Ludwig and the Rhinoceros
Hardcover – Picture Book, September 5, 2023
NorthSouth Books · Hardcover · September 5, 2023
"Hugely entertaining." –Mac Barnett for The New York Times Does something exist even if you can’t see it?
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- Who it’s for
- A playful bedtime story turns an invisible rhinoceros into a small, lively question about what exists.
- Themes
- Existence and perception, The limits of language
- Genres
- Hippos & Rhinos, Funny Stories, Bedtime & Dreams
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"Hugely entertaining." –Mac Barnett for The New York Times Does something exist even if you can’t see it? A humorous bedtime story for budding philosophers. “There's a rhinoceros in my room!” Ludwig claims. His father doesn't think so. He looks for the huge pachyderm in every corner, but he just can't find it. There CANNOT be a rhinoceros in Ludwig's room. It's way too small for a rhinoceros. But Ludwig shows his father that something can be there, even if you can't see it.
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Young children will love pointing out the rhinoceros in each spread. Older children will enjoy thinking about how the moon is still there even when we can’t see it. Philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein discussed the power and the limitations of language with his professor Bertrand Russell: how even if you don’t see something, it can still be there. These philosophical discussions are the basis for Noemi Schneider's hilarious and thoughtful story. The Berlin duo GOLDEN COSMOS, who work with their characteristic screen printing style for international magazines, are now illustrating a picture book for the first time.
Seeing and Believing
A playful bedtime story turns an invisible rhinoceros into a small, lively question about what exists.
Come here for
- A child-sized puzzle with philosophical reach
- A rhinoceros to spot on every spread
Expect
- Humor alongside thoughtful questions
- A story that invites children to wonder what they can’t see
Where it sits
| Hippos & Rhinos | 62% |
|---|---|
| Bedtime & Dreams | 46% |
| Funny Stories | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Hippos & Rhinos
- Introductions to Concepts
- Imagination & Play
- Authors
- Noemi Schneider
- Publisher
- NorthSouth Books
- Published
- September 5, 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Existence and perception · The limits of language
- Reading lane
- Hippos & Rhinos