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Chargement... The Cranky Caterpillarpar Richard Graham
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Longlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize 2018 One day Ezra hears a gloomy blue tune coming from the piano. To her surprise, it's a caterpillar making the sound: a cranky caterpillar. Ezra tries to cheer him up with some fresh air, cakes, and new hats, but nothing seems to work..What can Ezra do to help the cranky caterpillar change his tune? Richard Graham is a new illustrator with a highly distinctive and original style. The origins of 'The Cranky Caterpillar' lie in his own artistic sculptural creations: a caterpillar created from the hammers inside an old piano, a band of musical characters, all sculpted from instruments and materials found in his studio. Graham has also been inspired by Wassily Kandinsky's colour synesthesia, whereby we are shown the magical colours of music, in this splendidly illustrated book. Children will identify with the struggle the caterpillar goes through, in trying to articulate his emotions, and will delight in the inventive band of friends that succeed in cheering him up. 'absolutely astonishing . . . an astounding piece of work' Raymond Briggs, creator of The Snowman Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)823.92Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 2000-ÉvaluationMoyenne:
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Published by Thames & Hudson, a press specializing in art books, The Cranky Caterpillar is the debut picture-book from British sculptor Richard Graham. I enjoyed both story and artwork, being reminded a bit, at the conclusion, of such classic works as Hope for the Flowers, which I grew up reading, and which also addressed issues of transformation. Of course, Trina Paulus' book looked at conformity vs. transformation, rather than emotional stagnation vs. transformation, but the echoes were there, at least in my reading. The visuals here were very interesting. I particularly liked how the grayer color scheme gave way to a burst of color, in the scene in which the musicians play their cherry music, and the caterpillar is changed. All in all, a sweet little book, and an auspicious debut for Mr. Graham. I would definitely pick up another book by him, if he created it. ( )