Eisbjörn
Max Kaplan, Lev Kaplan / German / 2017 / 32 Pages
One stormy autumn night, the little mouse Eisbjörn is rescued by Gustav, the old lighthouse keeper. He finds a home in the lighthouse, and the two become close friends. But when Gustav falls seriously ill and can’t light the beacon, a fully loaded ship heads straight for the coast—right into a raging storm. The sailors’ fate now rests in Eisbjörn’s tiny paws. A race against time begins for the brave little mouse. A heartwarming and heroic tale, beautifully illustrated by Lev Kaplan.
Max Kaplan brings stories to life through his picture book cinema. As he reads, the richly detailed illustrations by his father, Lev Kaplan, are projected large and without text onto the wall — opening up space for discovery and imagination.
His events are more than simple readings: Max asks questions, encourages children to think further, and invites them to actively participate. In this way, they don’t just experience a story, but also engage with the book as a medium in all its dimensions. At the end, it gets creative — the children draw their own ideas for the story or imagine entirely new twists.
Credits
| Year | 2017 |
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| Language | German |
| Pages | 32 |
| ISBN | 978-3522458467 |
| Authors | Max Kaplan, Lev Kaplan |
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