Inspired by a true story, Kafka and the Doll recounts a remarkable gesture of kindness from one of the world’s most bewildering and iconic writers. Available soon in Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Turkish, and German. This book celebrates those of us who are shy introverts, and shows how the power of language can change perceptions and turn “wallflower” into “wildflower.Available now in French, Korean, Tradit ional Chinese, and Greek. I’d also like to mention Larissa Theule’s other recent picture book published in 2020 by Bloomsbury, A WAY WITH WILD THINGS, illustrated by Sara Palacios. How are the real girl’s adventures similar to the imagined ones about the doll? Title: Kafka and the Doll Author: Larissa Theule Illustrator: Rebecca Green Publisher: Viking, 2021 Ages: Elementary school Themes: Kafka, imagination, adventures, sadness/loss
Pair this book with Girl on a Motorcycle by Amy Novesky. If you could have an adventure anywhere in the universe, where would you go and why? Write a story about your adventure. Really lovely.ĭo you think that Kafka was lying to the little girl, or telling her a story she wanted to believe? When is lying okay, and when is it not? The illustrations by Rebecca Green, created digitally, and printed on matte, faded manila-shaded paper lend a sense of nostalgia, as if a grandparent were relating the story to a grandchild. Who knew that Kafka could be the subject of a picture book? I’m thrilled that Larissa Theule found a path inside his heart, a kind and thoughtful path that can be shown to children in a way that will resonate with them. Softly away, one to play and explore and one, finally, to sleep. Their warm breath clung fiercely to the cold air, then blew The last lines of the story are gloriously poignant: As if it were an expression of how a single kindness may help someone continue on their path, or perhaps choose a different, more wondrous path instead. It’s no accident that the little bird is stationary on the the front end papers, wanders through scenes, and then flies free on the back papers. In the end, it is an expression of hope, one that, to me, the illustrator symbolized in the blue bird of happiness that appears in many of the illustrations.
And the letters send the imagination of the little girl soaring, so that she, too, may grow up and set forth on adventures of her own. It is playful, with unexpected conversations between the pair. Text ©️Larissa Theule Illustration ©️Rebecca Greenīut the feeling in this book is far from melancholic.
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