Curious Expressions from Around the World

Speaking in Tongues

From the author of the bestselling Lost in Translation, an exquisite illustrated compendium of not quite translatable sayings from across the globe

Ever feel like you are pedalling in the choucroute? Been caught with your beard in the mailbox again? Or maybe you just wish everyone would stop ironing your head? 
 
Speaking in Tongues brings the weird, wonderful and surprising nuanced beauty of language to life with over fifty gorgeous watercolour and ink illustrations. 
 
Here you will find the perfect romantic expression, such as the Spanish tu eres mi media naranja, or 'you are the love of my life, my soulmate', and the bizarre, including dancing bears and broken pots, feeding donkeys sponge cake, a head full of crickets, and clouds and radishes. All encourage new ways of thinking about the world around us, and breathe magnificent life into the everyday. 
 
These phrases from across the world are ageless and endlessly enchanting, passed down through generations. Now they are yours.

An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words

Lost in Translation

A gorgeous illustrated compendium of untranslatable words from around the world.

...a collection of words you never knew you needed before

Charming illustrations and sheer linguistic delight

words you never knew you needed but now can’t live without

...a fantastic collection of words without English counterparts

… will make you think, laugh and discover situations you never knew there was a word for

Ella Frances Sanders

Filled with captivating stories, prompts, hand-lettered quotes, and illustrations, Sanders' book expands our perspective to include those imperfect, messy, and even heartbreaking moments in this new definition of beauty.

[A] sweet outing ... The full-colour illustrations are charmingly stylized, prioritizing mood over realism and successfully evoking the wonder in the banal. The result offers a whimsical and winsome reconsideration of the mundane

A collection of words you never knew you needed before

Huffington Post for 'Lost in Translation'

Charming illustrations and sheer linguistic delight

Maria Popova, Brain Pickings, for 'Lost in Translation'

A fantastic collection of words without English counterparts

Entertainment Weekly, for 'Lost in Translation'

Words you never knew you needed but now can't live without

A charming collection of idioms that get lost in translation ... these are the sayings that you learn when immersed in a culture. From the bleak to the romantic and straight-up weird, each one is explained in words and pictures-perfectly outlining the sometimes hard-to-comprehend concepts. There are too many favorites to list.

Ell Frances Sanders ... unlocks phrases that are unusual and delightful to the ears and, through charming illustrations, easy on the eyes

... will make you think, laugh and discover situations you never knew there was a word for

A charming little book with delightful illustrations

The San Fransisco Chronicle, for 'Speaking in Tongues'

A Visual Guide to Finding Calm and Beauty in the Everyday

From the New York Times bestselling author of Lost in Translation comes an illustrated manifesto and an interactive guide to reclaiming the wonder of the everyday through mindful activities, creative exercises and heart-warming stories. 
 
In a world that sometimes moves too fast, Ella Frances Sanders is on a mission to remind us all to slow down and find beauty in the ordinary as a balm for the soul. Part meditation, part self-help guide and part interactive journal, Everything, Beautiful invites us to rethink what 'beauty' can be, why it matters and how we can find it all around us if we just stop to look. It is a reminder that each day all of us are surrounded by beauty that can't be bought: spiderwebs only seen in the sunlight, the greenish glow of a fox's eyes watching in the dark, or the comforting screech of the train that takes you to your many futures. 
 
Filled with thoughtful, intimate and brilliant insights, inspirational quotes, breathtaking illustrations and space for readers of all ages to write, draw and reflect on their own ideas of beauty, Everything, Beautiful is the perfect book for everyone who wants to reclaim a sense of wonder in their everyday lives.

Ella Frances Sanders

Praise for Everything, Beautiful

Filled with captivating stories, prompts, hand-lettered quotes, and illustrations, Sanders' book expands our perspective to include those imperfect, messy, and even heartbreaking moments in this ne ...

[A] sweet outing ... The full-colour illustrations are charmingly stylized, prioritizing mood over realism and successfully evoking the wonder in the banal. The result offers a whimsical and winsome recons ...

A collection of words you never knew you needed before

Filled with captivating stories, prompts, hand-lettered quotes, and illustrations, Sanders' book expands our perspective to include those imperfect, messy, and even heartbreaking moments in this ne ...

[A] sweet outing ... The full-colour illustrations are charmingly stylized, prioritizing mood over realism and successfully evoking the wonder in the banal. The result offers a whimsical and winsome recons ...

A collection of words you never knew you needed before

Filled with captivating stories, prompts, hand-lettered quotes, and illustrations, Sanders' book expands our perspective to include those imperfect, messy, and even heartbreaking moments in this ne ...

[A] sweet outing ... The full-colour illustrations are charmingly stylized, prioritizing mood over realism and successfully evoking the wonder in the banal. The result offers a whimsical and winsome recons ...

A collection of words you never knew you needed before

Books by Ella Frances Sanders

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