Picturebooks
without borders.
Daniel Kondo is a Brazilian author, illustrator and book designer creating picturebooks in which image, sequence, material and the physical act of reading become part of the story.
Selected books, international recognition and publishing projects for translation, co-editions and international collaboration.
Books shaped by image, structure and time.
The Big Bad Wolf with a Toothache
A picturebook in which turning the pages progressively transforms the physical book into the Big Bad Wolf’s mouth.
Eletricista
A visual narrative about work, memory, infrastructure and the human networks that keep the world connected.
Refloresta
A visual-poetic picturebook about ecology, destruction, regeneration and the transformation of music into sequence and page.
Andar com Fé
A visual interpretation of Gilberto Gil’s song, translating rhythm, spirituality, transformation and Brazilian cultural plurality into page and sequence.
The White Ravens.
Two books by Daniel Kondo have been selected for The White Ravens, the international children’s and youth literature catalogue of the International Youth Library in Munich.
The book is part of the narrative.
Picturebooks
Author-driven books built through visual narrative, silence, humor, sequence and the active participation of the reader.
Book-object & editorial design
Format, scale, typography, paper, binding and page turns are treated as narrative decisions rather than neutral containers.
Visual culture & collaboration
Projects connecting literature with music, ecology, education, design and contemporary Brazilian culture.
Literature, illustration and editorial design.
Author.
Illustrator.
Book designer.
Daniel Kondo is a Brazilian author, illustrator and book designer working at the intersection of literature, visual culture and editorial form.
His picturebooks and visual narratives are built through sequence, rhythm, silence, typography, material structure and the physical experience of reading.
His work includes original picturebooks, collaborations with writers and musicians, experimental publishing projects, exhibitions and educational programs.
Rights, editions and collaborations.
Selected projects are available for translation rights, international editions, co-editions and publishing partnerships. Rights availability varies by title and territory.