All the Colors of Life

Winner of the 2019 Norwegian Booksellers’ Prize

#1 bestseller

Coffee table book

Warm-hearted and sharp, funny and moving, this highly anticipated book went straight to #1 on the Norwegian bestseller list, a total of 170,000 printed copies in Norway. For the first time since it was first awarded in 1947, a book of illustrations is the winner of the prestigious the Norwegian Booksellers’ Prize.

The German edition hit Der Spiegel’s bestseller list spring 2022. The Spanish edition is printed in more than 12 print runs. The Danish edition was printed in several print runs before the end of the year of publication and is still a bestseller.

Starred Review! This gorgeous illustrated book sings to every adult’s inner child. It pairs dreamlike art with trilling reminiscences of childhood joys and growing pains, painted in the vibrant colors of the wide, wild world. A girl settles on a stack of books, her world lit up by what they contain; another plays mermaid on the ocean floor. But then the children grow and change; some forget to feel delight. This inquisitive, magical book is perfect for anyone whose sense of wonder may have gone into hibernation.
Foreword Magazine

“All the Colors of Life” is a wonderful and unpretentious book, as a perfect gift to absolutely anyone as a box of chocolates.
Aftenposten

A celebration of life

No one illustrates a person’s fears, hopes and dreams as beautifully as Lisa Aisato. In All the Colors of Life she has collected all her best work; classic illustrations as well as new drawings, and written a gripping text about this life we all have to master. All of life’s phases: love, sorrow, doubt and great joy are portrayed and illustrated in Aisato’s unique style which touches us to our inner most being.

Watch the book film here!

Format: 24cm X 27cm

Lisa Aisato’s previous books in collaboration with various authors, amongst them The Snow Sister written by Maja Lunde and The Girl Who Wanted to Save the Books by Klaus Hagerup, have been published in more than 30 territories.

Reviews

Glorious (…) Lisa Aisato allows the reader to stop and think. The book serves as catalyst that brings back one’s own memories as well as inspire unity and empathy. In text and image this is an elegantly illustrated book that manages to mirror some of the shared milestones in the strange path of life in a way that will resonate with many. And it shows the range in the work of an artist that can be characterized as a beloved readers-favorite in the best possible sense of the term.
VG 5/6 stars

Every picture is a story in itself, and every time you look at them, you see new details and nuances. It is impossible to remain unmoved by these illustrations.
NRK

An exuberant reminder to embrace and celebrate life and all its nuances.
Dagbladet

The first thing that strikes me when I start reading Lisa Aisato’s “All the Colors of Life” is the diversity of the book. The people in the illustrations comes in all shapes and sizes, in every age, skin tone, orientation and mood (…) “All the Colors of Life” is a wonderful and unpretentious book, as a perfect gift to absolutely anyone as a box of chocolates.
Aftenposten

…like a coffee table book you always leave about and read over and over (…) The illustrations are colorful, exuberant and all-consuming, as from a dream. (…) it’s the perfect gift book for the life that awaits, both after the teenage years and on the other side of the corona crisis.
Jyllandposten, 6 out of 6 stars

… a beautiful illustrated story that pay homage to the different stages of life.
Kristelig Dagblad 6 out of 6 stars

… impressive and magical book (..) The illustrations holds both humor and great beauty.
Litteratursiden.dk

Livet. Illustrert