Postcards
2015; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 53; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/bkb.2015.0022
ISSN1918-6983
Autores Tópico(s)Themes in Literature Analysis
ResumoPostcards Brigitte Andrieux This is the fourth adventure of the little hamster-cowboy, Billy (the first one was Paws up!). Billy is celebrating his birthday, and he organizes a big fancy dress party for the occasion. He invites all his friends, starting with Jean-Claude, the worm, who has to take care of Didier, his tiny little brother, while Jack, the vulture, is prowling around… The disguises are hilarious, the dialogues are sharp, and the illustrator has roguishly used a very Western film-like framing in the double spread which stages the confrontation between Billy and Jack. The tenderness and humor of Catharina Valckx work wonders. This French-speaking Dutch author-illustrator creates a real complicity with her readers throughout her picture books—a bond that is made of a subtle simplicity, a finesse in writing, and very expressive lines of drawing. Thus, beyond the funny situations (here, the disguises), she deals with what is really important for children (anniversaries, friendship, tenderness, the burden of responsibility in a relationship between brothers, and the kindness of the father). Catharina Valckx’s books are very different from the spectacular picture books that can be found today; she is, in her discretion, of a very rare trueness and generosity. And children are no fools! La Fête de Billy (Billy’s Party) Paris: L’École des loisirs, 2014 32 pp. ISBN: 978-2-211-21966-2 (Picture book, ages 4+) Copyright © 2015 Bookbird, Inc.
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