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Tullet, Hervé

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1406351644 ISBN 13: 9781406351644

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd

Synopsis

An interactive picture book from the internationally acclaimed author Herve Tullet. Someone has been opening this book... I think they're looking for a story! The characters are still only sketches, there's a setting and a few ideas about colour, but who can they turn to for the story? It's not long until they go after the author and disturb him in the middle of his work...

About this title

About the Author:

Herve Tullet is the creator of over 50 children's books. He was born in Normandy, and later studied Fine Arts and Decorative Arts before working as an Art Director. Herve Tullet loves to provoke surprise when he meets children and the magic also works through his much-awaited books; he was awarded the Sorcieres Prize 2010. Herve lives in Paris. Visit Herve's website: www.herve-tullet.com

From School Library Journal:

Gr 1–3—Tullet breaks the fourth wall in this fantastic book. His characters look readers right in the eye and talk directly to them. A pig and a princess are busy playing when they notice they are being watched; they stop and call for other characters to come and take a look. They're all unpolished scribbles created with various media and mixed in with smudges, smears, doodles, and notes the author has written to himself. The chaos is great fun and gives the appearance of a book in progress. Tullet himself has a cameo, mugging for the camera in a series of entertaining head shots on top of a drawn torso. His cast of characters begs him for a story so readers won't get bored and go away, and he obliges them. But they're less than impressed with his effort. He feigns offense, and in a wonderful reference to his wildly successful Press Here (Chronicle, 2011), he asks readers to push the button on his desk lamp, leaving the characters in the dark, their bewildered eyes glowing. They ask readers to turn the light back on and express their gratitude with sweet farewells. The pig and princess resume their play. Kids will love the messiness of the pages and the casual, witty dialogue. With this book, Tullet adds to his repertoire of interactive creations unparalleled in their cleverness and merriment.—Alyson Low, Fayetteville Public Library, AR

About this edition

• Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
• ISBN 10: 1406351644
• ISBN 13: 9781406351644
• Binding: Paperback