My Four Seasons

Winter. Spring. Summer. Autumn. My Four Seasons follows a charming protagonist through the change of seasons and a vibrant collection of Dawid Ryski’s iconic illustrations.

Bold colors bring the nuances of each of the four seasons to life: the autumnal foliage in its gold and red glory; the crisp white of winter months; the bright yellow of a summer sun; and the green and floral palette of fresh spring landscapes.

As the pages of My Four Seasons turn, so do the seasons. A traipse through a city buried in snow leads to a scene of springtime renewal. Before summer arrives, My Four Seasons portrays the planting to be done before a plentiful harvest. BBQs and lakeside outings paint a backdrop of summer leisure soon to be usurped by autumn winds and Halloween fiends. As all is a cycle, winter returns to begin Mother Nature’s seasonal tale once more while its white quilt covers the ground, welcoming slumber to both reader and foliage.

Born in 1982, Dawid Ryski resides in Pulawy, Poland. Immersing himself in a world of graphics and music, he has illustrated numerous newspaper and magazine articles, created countless concert posters and album covers, and is the drummer of The Feral Trees and A Hidden World. Dawid is also the illustrator of Alphabetics, a beloved Little Gestalten classic and All my Animals.

Amy Visram is a British writer, editor, and artist. After studying at Edinburgh College of Art and Goldsmiths, University of London, and working on illustrated books at several of London’s prestigious publishing houses, she moved to Berlin, where she enjoys the icy winters as much as the sunny summers. My Four Seasons is her first children’s book for Gestalten