Kathryn Cristaldi and Kristyna Litten have joined forces again, creating a beautiful new picture book celebrating love, acceptance, and happiness in the perfect feel-good book for autumn, and so this week we celebrate the publication of I’ll Love You Till the Crocodiles Smile.
Based in Yorkshire, Kristyna often draws inspiration from the environment which surrounds her. Her thoughtful, spontaneous illustrations embody life and sentiment beautifully, which lends them perfectly to the picture book world. With an intuitive talent for creating characters and personalities, her work brings words to life.
I’ll Love you Till the Crocodiles Smile is a partner title to the phenomenally successful I’ll Love you Till the Cows Come Home which was first published by Harper Collins US in 2019. These beautifully lyrical picture books make the perfect comforting bedtime read.
Tender and gently humorous, this new story of unconditional love will become a household favourite to be read over and over.
“I will love you till forever and forever and more, till my love shakes the jungle with a lion-size ROAR, as night blankets the forest near a soothing waterfall and the chimpanzees sleep in trees, two hundred feet tall….”
I’ll Love You Till the Crocodiles Smile is perfect for giving, whether it be for a baby shower, birthday or Valentine’s Day. The story stands beautifully on its own or can be paired with its companion story, I’ll Love You Till the Cows Come Home, which ALA Booklist described as a bedtime read-aloud that is “both hilarious and comforting."
Here is a selection of some of our favourite illustrations from this delightful picture book. Don’t forget to look out for a giraffe in a bath, an Elephant snuggling up for a good night’s sleep and a humbug of tiny wild boar!
I'll Love You Till the Crocodiles Smile published by Harper Collins and is OUT NOW - Snap up a copy HERE or request a copy from your local library.
You can view Kristyna’s wonderful online portfolio HERE, you can also find her weekly updates on Instagram. For more information regarding collaborating with Kristyna please email info@arenaillustration.com.
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