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Chargement... Flix (1997)par Tomi Ungerer
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Flix, a dog born to cat parents, finds himself able to exist in two cultures, marries a cat, and campaigns for mutual respect between cats and dogs. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Leaving aside issues of biological confusion - Flix is not technically a bi-racial child, as he is not the offspring of a union between a cat and a dog, just as his own child is not the product of a biracial (or cross-species) union - Flix is an engaging and humorous look at the experiences any child who feels caught between two worlds might have. I appreciated the fact that Flix's parents are so loving, and accept him for who he is. They don't simply include him in the feline world, they ensure that the canine part of him is acknowledged and nurtured, even when that takes him away from them, and from Cattown. The illustrations here, as is always the case with Tomi Ungerer, are humorous and engaging, with plenty of amusing visual details, from the canine-feline fight being shown on television in the very first scene, to the fact that the hospital where Flix and Mirzah have their child is staffed by an integrated dog/cat staff, unlike the solely feline staff of the hospital in which Flix himself was born. Subtle details like this reinforce the larger message of the story, about different communities coming together and not just learning to tolerate one another, but growing to consider one another friends and comrades. Recommended to Tomi Ungerer fans, and to anyone looking for children's stories addressing themes of difference, tolerance, acceptance, and cross-community friendship. ( )