Item
Jean de La Fontaine: Fables
- Title
- en_US Jean de La Fontaine: Fables
- Description
- en_US Language note: French
- Jean de La Fontaine
- Creator
- en_US La Fontaine, Jean de See all items with this value
- Contributor
- en_US Dautremer, Rebecca
- Date
- 2022-11-07T16:12:35Z
- 2022-06
- en_US 2021
- Date Available
- 2022-11-07T16:12:35Z
- Date Issued
- en_US 2021
- Abstract
- en_US Here is a new effort by a favorite recent illustrator. This is another great book! The book starts with Dautremer's short poem-like introduction facing an image of a frog gentleman with questions. "Enfin bref, avec tout ça, on se pose un tas de questions." The book helps to present that "heap of questions." A clever approach to the text has unusual vocabulary and historical references circled and tied to explanatory marginal balloons. The large illustrations do raise questions. In the first, a crooning crow at a microphone is having his pocket picked by a fox in the audience (8-9). Grasshopper and ant face each other, with multiple poses of each building a strong background (10-11). So the rhythm continues: two or four pages for each fable, with explicated text superimposed on dramatic illustration. Among the best of the illustrations, I believe, is that of the mice lined up on a row of chairs looking the other way rather than volunteering to bell the cat (34-35). The creative approach to GGE (40-41) has to be seen to be enjoyed! The final image of the cat nestling the unsuspecting sleeping mouse is a fitting finish to an excellent reading experience (76). 8½" x 13¼".
- Identifier
- en_US 13018 (Access ID)
- Language
- en_US fre
- Publisher
- en_US Éditions de la Réunion des Musées Nationaux - Grand Palais
- en_US Paris
- Subject
- Jean de La Fontaine See all items with this value
- Item sets
- Carlson Fable Collection Books