Riot in Coloring Book no.9

Heinz Kiessling’s illustrations for Malbuchgeschichten by Ilse Firbas (Germany, 1949):

From the collection of Micky the Pixel

01 Illus. by Heinz Kiessling for Malbuchgeschichten by Ilse Firbas (Germany, 1949)

02 Illus. by Heinz Kiessling for Malbuchgeschichten by Ilse Firbas (Germany, 1949)

03 Illus. by Heinz Kiessling for Malbuchgeschichten by Ilse Firbas (Germany, 1949)

04 Illus. by Heinz Kiessling for Malbuchgeschichten by Ilse Firbas (Germany, 1949)

05 Illus. by Heinz Kiessling for Malbuchgeschichten by Ilse Firbas (Germany, 1949)

06 Illus. by Heinz Kiessling for Malbuchgeschichten by Ilse Firbas (Germany, 1949)

07 Illus. by Heinz Kiessling for Malbuchgeschichten by Ilse Firbas (Germany, 1949)

08 Illus. by Heinz Kiessling for Malbuchgeschichten by Ilse Firbas (Germany, 1949)

09 Illus. by Heinz Kiessling for Malbuchgeschichten by Ilse Firbas (Germany, 1949)

10 Illus. by Heinz Kiessling for Malbuchgeschichten by Ilse Firbas (Germany, 1949)

11 Illus. by Heinz Kiessling for Malbuchgeschichten by Ilse Firbas (Germany, 1949)

12 Illus. by Heinz Kiessling for Malbuchgeschichten by Ilse Firbas (Germany, 1949)

13 Illus. by Heinz Kiessling for Malbuchgeschichten by Ilse Firbas (Germany, 1949), cover
The cover

A huge thank you to Micky the Pixel for sharing the book here (he also blogs and does light shows), and to Laura of Popdesign and Animalarium for turning me on to it.

I’ve been working on a post of German kids’ books for a few months, but this was too good not to share immediately.

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Will Schofield is the editor of 50 Watts (original name: A Journey Round My Skull) and Writers No One Reads.

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