Story of the Everything, the Nothing, and Other Strange Stories

Grades P to 6

Once upon a time there was a Nothing.

In this Nothing there was NOTHING.There weren’t dragons, witches, elves, astronauts, policemen, sharks, or little mice...So begins Gyula Gábor Tóth’s book of whimsical stories that whisks readers away to lands of paradox and play: to a place where anything can happen, one where everything exists all at once, and another where nothing exists at all. “What else do you think wasn’t in this Nothing?”Fantastical and full of wit, these short fable-like tales prompt children to reflect on the unfamiliar features of the seemingly familiar world around us. Norbert Nagy, one of the most prominent Hungarian graphic artists, sets dramatic moments from Tóth’s text against a surreal, often humorous illustrated landscape, creating a stunning visual world for this award-winning book.

About the Author

Gyula Gábor Tóth is the author of Story of the Everything, the Nothing, and Other Strange Stories, which was a 2022 White Ravens selection. He is also creative director of an environmental communications organization, and lives in Canada.Norbert Nagy is a graphic designer, born in Budapest in 1974. His work often employs a mix of work by hand and digital techniques.Adam Z. Levy is the publisher of Transit Books, an independent publishing house with a focus on international literature, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is also the translator of The Book of Mordechai by Gábor Schein.