The Collection of Michael Dumontier

“…Overwhelmed by the beauty and mystery of everything…” -William Steig (Amos & Boris)

These are some of the books I return to over and over again. Each in their own way, they keep giving off sparks. Some are new to me, and some have been with me for a while. Heavenly Visions: Shaker Gift Drawings and Songs contains some of the most beautiful, confounding marks made in anyone’s name. I would argue that William Steig is the best writer for children, and Amos & Boris his best book, but it was difficult to choose just one. Calvino’s Mr. Palomar reminds me to give attention to everything. Fischili and Weiss, like Bouvard and Pecuchet, affirm my conviction to collaboration. Will Happiness find me? is a very funny, sad, magic book of questions. Remy Charlip, another maker of books for children, without getting into his incredible history, is the reason I started a blog, to share his books, mostly out of print. Jonathan Borofsky deserves more credit, I think. Jessie Oonark is my favourite Inuit artist, known for her drawings, prints, and wall hangings, while Sculpture/Inuit is a nice survey of Inuit carving in stone and bone. Ferdinand Cheval was a french postman who spent 33 years building a castle by himself. I like to think about that when I get tired.

No. 156

Heavenly Visions: Shaker Gift Drawings and Gift Songs

No. 157

Dreams 1973-81 Jonathan Borofsky

No. 158

Jessie Oonark: A Retrospective Jean Blodgett and Marie Bouchard

No. 159

Will Happiness Find Me? Peter Fischli, David Weiss

No. 160

Sculpture/Inuit - Sculpture of the Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic

No. 161

Arm in Arm - A Collection of Connections, Endless Tales, Reiterations, and other Echolalia Remy Charlip

No. 162

Amos and Boris William Steig

No. 163

Mr. Palomar Italo Calvino

No. 164

La Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval - Quand le songe devient la réalité

No. 165

Menschen Mit Heiligenschein Oswald Tschirtner

No. 129

See-saw Enzo Mari