A new series of accordion-style illustrated board books for babies published by Penguin Young Readers is designed to stand up on play mats so babies can look at them during tummy time. The textless, black-and-white illustrated series launched with Babies Love Animals is illustrated Susanne König.
, and Jill Santopolo, VP & Associate Publisher of Philomel Books, about the series’ inspiration and the process of creating and producing the books.
In an interview, Santopolo explained the series originated when König submitted her art for consideration to Penguin Young Readers. After Santopolo shared the artwork with an editor, the editor immediately “loved” the heart-shaped animal art, which fit with what she’d been reading “about how black-and-white board books help babies developmentally.
König explained how she came up with the initial concept. “My work has been predominantly concerned with feelings of coziness and family bonds for years now; and I came up with the heart-shaped animal hugs a few years back when drawing a present for a friend’s wedding. From there they became quite a popular subject matter for me to illustrate or tattoo.
Selecting which animals to include in the books was “difficult” for König, with so many options available. “There are so many interesting shapes and textures in the natural world,” the artist said. “After talking to Jill and the team about the science behind tummy time and the black and white images, it became more obvious to me which contrasting textures I should use, so that there was a variety of solid black sections, natural patterns and negative space.
Santopolo says the decision to not include text and focus solely on artwork was rooted in babies’ brain development. “Babies’ minds respond best to black-and-white images—not only is it what they see first, looking at black-and-white images allows them to focus on the page without the overstimulation of color as they get a little older, and being able to focus that way helps train their eye muscles as they grow.
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