the use of very smoothly coated heavy paper for illustrated books. That, the received opinion has it, allows the artwork being printed to speak for itself. Sis's artwork in this book, being watercolory and soft-edged in its execution, would look weak and bland on conventional wisdom's paper, whereas on this strongly textured paper, where the whole sheet has visible large and small geometric structure, the contrast of the artwork's lovely swirls and soft curves and unplanned-looking dissolves from one color to another is made a part of the message.
It is a beautiful object, this book. It is a beautiful and simple message, and one I am already in sympathy with, too: Look. Look inside. Let the wind blow through the empty places...they are there for a reason. And, no matter how many say they will come with you, only a few will ever finish the journey. Treasure them, and the path that led you all to the calm, still lake where your reflection is sharp and clear and starkly beautifully you.
The Publisher Says: In The Conference of the Birds Caldecott Honor-winning children's book author and illustrator Peter Sís breathes new life into this foundational Sufi poem, revealing its profound lessons.
Sís's deeply felt adaptation tells the story of an epic flight of birds in search of the true king, Simorgh. Drawn from all species, the band of birds is led by the hoopoe. He promises that the voyage to the mountain of Kaf, where Simorgh lives, will be perilous and many birds resist, afraid of what they might encounter. Others perish during the passage through the seven valleys: quest, love, understanding, friendship, unity, amazement, and death.
Those that continue reach the mountain to learn that Simorgh the king is, in fact, each of them and all of them. In this lyrical and richly illustrated story of love, faith, and the meaning of it all, Peter Sís shows the pain, and beauty, of the human journey.
My Review: Oh heavy, heavy sigh. I have read a picture book and I have liked it. The floodgates are now open, I fear. I hasten to point out to the picture-book crowd that this is in no way a graphic novel! It is a poem adapted to picture-based storytelling.
The first question most Americans have is, “Whatinahell's a hoopoe?!”
This is a hoopoe.
It was a symbol of virtue in Persia, and its crown of feathers and coloration make it a natural choice for the role of leader-bird. In fact, the hoopoe is also the king of the birds in Aristophanes' play The Birds, to which antique model this poem bears a glancing resemblance. I don't know of any scholarly opinion or research on this observation, but the survival of so much Greek literature in the Islamic east makes me wonder if perhaps Attar, the Sufi poet who created The Parliament of the Birds as a didactic tool for the introduction of his readers to the central tenets of Sufism (the seven valleys the birds fly through are the seven ways man has of knowing god), had encountered and was influenced by Aristophanes' work.
So what are the valleys? What is Sufism? I'll give you the logline on Sufism: Mystical Islam. The valleys, in Sis's work, are:
♪ Quest
♪ Love
♪ Understanding
♪ Detachment
♪ Unity
♪ Amazement
♪ Death
Now I'll level with you here: I totally don't get the Sis versions of the valleys, and what they're supposed to represent in the quest for the True King of the Birds, Simorgh. Not even a little bit. But I've read enough quest-based literature (pretty much all sci fi and definitely all fantasy, and all mystery, fiction is rooted in the quest branch of literature) to get where I'm supposed to go. The Birds meet and decide to seek out a King whose wisdom is guaranted to answer all their questions and thus provide for all their needs. This leads all the numberless birds off to the mountain Kaf, in China (sort of), where Simorgh lives. Through the many many miles of travel, most of the birds die and, in the end, the hoopoe their leader-bird gets them to Kaf, only to discover that the mountain has only a lake, which the thirty birds remaining fly over, and see themselves in its perfect and still waters...
And there it is. “Thirty Birds” in Attar's native language is “si morgh”...SIMORGH! The king of the birds is...the birds themselves!
Why on earth would I, an agnostic and an old curmudgeon, like such a simplistic “the answer was in you all along” tale? Because it's true, and it's always been true, that looking within for guidance and sustenance and a moral compass is the surest way to make the journey to wisdom short and sweet. It's also been taught to us that we must rely on an external god for revelations and meaningful guidance, and Sufism says that god put all that inside us for us to find, so I find this story a useful corrective to the error and misdirection foisted on people by their religions.
Plus the artwork. Are you a person who, on seeing a maze, MUST solve it before moving on with your day? If you are, this book will please you. There are mazes and mazes and mazes. It's a blast. The meditative beauty of some of the images gave me lovely moments of contemplative trance, and at other times made me feel as though I too was flying, and always left me with the softly stroked sensation of having one's hands and face washed by a gentle, loving hand using soothing scented water.
The paper that The Penguin Press' production people chose for the book is weird, in that it's very strongly textured. This flies in the face of established custom, which dictates the use of very smoothly coated heavy paper for illustrated books. That, the received opinion has it, allows the artwork being printed to speak for itself. Sis's artwork in this book, being watercolory and soft-edged in its execution, would look weak and bland on conventional wisdom's paper, whereas on this strongly textured paper, where the whole sheet has visible large and small geometric structure, the contrast of the artwork's lovely swirls and soft curves and unplanned-looking dissolves from one color to another is made a part of the message.
It is a beautiful object, this book. It is a beautiful and simple message, and one I am already in sympathy with, too: Look. Look inside. Let the wind blow through the empty places...they are there for a reason. And, no matter how many say they will come with you, only a few will ever finish the journey. Treasure them, and the path that led you all to the calm, still lake where your reflection is sharp and clear and starkly beautifully you.
December 30, 2021
Viena gražiausių kada nors skaitytų knygų, o gal ir pati gražiausia! Kažką išklibino viduj, vos neapsiverkiau vietomis skaitydama iš kažkokios estezės (ar sinestezės). Tas grožis net keliasluoksnis - ne šiaip sau gražūs paveiksliukai, gal tai ir atima žadą.
Peteris Sísas, Havelui skirto "Skraidančio žmogaus" gobeleno autorius, perskaitė mano irgi ką tik skaitytą Attaro "Conference of the Birds" ir visą tą poemą nupaišė. Jis apsėstas paukščių, taigi išmetė per langą visokius Attaro pasakojimus apie šeichus ir karalius, liko tik PAUKŠČIAI. Kai dingo apskritai bet koks istorinis kontekstas, liko tik labai bendra istorija apie dvasinę (ir nebūtinai religinę) kelionę, tokia "Džonatano Livingstono žuvėdros" versija (tik Džonatanas Livingstonas yra labiau "Bavarija", o Síso paukščiai - Laurie Anderson). Liko net ne tiek alegoriniai, kiek poetiniai-metaforiški pasakojimai apie supanikavusį paukštelį, kuris dykumoje per rėtį sijojo smėlį, nes norėjo rast "esmę", ir kiti. Visi - visiškai apvalyti, su aiškiom potekstėm ir, paradoksaliai, su mažiau moralo, nes nėra to pobjaurio kukučio, kuris nuolat aiškina, kaip gyventi ir kas ką negerai daro. Kukutis čia - vienas iš daugelio paukščių, kurių kiekvienas pilnas nerimo ir baimės, bet ok, skrenda per visokius slėnius, jei jau reikia, gal bus gerai. Apskritai nebėra jokių nuorodų į kokią nors dvasinę lyderystę ar "teisingesnį" gyvenimo būdą, ir tai man atrodo pats geriausias adaptacinis žingsnis, kokį tik buvo galima šitai poemai padaryti.
Kas yra - piešiniai, kurie ir perteikia tą mikroistorijų, mažų pasakojimų dermę ir tai, kaip visi tie pasakojimai susilieja. Pažiūrėkit:
čia paukščiai susirenka, sušaukti kukučio,
čia abejoja, ar jiems tikrai jau reikia kažkokio karaliaus, kurio dar reikia skrist patiems susirasti,
čia pagaliau nusprendžia, kad nu ok, gal nepamaišys,
čia jau skrenda ieškoti Simorgh - to tikrojo karaliaus,
čia jau priskrenda Kafo kalną, kur gyvena Simorgh,
Kafo kalnas nustebęs, jokių skrydžių neužsakinėjo,
ir toliau.
Nusipirkau "Eurekoj", rekomendavo Benas, esu be galo dėkinga - tokia sukoncentruota knyginė laimė. Visiems rekomenduoju, ir ypač - gyvą knygą, tą popierių, kuris imituoja papirusą (nes taigi senovinė poema!). Ir paukščius, kurie ne ezopiškai mums aiškina, kaip geriau daryti, o tiesiog skrenda ir skrenda tą savo kelionę knygoj. Ypač dabar, kai kur tik išeini, visur toks paukščių ermyderis!
Peteris Sísas, Havelui skirto "Skraidančio žmogaus" gobeleno autorius, perskaitė mano irgi ką tik skaitytą Attaro "Conference of the Birds" ir visą tą poemą nupaišė. Jis apsėstas paukščių, taigi išmetė per langą visokius Attaro pasakojimus apie šeichus ir karalius, liko tik PAUKŠČIAI. Kai dingo apskritai bet koks istorinis kontekstas, liko tik labai bendra istorija apie dvasinę (ir nebūtinai religinę) kelionę, tokia "Džonatano Livingstono žuvėdros" versija (tik Džonatanas Livingstonas yra labiau "Bavarija", o Síso paukščiai - Laurie Anderson). Liko net ne tiek alegoriniai, kiek poetiniai-metaforiški pasakojimai apie supanikavusį paukštelį, kuris dykumoje per rėtį sijojo smėlį, nes norėjo rast "esmę", ir kiti. Visi - visiškai apvalyti, su aiškiom potekstėm ir, paradoksaliai, su mažiau moralo, nes nėra to pobjaurio kukučio, kuris nuolat aiškina, kaip gyventi ir kas ką negerai daro. Kukutis čia - vienas iš daugelio paukščių, kurių kiekvienas pilnas nerimo ir baimės, bet ok, skrenda per visokius slėnius, jei jau reikia, gal bus gerai. Apskritai nebėra jokių nuorodų į kokią nors dvasinę lyderystę ar "teisingesnį" gyvenimo būdą, ir tai man atrodo pats geriausias adaptacinis žingsnis, kokį tik buvo galima šitai poemai padaryti.
Kas yra - piešiniai, kurie ir perteikia tą mikroistorijų, mažų pasakojimų dermę ir tai, kaip visi tie pasakojimai susilieja. Pažiūrėkit:
čia paukščiai susirenka, sušaukti kukučio,
čia abejoja, ar jiems tikrai jau reikia kažkokio karaliaus, kurio dar reikia skrist patiems susirasti,
čia pagaliau nusprendžia, kad nu ok, gal nepamaišys,
čia jau skrenda ieškoti Simorgh - to tikrojo karaliaus,
čia jau priskrenda Kafo kalną, kur gyvena Simorgh,
Kafo kalnas nustebęs, jokių skrydžių neužsakinėjo,
ir toliau.
Nusipirkau "Eurekoj", rekomendavo Benas, esu be galo dėkinga - tokia sukoncentruota knyginė laimė. Visiems rekomenduoju, ir ypač - gyvą knygą, tą popierių, kuris imituoja papirusą (nes taigi senovinė poema!). Ir paukščius, kurie ne ezopiškai mums aiškina, kaip geriau daryti, o tiesiog skrenda ir skrenda tą savo kelionę knygoj. Ypač dabar, kai kur tik išeini, visur toks paukščių ermyderis!
November 29, 2013
Бисери! В тази книга има думи, образи и идеи, които са скъпоценни и кротко бляскави като бисери, открити случайно и пазени завинаги. Разкошна е.
August 27, 2023
Стара персийска легенда от златната епоха на персийската поезия (преди монголите да я съсипят чак до днес, унищожавайки основите на нейния просветен свят) е синтезирана в кратък модерен прочит през картини от мандали, кръгове, лабиринти, клетки под микроскоп, Космос, цветове, птичи абстракции и птичи портрети.
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Интересни илюстрации, подканящи към съзерцателен размисъл или просто към съзерцание, с умело вплетен текст. Символика на цветовете и смяна на перспективите. Чудесно издание-бижу на Жанет-45.
Адски бих се радвала да издадат и пълната персийска версия! Интерпретацията на Сис е само нежно въведение и обостря апетита за оригинала.
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🦉 “Долината на знанието - тук всички си избираме различен път и различни правила, на които да не се подчиняваме.”
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Интересни илюстрации, подканящи към съзерцателен размисъл или просто към съзерцание, с умело вплетен текст. Символика на цветовете и смяна на перспективите. Чудесно издание-бижу на Жанет-45.
Адски бих се радвала да издадат и пълната персийска версия! Интерпретацията на Сис е само нежно въведение и обостря апетита за оригинала.
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🦉 “Долината на знанието - тук всички си избираме различен път и различни правила, на които да не се подчиняваме.”
January 12, 2012
If I ever had a reason to ban ereaders for all of eternity, it would be this book. Peter Sis' adaptation of Farid ud-Din Attar's epic, 4500 plus line poem, The Conference of Birds, uses some of the most gorgeous images I've ever had the privilege to behold. The images some in simple hues, others in sumptuous colors, leap off the page and tell the story more than the words.
I was not familiar with the poem before this, and what little of it I have experienced by reading this adaptation, makes me want to read the entire poem. It tells the story of a hoopoe bird that gathers all of his kin from around the world in a quest to find their true king, Simorgh. All the birds from around the globe meet together and the hoopoe convince them to take part in the journey. Many of them fall away through despair of cowardice along the way, many of them die, and only a few of them make it to the mountain of Kar where Simorgh is said to reside.
Along the way the birds must travel through seven valleys that test their emotional, intellectual, and spiritual levels. The Valleys of Quest, Love, Understanding, Detachment, Unity, Amazement, and Death all have their own perils but it's only through making that journey that the remaining birds are prepared to accept the final outcome. Simorgh, the true king, has already been found. He resides in each one of the birds, it's their better, noble nature that they discover, but only through a journey of self discovery first.
The few poetic words that Peter Sis uses in this book are really just their to accent the richness of the illustrations. It's in the tea stained pages, or the labyrinths in each of the valleys that really tell the story. The book is full of symbols and other visual storytelling techniques that keep the eye on the beauty of it all as each page is turned. The tactile nature of the pages, the texture and thickness of it just helped the process along.
This will be a book that stays around my house for a very long time to come. It's one that is truly a honor to own and one that I can't wait to share with others.
I was not familiar with the poem before this, and what little of it I have experienced by reading this adaptation, makes me want to read the entire poem. It tells the story of a hoopoe bird that gathers all of his kin from around the world in a quest to find their true king, Simorgh. All the birds from around the globe meet together and the hoopoe convince them to take part in the journey. Many of them fall away through despair of cowardice along the way, many of them die, and only a few of them make it to the mountain of Kar where Simorgh is said to reside.
Along the way the birds must travel through seven valleys that test their emotional, intellectual, and spiritual levels. The Valleys of Quest, Love, Understanding, Detachment, Unity, Amazement, and Death all have their own perils but it's only through making that journey that the remaining birds are prepared to accept the final outcome. Simorgh, the true king, has already been found. He resides in each one of the birds, it's their better, noble nature that they discover, but only through a journey of self discovery first.
The few poetic words that Peter Sis uses in this book are really just their to accent the richness of the illustrations. It's in the tea stained pages, or the labyrinths in each of the valleys that really tell the story. The book is full of symbols and other visual storytelling techniques that keep the eye on the beauty of it all as each page is turned. The tactile nature of the pages, the texture and thickness of it just helped the process along.
This will be a book that stays around my house for a very long time to come. It's one that is truly a honor to own and one that I can't wait to share with others.
January 30, 2019
It's a lovely thing to have this book in your hands. The paper is thick and textured and the pictures have a patterned rhythm that makes turning each page a joy. I really enjoy illustrations in books and reading this made me remember it. The poem is very secondary to the art in the book--just the barest thread of the story in the original poem, told in many fewer words, with the art taking on much of the burden of imparting meaning. Very enjoyable.
June 20, 2025
My dad is currently reading this in Persian and I wanted to read it again but had none of the mental energy to do so. I went ahead and read Peter Sís's gorgeous rendition. I will dive into the Sholeh Wolpé translation soon, and maybe even attempt the original (attempt being the key word).
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[1st Review, 4 Stars, June 2020]
A rite of passage for many of Persian descent. Beautiful poetry and philosophy.
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[1st Review, 4 Stars, June 2020]
A rite of passage for many of Persian descent. Beautiful poetry and philosophy.
April 23, 2021
12th century Persian Poet Farid Ud-Din Attar’s poem of a man who transforms in to a hoopoe bird is graphically and visually portrayed in this modern edition. A convention of birds take flight to ask their king for guidance and follow a quest through seven valleys to the Mountain of Kaf. Highly recommend.
October 1, 2021
This wise fable of finding the divine within each of us is retold in poetic prose and with artful illustration, a tribute to the original thirteenth-century Persian author ʻAttār Farīd al-Dīn. This edition is also an experiential joy with textured pages! And An excellent companion to more deeply appreciate the fable “The Conference of the Birds” within the fabulous tale of The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar.
March 27, 2019
A truly incredible experience. Textured pages, exquisitely illustrated with beautiful prose. Peter Sís composes the original text from the 13th century Persian poet Farid Ud-Din Attar to this brilliant modern day children's book. Metaphoric, philosophic and transformative.
March 1, 2017
İllustrasyonları uyarlamaları oldukça huzurlu ve harika olan kitap. Tercih edilen kağıdı da ayrıca beğendim dokunma duyusunu ister istemez tetikliyor ve bu da başka bir deneyime olanak veriyor. Kuşe kullanlır genelde böyle kitaplarda ve bana pek hisli bir kağıt gibi gelmez. Bilindik bir hikaye çizime aktarıldığı için artık daha fazla tasarı boyutuna kaydığından bu hassasiyet hoşuma gitti. Gülümseyerek ve hoşnut kalarak bitirdim kitabı. Sadece font biraz rahatsız etti. Sayfaya yerleşmeleri mi yoksa satır arası boşluklarından mı bilmiyorum ama bence bir daktilo fontu ya da son sayfalardaki yazılı font tercih edilseydi daha iyi olurdu gibime geliyor.
July 19, 2017
Beautiful, just beautiful!
This is a profound and touching story inspired by an old 12th century Persian epic poem, accompanied by incredible illustrations! If you love birds and freedom, this is the book for you!
This is a profound and touching story inspired by an old 12th century Persian epic poem, accompanied by incredible illustrations! If you love birds and freedom, this is the book for you!
December 31, 2013
Летежът на мечтите: http://knigolandia.info/book-review/p...
В последния ден на 2013 г. държах да представя книга, която е нещо специално – обичайно търся нещо солидно, но преди дни долетя неочаквана творба. “Птичият събор” на Петер Сис пряко кореспондира със скорошен мой спор с близък приятел – и е абсолютното доказателство в моя полза: че книгите, с които едно издателство се гордее най-много, почти никога не съвпадат с пазарните хитове. А съм сигурен, че дори изпращайки една изключителна година (“Бежанци”, “Сонет 130″, “Творците на памет”, “Невидимите кризи”, “И всичко стана луна”, “Краткият чуден живот на Оскар Уао” и толкова други), “Жанет 45″ ще поставят и тази като една от знаковите си за годината.
http://knigolandia.info/book-review/p...
В последния ден на 2013 г. държах да представя книга, която е нещо специално – обичайно търся нещо солидно, но преди дни долетя неочаквана творба. “Птичият събор” на Петер Сис пряко кореспондира със скорошен мой спор с близък приятел – и е абсолютното доказателство в моя полза: че книгите, с които едно издателство се гордее най-много, почти никога не съвпадат с пазарните хитове. А съм сигурен, че дори изпращайки една изключителна година (“Бежанци”, “Сонет 130″, “Творците на памет”, “Невидимите кризи”, “И всичко стана луна”, “Краткият чуден живот на Оскар Уао” и толкова други), “Жанет 45″ ще поставят и тази като една от знаковите си за годината.
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August 2, 2019
A lovely allegory about the meaning of life, complete with luscious illustrations. I enjoyed it.
March 19, 2012
When I first got my hands on The Conference of the Birds, I read it immediately, twice. This book demands, deserves and rewards thorough re-reading, so I slept on it for a few days, then spent a long time exploring and examining its detail. I will undoubtedly find more to discover every time I look at it for the rest of my life!
It's astonishing how Peter Sis were able to conceive and execute this book based on the Persian 4,500 line epic poem by Farid Ud-Din Attar, written in 1177. Sis’s pithy language gave the book great power, but his pictures make this classic resonate today.
Sis’s attention to detail is so mind boggling that I resorted to a magnifying glass to examine some scenes, particularly the early ones showing the conference of all the birds, as they gather to question how they would know if this king exists. I wondered how Sis had managed to made some birds look female.
On close inspection, I loved seeing that the ones I’d identified as female had eyelashes! I also enjoyed examining the individual expressions on each bird's face in the scenes where vast multitudes of birds, all different, are being exhorted to go find the King.
When the birds take on faith that there is a king because they see the beautiful drawing of a feather, I wondered how many times I have taken something on faith because of its beauty…
As the book progresses, mysterious medallions appear, often looking like only faintly inked stamps. While I didn't at first know where this was going, I let myself be swept along, simply liking them a lot. The same can be said for the mazes and the mandala shapes, so mysterious, in their power to draw me on.
I liked the birds bravely diving straight towards the center of the deserts and mountain ranges and, finally, the mandala that turns out to be Kaf.
I became so engrossed in this book that eventually I made a little diagram of each of the seven valleys for myself. From this, I grew to really appreciate the very powerful and not immediately obvious (to me) underlying pattern that Sis used to illustrate each valley. Not only his pattern, but the changing colors really hooked me.
Each of the seven valleys possessed such insightful metaphors for life that I began to see why this was published as an adult book. But none the less, I hope kids, (Peter Sis’s usual audience,) will stumble on this book and become lost in its wonder, even if they may need time to grow to appreciate its wisdom fully.
When the birds reached the mountain of Kaf, I loved diving with them into the mandala, getting closer and closer not only to the mountain, but flying closer and closer together until they are one. Of course I loved the end and I will not give it away, but will just say I was thrilled to see how Sis bought the whole mysterious book together. At the moment of revelation, the word that first sprang to my mind was “elegant,” followed by “mystical,” “mysterious” and “profound.”
Treat yourself! Lavish time on this book for an illuminating experience. Peter Sis has succeeded in giving us that rare gift of a gorgeous book whose meaning can never be captured by words alone. Maybe, as an adult, I need to be swept away to this dimension more frequently!
It's astonishing how Peter Sis were able to conceive and execute this book based on the Persian 4,500 line epic poem by Farid Ud-Din Attar, written in 1177. Sis’s pithy language gave the book great power, but his pictures make this classic resonate today.
Sis’s attention to detail is so mind boggling that I resorted to a magnifying glass to examine some scenes, particularly the early ones showing the conference of all the birds, as they gather to question how they would know if this king exists. I wondered how Sis had managed to made some birds look female.
On close inspection, I loved seeing that the ones I’d identified as female had eyelashes! I also enjoyed examining the individual expressions on each bird's face in the scenes where vast multitudes of birds, all different, are being exhorted to go find the King.
When the birds take on faith that there is a king because they see the beautiful drawing of a feather, I wondered how many times I have taken something on faith because of its beauty…
As the book progresses, mysterious medallions appear, often looking like only faintly inked stamps. While I didn't at first know where this was going, I let myself be swept along, simply liking them a lot. The same can be said for the mazes and the mandala shapes, so mysterious, in their power to draw me on.
I liked the birds bravely diving straight towards the center of the deserts and mountain ranges and, finally, the mandala that turns out to be Kaf.
I became so engrossed in this book that eventually I made a little diagram of each of the seven valleys for myself. From this, I grew to really appreciate the very powerful and not immediately obvious (to me) underlying pattern that Sis used to illustrate each valley. Not only his pattern, but the changing colors really hooked me.
Each of the seven valleys possessed such insightful metaphors for life that I began to see why this was published as an adult book. But none the less, I hope kids, (Peter Sis’s usual audience,) will stumble on this book and become lost in its wonder, even if they may need time to grow to appreciate its wisdom fully.
When the birds reached the mountain of Kaf, I loved diving with them into the mandala, getting closer and closer not only to the mountain, but flying closer and closer together until they are one. Of course I loved the end and I will not give it away, but will just say I was thrilled to see how Sis bought the whole mysterious book together. At the moment of revelation, the word that first sprang to my mind was “elegant,” followed by “mystical,” “mysterious” and “profound.”
Treat yourself! Lavish time on this book for an illuminating experience. Peter Sis has succeeded in giving us that rare gift of a gorgeous book whose meaning can never be captured by words alone. Maybe, as an adult, I need to be swept away to this dimension more frequently!
March 20, 2012
If I could point at anything that has brought me joy recently, any single object, it's this book. Joy for the amazing new drawings by Peter Sis. Joy that an important old Persian poem makes an appearance in a contemporary adaptation. For the sensual touch of beautiful paper. It's something to be owned, and placed next to Shaun Tan's Arrival on your shelf of most beautiful books. Simple and fluid, the images give depth to the heights of the wisdom of this medieval parable about birds in search of a mythical king and their encounter with something else, unexpected and illuminating. I've taken to opening this book at least once a day to look and enjoy a different drawing, to begin my day with.
However, I wouldn't give it 5 stars because of the adaptation of the original text. It's difficult to refashion a poem of almost 4500 lines into a text of hardly 500 words and keep all the details and nuances. But in this adaptation something significant of the spirit of the text is missing. I would definitely recommend reading the original (available in a Penguin edition) if you want this version.
My favorite drawing? The panel with the "passport pictures" of birds - using just basic bird features, that drawing totally conveys the multiplicity of our humanity. Or the cover, in which a downward-pointing (falling?) bird with a human face and red stamp is placed on the background of an old leather cover binding. Or... each one of them :)
However, I wouldn't give it 5 stars because of the adaptation of the original text. It's difficult to refashion a poem of almost 4500 lines into a text of hardly 500 words and keep all the details and nuances. But in this adaptation something significant of the spirit of the text is missing. I would definitely recommend reading the original (available in a Penguin edition) if you want this version.
My favorite drawing? The panel with the "passport pictures" of birds - using just basic bird features, that drawing totally conveys the multiplicity of our humanity. Or the cover, in which a downward-pointing (falling?) bird with a human face and red stamp is placed on the background of an old leather cover binding. Or... each one of them :)
November 3, 2011
This is the first time I have ever read or heard of the Persian epic poem, The Conference of the Birds. This version of the poem is a visual masterpiece. The words are sparse but the artwork speaks volumes. The story begins when Attar dreams he is a hoopoe bird and calls a gathering of all the birds in the world. At the bird conference he tells them to look at all the troubles in the world and proposes a solution. The birds must go to find the true king, Simorgh, who has all the answers but he lives far away on the mountain of Kaf. The journey is perilous and beautiful as the birds struggle and strive to finish their story of flight. They travel through seven valleys: quest, love, understanding, detachment, unity, amazement, and death. The story of the journey of the birds mimics the human journey of life. For those that choose to read this book, it will deepen your understanding of the human mysteries, the joys and sorrows, and the lessons life has to offer.
A beautiful work of literary art.
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A beautiful work of literary art.
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September 30, 2015
This is a beautifully illustrated version of what I can only say is a breath-taking 12th century Persian poem that follows a flock of birds as they set off on a quest to find the true king, Simorgh, and in doing so they find something far better. The poem itself is superbly written and really takes the reader away while the illustrations that Sis has put to the pages of this book and the words of the poem are simply beautiful and utterly inspiring. Even as an adult I found myself stretching my wings and joining the birds on their journey. I can only imagine how younger readers would be inspired and encouraged to spread their own wings by this volume (can you tell I liked it).
February 29, 2020
Just gorgeously illustrated and so thoughtfully put together.
January 25, 2017
Книжното бижу „Птичият събор” на Петер Сис е уникален преразказ, основно в илюстрации и малко текст, на едноименното произведение на големия поет Аттар (ок. 1142-1220) , чийто оригинал е в 4 600 стиха и заема видно място не само в класическата персийска литература, но и в световната.
Тъжен факт е, че „Птичият събор” на Аттар не излизал на български. И макар интерпретацията на Петер Сис да не може да компенсира липсата, няма как да се отрече красотата на тази книга, която може да се определи без всякакво съмнение като произведение на изкуството.
На пръв поглед илюстрациите са тези, които привличат най-силно и най-продължително вниманието. Те са уникални! Симбиозата между тях и изреченията вътре е постигната съвършено. Все едно текстът е част от рисунъка и това до голяма степен го прави невидим. А всъщност той е много, много важен, защото носи същността на всички религии и мистични учения от зората на човечеството досега.
Така както Руми, Саади, Фирдоуси, Рабиндранат Тагор, Сократ и още много велики поети и философи говорят за човека и неговата най-висша цел.
Птицата като метафора на човешката душа, която преминава през 7-те етапа на трансформация (седемте долини – на Търсенето, Любовта, Знанието, Безразличието, Единението, Изумлението и Смъртта), за да достигне просветление, нирвана и да излезе от кръга на живота, убивайки егото, разтваряйки се в божественото. Където вече няма Аз и Ти, близо и далечe, миг и вечност. Човек и Бог се сливат, постигайки единение.
Освен че книгата е красива и изпълнена с дълбок смисъл, тя е и невероятна при докосване. Отпечатана е върху висококачествена хартия, която напомня нежна човешка кожа. Сякаш е жива!
Рядкост е да попаднеш на такъв тип издание, което да е изпипано максимално. И е една страхотна идея за стойностен подарък, който едновременно би удовлетворил най-важните човешки сетива.
Тъжен факт е, че „Птичият събор” на Аттар не излизал на български. И макар интерпретацията на Петер Сис да не може да компенсира липсата, няма как да се отрече красотата на тази книга, която може да се определи без всякакво съмнение като произведение на изкуството.
На пръв поглед илюстрациите са тези, които привличат най-силно и най-продължително вниманието. Те са уникални! Симбиозата между тях и изреченията вътре е постигната съвършено. Все едно текстът е част от рисунъка и това до голяма степен го прави невидим. А всъщност той е много, много важен, защото носи същността на всички религии и мистични учения от зората на човечеството досега.
Така както Руми, Саади, Фирдоуси, Рабиндранат Тагор, Сократ и още много велики поети и философи говорят за човека и неговата най-висша цел.
Птицата като метафора на човешката душа, която преминава през 7-те етапа на трансформация (седемте долини – на Търсенето, Любовта, Знанието, Безразличието, Единението, Изумлението и Смъртта), за да достигне просветление, нирвана и да излезе от кръга на живота, убивайки егото, разтваряйки се в божественото. Където вече няма Аз и Ти, близо и далечe, миг и вечност. Човек и Бог се сливат, постигайки единение.
Освен че книгата е красива и изпълнена с дълбок смисъл, тя е и невероятна при докосване. Отпечатана е върху висококачествена хартия, която напомня нежна човешка кожа. Сякаш е жива!
Рядкост е да попаднеш на такъв тип издание, което да е изпипано максимално. И е една страхотна идея за стойностен подарък, който едновременно би удовлетворил най-важните човешки сетива.
September 15, 2012
Peter Sis presents a graphic adaptation of the 12th century poem "The Conference of the Birds" by Attar of Nishapur. The story follows that all the birds of the world, sick of all the misery and suffering on Earth, set out on a lengthy journey to find a king, Simorgh, who will put things right. Along the way they journey through 7 valleys: Quest, Love, Understanding, Detachment, Unity, Amazement, and Death.
Much of the poem is missing from this book as the focus of this book is Sis's artwork - and what artwork it is! The conference of the birds at the start is extraordinarily detailed with a double page look at thousands of birds of all species in one open plain and Sis has drawn every one so they are all distinct. The valleys are all beautifully painted to reflect the various themes, and the mountain of the king at the end is particularly haunting.
This is a parable and has that dreamlike element of all great parables where reality and fantasy fuse wonderfully - but I found the ending to be a bit... trite? I realise this is a nearly 1000 year old story but the message at the end was still a bit cheesy, the kind of payoff Khalil Gibran and Paulo Coelho made famous in their books. If you enjoy those writers and wonderful artwork, this book is for you. For me, the artwork makes this book worth picking up.
Much of the poem is missing from this book as the focus of this book is Sis's artwork - and what artwork it is! The conference of the birds at the start is extraordinarily detailed with a double page look at thousands of birds of all species in one open plain and Sis has drawn every one so they are all distinct. The valleys are all beautifully painted to reflect the various themes, and the mountain of the king at the end is particularly haunting.
This is a parable and has that dreamlike element of all great parables where reality and fantasy fuse wonderfully - but I found the ending to be a bit... trite? I realise this is a nearly 1000 year old story but the message at the end was still a bit cheesy, the kind of payoff Khalil Gibran and Paulo Coelho made famous in their books. If you enjoy those writers and wonderful artwork, this book is for you. For me, the artwork makes this book worth picking up.
January 17, 2012
I have read "The Conference of the Birds" earlier, the translated version of the great Fariduddin Al-Attar's work. Peter Sis has managed to transform those words and poems into powerful paintings. Hence, he managed to capture the essence of Attar's idea of the poem. Even my daughters enjoyed reading them. Later on, when they actually read the full poem, they already have the idea of what the poem was all about.
The images are superb!
The images are superb!
September 24, 2021
Wanted to read this for a while, even gave it as a birthday present to my brother some day, but now finally got to sit down and read it myself. It's a short book, but illustrations by Peter Sis are gorgeous
December 30, 2013
"Когато чувстваш празнота, разтвори сърцето си и пусни вятъра да го прочисти."
"Любовта обича трудностите."
"Любовта може да те извиси навръх света или да те запрати на дъното на ада."
"Любовта обича трудностите."
"Любовта може да те извиси навръх света или да те запрати на дъното на ада."
February 9, 2014
Остави ме без думи!
Но не, със сигурност ще я отбележа някъде.
"Захвърлете пристрастията си и жаждата за власт, освободете се от всичко скъпо."
Но не, със сигурност ще я отбележа някъде.
"Захвърлете пристрастията си и жаждата за власт, освободете се от всичко скъпо."
February 23, 2022
beautiful little book, i wanted to frame every page
November 9, 2011
The Conference of the Birds by Peter Sis, an acclaimed children’s author and illustrator, has taken his skills to a 12th century Sufi epic poem of the same name written by Farid ud-Din Attar, who was not only a poet but a mystic. Often these types of poems have a hidden spiritual meaning, and Sis deftly captures the essence of Attar’s poem with illustration.
In this illustrated version of the epic poem, the pictures speak for the poet, Attar who wakes from a dream to realize he’s a hoopoe bird. Once he transforms, he calls all of the birds of the world together to find their true king, Simorgh, by flying through the seven valleys — The Valley Of Quest, The Valley Of Love, The Valley Of Understanding, The Valley Of Detachment, The Valley Of Unity, The Valley Of Amazement, and The Valley Of Death — to reach Mountain Kaf.
In the beginning, the transformation of Attar is shown much like animated cartoons would have been created, with the flipping of each panel where each image has slight differences to create the illusion of movement. Once the birds agree to take the journey, it is clear that it will take them through a number of valleys that will test their resolve, with each bird’s skills and weaknesses hammered by adversity and uncertainty. Sis creates vivid birds of various colors and species. Even if the pages of this book were not textured, readers could see the feathers and layers on these birds.
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In this illustrated version of the epic poem, the pictures speak for the poet, Attar who wakes from a dream to realize he’s a hoopoe bird. Once he transforms, he calls all of the birds of the world together to find their true king, Simorgh, by flying through the seven valleys — The Valley Of Quest, The Valley Of Love, The Valley Of Understanding, The Valley Of Detachment, The Valley Of Unity, The Valley Of Amazement, and The Valley Of Death — to reach Mountain Kaf.
In the beginning, the transformation of Attar is shown much like animated cartoons would have been created, with the flipping of each panel where each image has slight differences to create the illusion of movement. Once the birds agree to take the journey, it is clear that it will take them through a number of valleys that will test their resolve, with each bird’s skills and weaknesses hammered by adversity and uncertainty. Sis creates vivid birds of various colors and species. Even if the pages of this book were not textured, readers could see the feathers and layers on these birds.
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May 18, 2016
С тази книжка се сблъсках случайно в едно кафене, докато си чаках кафето. Улови ме с прекрасните корици, задържа ме с очарователните илюстрации, спечели ме окончателно с посланията- в общи линии, накара ме изцяло да забравя за какво бях дошла.
Единственото ми разочарование е, че полетът на птиците ми се стори твърде кратък.
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„Той е толкова близо до нас, колкото далече сме ние от него.“
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„Ако видите мнозина тук, те всъщност са малцина...ако изобщо има някой.“
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„Когато чувстваш празнота, разтвори сърцето си и пусни вятъра да го прочисти.“
Единственото ми разочарование е, че полетът на птиците ми се стори твърде кратък.
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„Той е толкова близо до нас, колкото далече сме ние от него.“
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„Ако видите мнозина тук, те всъщност са малцина...ако изобщо има някой.“
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„Когато чувстваш празнота, разтвори сърцето си и пусни вятъра да го прочисти.“
January 24, 2012
Reviews about this book are glowing. I get that the artistry is beautiful and respect the poetry. Even the symbolism of freedom and solving our own problems is good. However, my rating is based on something I recently learned from the book "The Happiness Project"...Don't pretend to enjoy something just because you think you are supposed to. So if I am honest with myself and everyone else, this book is a little too artsy fartsy for me.
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