HENRI’S WALK TO PARIS; Illustrated By SAUL BASS

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Some days ago I was looking for some children's book to give as a present to some friends, and my attention got immediately dragged to this amazing book - HENRY'S WALK TO PARIS...

It's a cute romantic story of a young boy that lives in a tiny rural town called Reboul, France but dreams  of one day visiting Paris. The little boy one day, after reading about Paris decides to head to the city and goes into a very curious adventure... While he falls asleep under a tree he end's up not reaching Paris but he's imagination and creative vision of Paris compared to he's tiny little town is just delicious and it's  what makes this book so interesting...

Photo: the blue chic

Photo: the blue chic

I will not spoil the pleasure of reading this little story but what matters here is the absolute stunning inimitable style imprinted in the story by Saul Bass trough the colorful and playful illustrations accompanied by Klein's enchanting story.

"Henry's Walk to Paris" was first published in 1962 and it's quite impossible to find that version (for those who love design and collectors) and now released by Saul Bass who indubitably is one of the most gifted and influential graphic designers in the history of film making. This book is definitely a masterpiece to appreciate since it's the only contribution for a kid's illustrated book made by Bass.

Saul Bass, left huge legacy in corporate design known by his strong use of line and bold colors, he created many Iconic logos including for American Airlines AT&T, but was famous as a filmmaker and even considered the father of title sequence working for Hitchcock, Scorcese and Kubrick he created some of the most memorable title sentences in the filmmaking industry.

Nothing better to allow children to immerse into the wonderful illustrations of visual storytelling and built the story in their own imagination developing their creativity and sensibility...

Definitely a great book that will always be contemporary!!!