Matthew John Burgess
Auteur de Enormous Smallness: A Story of E. E. Cummings
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- Sexe
- male
- Lieux de résidence
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Études
- Brooklyn College (MFA|Poetry)
City University of New York (Graduate Center, PhD|Literature) - Professions
- poet
assistant professor of English - Organisations
- Brooklyn College (assistant professor of English)
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- Œuvres
- 12
- Aussi par
- 2
- Membres
- 471
- Popularité
- #52,267
- Évaluation
- 4.2
- Critiques
- 22
- ISBN
- 22
Our hero is a sweet little bear, who one day chances to come across a red balloon. (Why are they always red? If you don’t have “99 Luftballons” in your head, you are not as old as I am.) The bear is enchanted by the simple pleasures of playing with a balloon, and proceeds to show his new playmate his home.
But the balloon is only a balloon, and the inevitable happens. The bear is devastated, and devastatingly, heartbreakingly, blames himself. He is miserable until the bright moon shines a light on the situation, and the bear can be at peace.
I’m not sure I can recall a picture book that tackles the emotion of guilt and its sneaky lies. But author Matthew Burgess and illustrator Catia Chien have written a whopper of one that manages to be gorgeous, and wise, and loving, and gentle. This book is a must-have for school and home libraries – highly, highly recommend.… (plus d'informations)