This beautiful book is based on a world-famous animation* In 2003, an international film jury in Tokyo declared Hedgehog in the Fog to be the best animated film of all time Showcases colorful high-quality illustrations from an award-winning artist* Sure to delight children of all ages"I've loved the films of Yuri Norstein for years now. I first saw'Hedgehog in the Fog' as a film student in the early 1980s and became instantlyenchanted. Like many I was immediately drawn into his sensual world by therichness of the aural and visual landscapes he creates. Norstein's films are magicaland atmospheric, lovingly and masterfully executed. His story-telling andillustration style is earthy and rich in symbols which are beautiful inthemselves - but one senses there is a lot more hidden behind them." NickPark, The creator of Wallace and Gromit and ChickenRun and four times Oscar-winner Hedgehog in the Fog is an international bestseller whichhas already been published in many languages. The book is based on FrancescaYarbusova's sketches to the award-winning animated film directed by YuriNorstein. It is about the adventures of the philosophical little Hedgehog onhis way to meet with his friend Bear. Along the way Hedgehog enters into amysterious fog in which he encounters a horse, a dog, an owl, and a fish.