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The Grand Menagerie

A picture book for Lantern House, 2025. Noor Haddad and Elena Varga.

About The Book

Lantern House asked for a picture book of thirty animals, one to a spread, each with a small story of its own and one look holding the whole book together.

Noor drew the first animals in a week of thumbnails; Elena joined to give the bigger ones their weight. Every animal stands on a flat cream page with its own patch of ground, so a spread can be cut, moved or reprinted without a background to repaint.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore. The book went to print in fourteen weeks and is now in its second printing.

The Spreads

Lion At Rest
The Red Fox
The Old Elephant
Every Animal

The Whole Menagerie

Lion At RestLion At RestNoor Haddad · The Grand Menagerie
The Red FoxThe Red FoxNoor Haddad · The Grand Menagerie
Proud LlamaProud LlamaNoor Haddad · The Grand Menagerie
Tall OrderTall OrderNoor Haddad · The Grand Menagerie
The Old ElephantThe Old ElephantNoor Haddad · The Grand Menagerie
Big BearBig BearElena Varga · The Grand Menagerie
Rhino Wakes UpRhino Wakes UpNoor Haddad · The Grand Menagerie
Zebra CrossingZebra CrossingNoor Haddad · The Grand Menagerie
Monkey BusinessMonkey BusinessElena Varga · The Grand Menagerie
Hippo AfternoonHippo AfternoonNoor Haddad · The Grand Menagerie