Ludwig and the Rhinoceros

" Hugely entertaining. " Mac Barnett for The New York Times

Does something exist even if you can' t see it? A humorous bedtime story for budding philosophers.

There' s a rhinoceros in my room! Ludwig claims. His father doesn' t think so. He looks for the huge pachyderm in every corner, but he just can' t find it. There CANNOT be a rhinoceros in Ludwig' s room. It' s way too small for a rhinoceros. But Ludwig shows his father that something can be there, even if you can' t see it.

Young children will love pointing out the rhinoceros in each spread. Older children will enjoy thinking about how the moon is still there even when we can' t see it. Philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein discussed the power and the limitations of language with his professor Bertrand Russell: how even if you don' t see something, it can still be there. These philosophical discussions are the basis for Noemi Schneider' s hilarious and thoughtful story. The Berlin duo GOLDEN COSMOS, who work with their characteristic screen printing style for international magazines, are now illustrating a picture book for the first time.