The first few tales – Mowgli’s Brothers, Kaa’s Hunting, and Tiger Tiger,– introduce the characters that many find familiar from the animated Disney film, such as the man-cub Mowgli, the black panther Bagheera, the wise brown bear Baloo, the ruthless tiger Shere Khan, and the hypnotic python Kaa. The other tales are about less familiar animals, including the travels of the white seal Kotick the battle between the courageous mongoose Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and the deadly cobra Nag Toomai and the elephant dance and the camp animals of the queen’s guard.Ĭontinuing what has become a theme throughout this series are the inclusion of maps and spinning wheels. This is an enchanting collection of seven animal tales set in India, each accompanied by a poem.

This was followed by The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling in 2016. The books are all in print and currently not difficult to source, so it is worth buying them new to ensure the interactive elements are all in working order. I’ve listed all the volumes and a peek at some of the illustrations below along with links to major bookstores, but you can also buy signed books and other ephemera directly from the MinaLima Shop in London. The interactive elements come with paper protectors (or hard card protectors for those with metal elements) that you can leave in the books to stop them from damaging neighbouring pages. The books are printed in China using four bright jewel tones which look great against the thick paper used. This paper-style binding isn’t particularly robust, so you need to take some care removing them if they are in a tight bookcase or you may find the edges get scuffed.Īlthough the interactive elements are quite delicate, the pages are section sewn which makes them quite secure. So far, all the books in this series have been truly stunning editions of classic tales, and they really are wonderful additions to any library, or as a beautiful keepsake gift. The books are hardbacks, bound in heavy textured paper with debossing and spot foiling, but no dust jacket. And 2022 sees the advent of the standalone book MinaLima Magic, an interactive look into their creative process. The Potter books are a smidge shorter than the children’s classics, but follow the same construction and interactive design techniques as the classics series. In 2020 they expanded this line with the first of (presumably) seven volumes of the Harry Potter novels in similar style. Best known for their design work on the Harry Potter franchise, in 2015 they committed to producing a 12 volume series of interactive children’s classics in conjunction with Harper Design, and to date (2022), eight of these volumes have been released. Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima are the graphic design duo affectionately known as MinaLima.

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