Krisztina Maros

This picture book about various moments of happiness was created for the international Silent Book Contest in 2017 and was selected as finalist. The contest was organized by The Town of Mulazzo and the Association Montereggio Paese dei Librai, IOB International Organisation of Book Towns, with the support of Carthusia Edizioni in collaboration with the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, IBBY Italia and Centro per il Libro e la Lettura (MiBACT).

My picture book has been published by Pagony (Hungary, 2017) with a beautiful poem by Anna Szabó T. who add her own interpretations to the illustrations.

'Cricket on the Moon' is my first picture-book with my own text. It's a classic love story for children about a hero cricket boy who is ready to climb even the Moon to get marry the cricket lady of his heart. This book has been selected as a finalist of the Key Colours international Picture Book competition in 2010, featured on 'The most beautiful illustrations of Keycolours' exhibition and nominated for the winner prize.

Published by Manó Könyvek (Hungary) 2012

A special postcard to inform supporters of Démétér House. Démétér House provides accommodation to the parents or relatives of young stem cell recipients during their treatment on hospital grounds. While lacking an adequate immune system, the patient is kept in a sterile isolation booth fora period of two to three weeks post-operation, during which the transplanted bone marrow becomes functional.

This postcard has a stereoscope function: if you look inside the card you can see a stereoscopic pair of separate images about a group of recovered happy children. There is the USB key with an informative video affixed to the backside.

Picture book for a lovely poem written by Ágnes Nemes Nagy, published by Móra Publishing (Hungary) in 2014.

The story is published by BOOKR KIDS as an interactive e-book application – based on the picture book using my illustrations. I was lucky enough to had a chance to animate my own characters. That was so much fun!

'The blue bird of happiness' – personal work for an own designed calendar.

I created three illustrations for the newest 'Ringató' wall calendar 2017. One of them is on the cover as well. As previous years I designed the whole layout working together with three other illustrators.

Published by Kolibri Publishing (Hungary).

'Ma voisine est une sorcière' is a French children's book about a little bit strange lady with many strange habits told by a boy who lives exactly in her neighbourhood.

Written by Laurie Cohen

Illustrations and layout Krisztina Maros

Published by Éditions D'Orbestier (France), 2012

Kamishibai (kah-mee-she-bye) is a japanese traditional storytelling form with special features.

The first story 'Salut petit pois !' (in English 'A dotted day') is about a little girl with glasses who is exploring the world and collecting all of dotted pieces of a 'dotted day'. (Published by Csimota Publishing, Hungary and by Éditions Callicéphale, France in 2013). Written and illustrated by Krisztina Maros.

The second tale is about a journey of a little 'Waterdrop' who decided to look around in the big world. Written by Katalin Tasi.

Published by Csimota Publishing (Hungary) and Éditions Callicéphale (France) in 2016.

Illustrations and layout for a book and a really funny board game about responsible dog ownership written by the author and dog owner Judit Magos.

Book and board game published by Libri Publishing Hungary, in 2015.

I am so honoured to had a chance creating illustrations, book cover and layout to this beautiful text. 'Heart Outgrown' – written by Imola Julianna Szabó – contains two touching stories in diary-like lecture from children's viewpoint about the difficulties in everyday life after a tragedy.

Published by L'Harmattan, Budapest (Hungary) 2015

I created these illustrations for the Italian ILLUSTRATI Magazine. The first illustration has been published in March, 2015. This issue was dedicated for Gerald Durrell 'My family and other animals'.

The second illustration has been created for the 'Seven dwarfs' issue. Published in March, 2016.

'Kacagtatók' is a collection of rhymes for toddlers. Each piece is about different voices of animals so you are having fun while reading and playing them with your children.

Published by Kolibri (Hungary) in 2012. Texts collected by Ilona Gróh.

I was asked to create some illustrations for 'Ringató' wall calendar in 2015. I also had a chance to design the whole layout of all pages.

Published by Kolibri Publishing (Hungary).

Illustration for the 'Budapest in 100 words' project, 2015. The best twelve short stories and their illustrations were selected for an exhibition in 'Bálna' – Budapest, Hungary. I made his illustration for a story about how same and how different we are at the same time in a big city, written by Judit Csiszár.

Commissioned work to design a cover for the Hungarian version of Erin McCahan's book 'Love and other foreign words'. It's a lovely story about teens for teens.

Published by Kolibri, 2014

A papertoy for children with some incredible funny dresses. Dress up the fox and the bunny and let's start the galanty show!