Hatje Cantz, the publishing house specialized in illustrated books on art, is continuing its illustrated children’s book series and invites readers to the Grand Hotel of Feelings, where all kinds of feelings frequently come and stay. It’s a place where each guest has unique needs. Anger, for instance, is very loud and needs plenty of space to scream and shout. Giving her a small room away from the others wouldn’t be a good idea at all. Sadness, on the other hand, speaks in a small voice and occasionally floods the bathroom. Gratitude likes wandering about in nature; you never know when she might come and sit by your side.
Some feelings are big, and some are small. Some are pleasant and fun, like confidence, coziness or joy, while some are tricky and demand your complete attention. They may tend to get a bit complicated if not dealt with – but no feeling is ever turned away. At the Grand Hotel of Feelings, there is room for everyone!
Illustrator LIDIA BRANKOVIĆ (*1997, Berlin) graduated from the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam in 2022 with a degree in Visual Communication. LIDIA draws inspiration to develop and illustrate her stories chock full of multicultural flavor and whimsical charm from her hometown Berlin. The Grand Hotel of Feelings is her first book. (32 pages, hardcover, 302mm x 216mm, ISBN: 978-3-7757-5594-8).
LIDIA : “Growing up in Berlin, as a child of migrant parents from Serbia, I was exposed to many different cultures and worlds early on. Today, I find great joy in materializing the worlds within my own mind into pictures and stories.”
