Merger with Daughter Companies
1.1.2012As to this day, the companies Computer Press a.s. and R+H, spol. s. r.o., were merged with the parent company, Albatros Media a.s, thus completing the
integration of the companies within Albatros Media a.s., initiated in 2010 after the acquisition of the aforementioned companies. The company R+H
s.r.o. had been the operator of the publisher Motto, and Computer Press a.s. had been an important non-fiction publisher.
A traditional
publishing house, Motto will remain unchanged within...
Illustrator Zdenek Miler Deceased
1.12.2011The illustrator Zdenek Miler died but Little Mole and other his characters live on. For the larger part of his professional life Zdenek Miler
cooperated with Albatros publishing house. He died on November 30 at the age of 90.
“Mr. Miler was very thorough and he loved being in touch
with the process of making books. He always checked the cover designs and illustration press proofs. We used to bring them home and later to the
sanatorium for him. He loved being part of the process up to...
Grandpas awarded the Muriel Prize
7.11.2011Graphic novel Grandpas (Dědečkové) written and illustrated by Pavel Čech gained a prestigious Czech comics award Muriel 2011.
This book was
written and illustrated as a tribute to grandfathers past, present, and future—and as a memorial to their tales, strolls, and games. Graphic novel
is composed of nine stories without words, presents unusual protagonists: old men.
Pavel Čech is one of the most respected comics authors in the
Czech Republic.
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The Water of Life: K. J. Erben
1.11.2011K. J. Erben (1811 – 1870) was one of the most important Czech writers of 19th century, who inspired a number of later works of art and cultural
activities.
He was fascinated by the alleged mysteries hidden in folklore. As a folklore collector, he concentrated on narrative poems, legends
and ballads and like the German romanticists (Grimm brothers) Erben also collected fairy tales. He looked for elements of ancient myths in living folk
narratives. When editing fairy tales, Erben tried...
Five Golden Ribbons for Albatros Media
25.5.2011Books from Albatros Media appeared in all categories of the prestigious Golden Ribbon Book Award 2010 (awarded by the Writers' Association,
Illustrators´ Club and the Czech section of IBBY to the authors of a book for children and young people). In total Albatros Media get five Golden
Ribbons:
Illustrations for children:
And Then It Happened (A pak se to stalo), text Ester Stará, illustrator Martina Matlovičová,
imprint Albatros
Fiction for children and youth:
Little Mole on board of space shuttle Endeavour
22.3.2011Astronaut Andrew Feustel decided to bring Little Mole along as one of the handful of personal items crew members are allowed to carry into space. The
special lighter and smaller version of plush Little Mole has been engineered to meet NASA specifications.
The Endeavour flight will be Little
Mole's first voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere. But it won't be his first trip on a rocket ship. In "Little Mole and the Spaceship," from 1965,
Little Mole flies around the world before...
Diary 1952 nominated for Magnesia Litera
24.2.2011Diary 1952, published last year in imprint Plus, was nominated for annual book award Magnesia Litera for a Publishing Deed.
Diary 1952 is one
of the most striking artistic expressions of anxiety felt under an oppressive regime. It has been compared to Goya’s Los Caprichos – and such
comparisons are by no means exaggerated as Vladimír Fuka’s drawings and collages have a unique power that can only be achieved through sublime art;
a power that literally draws the reader/viewer into the...
"And Then It Happened" became one of the White Ravens 2011!
24.2.2011This book published in 2010 was included in the catalogue of the 250 most outstanding international books of children's and youth literature, chosen
and annotated by the International Youth Library.
Synopsis: Ten tales about little things that kids don’t mind and parents can’t stand.
Uncombed hair, unwashed ears, unwiped noses, unbrushed teeth, untied shoelaces, messy toys, messy eating, tattling—these are things kids don’t
even want to hear about. But then something unbelievable...
ZDENĚK MILER CELEBRATED HIS NINETIETH BIRTHDAY ON FEBRUARY 21ST
23.2.2011On February21st, 2011, illustrator Zdeněk Miler celebrated his 90th birthday. For five decades his creation, Little Mole, has been the most
belovedcharacter in Czech children’s literature and film. Hugely successful here andabroad, Albatros has sold more than five million copies of
Miler’s books andpublished fifty of his titles in nineteen foreign languages.
ZdeněkMiler studied at the National School
of Graphics in Prague and in the GraphicDesign department of the...
Tales of Czech princes and kings on IBBY HONOUR LIST 2010
5.11.2010Alena Ježková was included on Ibby Honour List 2010 for her text of Tales of Czech Princes and kings (Příběhy českých knížat a králů).
"This book includes nine stories from Czech history and brings to life many more. The most important events in the life of princes and kings in the
early days from Boleslav II to Karel IV, are pictured in modern style full of action and retold poetically. Every detail is presented with precision
allowing the reader to learn about history, from the dawn...
Mr. McWurst and Mr. Toothpickson
27.9.2010When these two first met, they just had to laugh. They both laughed at themselves because one looked like a barrel and the other like a bean-pole. But they liked each other right off the bat, and headed off to Rosemary’s restaurant to cement their friendship. The first man was named McWurst and, true to his name, he ordered a dozen plates of bratwurst and bread; the second, Mr. Toothpickson, ordered linden tea and a cracker. As they dined Mr. Toothpickson had a brilliant idea. He had read in...
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K. J. Erben (1811 – 1870) was one of the most important Czech writers of the 19th century, who inspired a number of later works of art and cultural
activities. He was fascinated by the alleged mysteries hidden in folklore. As a folklore collector, he concentrated on narrative poems, legends...
Ten tales about little things that kids don’t mind and parents can’t stand. Uncombed hair, unwashed ears, unwiped noses, unbrushed teeth, untied shoelaces, messy toys, messy eating, tattling—these are things kids don’t even want to hear about. But then something unbelievable happens, and th...
A graphic novel of sorts, composed of nine stories without words, presents unusual protagonists: old men. One of them is still as wild as an urchin
kid, even at his age, going around with his sling; another poses on trams as the Lord Almighty; yet another lives in the past – at the time of
transp...