I was burning my way through a pile of picture books trying to complete a challenge I set for myself at the start of the summer when I came across THE LISZTS by Kyo Maclear and Júlia Sardà. It reminded me that I meant to write about it on here.
When I watched Wes Anderson’s THE FRENCH DISPATCH last year one of my strongest impressions was that this was the most picture book-like movie I’d ever seen. That made me wonder what the most movie-like picture book is. THE LISZTS immediately to mind but now that I’m looking at it, I just think it’s the most Wes Anderson-like picture book. I mean…
It’s also got the LIFE AQUATIC soundtrack.
So, if THE LISZTS isn’t the most overall movie-like picture book, what is? I think some people might see a Jon Klassen connection in EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE, ALL AT ONCE. It’s there, for sure, but maybe only in the rock scene.
And I’m not sure the inverse is true.
What do you think? What picture books feel cinematic to you?