Rosy Lamb
Auteur de Paul Meets Bernadette
Œuvres de Rosy Lamb
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- Œuvres
- 1
- Membres
- 92
- Popularité
- #202,476
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 6
- ISBN
- 5
- Langues
- 1
A debut from author/illustrator Rosy Lamb, Paul Meets Bernadette is a lovely little picture-book, one which pairs a narrative that can be read a number of different ways with gorgeous illustrations, done in oil paint. Child listeners will no doubt be amused by the misidentification of various objects, on the part of Paul and Bernadette - a vase of flowers becomes a forest, when seen through the prism of the bowl glass, while a banana becomes a boat - while adult readers will appreciate the emotional undercurrents, as a lonely being finds a new purpose in life through love. For my part, I enjoyed both text and artwork immensely, although I did feel (as I always do) that there is something a little cruel about keeping fish in small bowls with nothing to occupy them. Although not a great fish-lover, they are beings, not decorations! Leaving that aside - and it is more of a criticism of a widespread behavior, than of the book, which simply depicts it - this is a picture-book I would recommend to those looking for amusing and thought-provoking tales for youngsters, or for beautiful illustrations.… (plus d'informations)