Ferrándiz’s ‘Unforgettable Stories’ collection in a box, featuring die-cut designs.

We are presenting this lot of 38 items from the collection of die-cut storybooks by the well-known and much-missed Spanish illustrator Juan Ferrándiz. As always, the text and illustrations are sure to delight the very youngest and bring back memories for those who are not so young. There are 9 items from the 2008 edition (with all accessories included) and 29 items from the 2009 edition. The collection is in good condition, complete with the box as shown in the photograph. We have listed the 2009 stories that are missing an accessory: We’ve got them all (pipe), Amadeo the Astronaut (pistol), Mixi, Queen of the Hula Hoop (the hoop), The Rain Angel (watering can).

Juan Ferrándiz, Spanish illustrator, poet and author of children’s stories, was born in Barcelona in 1917 and died in 1997. His famous die-cut stories make Ferrándiz an extremely popular character among children. In the drawings of his stories, the main characters are characterised with childlike features even though they are adult roles, thus making the children the protagonists of the story. From 1952 he was internationally recognised as the author of a type of Christmas greeting cards with stylised, laughing, bonhomie shepherds or angels, which have been widely imitated. He came to be regarded as “The King of Christmas”. On 31 October 2007, Correos published a stamp with a Christmas illustration by Juan Ferrándiz. In 1992, Ferrándiz was awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi by the Generalitat de Catalunya for his artistic and human trajectory.