Awards Book Archive

Florette
  • Shortlisted

Designed by
Bruno Herfst and Anna Walker
Category
Best Designed Children's Illustrated Book
Year
2018
Publisher
Penguin Random House Australia
Design Rationale

Florette is a story about imagination, so we wanted to the cover to create a gateway into that world of wonder. The wall of green wrapping around the cover is accompanied by a quiet title, giving the viewer a chance to lose themselves in the forest. The title was drawn based ​on early sketches from the illustrator. Leafy endpapers surround the story so the reader feels enclosed in a special world. Pared back colouring in the beginning of the book builds to richer, detailed scenes to gradually bring the reader into the delicate, magical place of the imagination.

Details
Dimensions
247 x 282 mm
No. pages
32
Special finishes
Matt Lamination Spot UV (Gloss)
Credits
Internal Design
Bruno Herfst and Anna Walker
Illustration
Anna Walker
Typesetting
Bruno Herfst and Anna Walker
Printing
R.R. Donnelley
Author
Anna Walker