Illustrator: Anne Villeneuve
Age Range: 4 - 7 years
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Kids Can Press (September 1, 2013)
Series: None
Genre: Picture book
Source: Publisher via NetGalley (thank you!)
My Rating: 5 of 5 stars
About the Book:
Loula has had enough of her terrible triplet brothers and decides to run away to Africa. Luckily, her mother's chauffeur, Gilbert, knows just how to get there. Together, Loula and Gilbert ride camels, cross a desert and, most important, use heaps of imagination in this heartwarming adventure.
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About the Author/Illustrator:
Wandering through design school in her student days, Anne Villeneuve saw a door one day. It was marked “Exit into the world”. One fateful push and off she set on a lifetime journey of drawing and illuminating stories. Coloring, burnishing, doodling, clipping, begirding and rendering... It has been Anne’s life for the past 20 years.
An important swing in the social mood or simply a bored teenager on the bus? This fly on the wall will seize the inspiration and give life to new characters in a few strokes.
Anne’s work can be savoured on pastry packaging as well as in magazines, advertising. She is also the author & illustrator of many children’s books.
Career achievements
TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award recipient, 2009
Marcel Couture Prize, 2009.
TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award recipient, 2005
Canadian Governor General's Literary Award recipient, 2000
Québec-Wallonie-Bruxelles Prize, 2000
Christie Prize, 1998
She likes
Silence, back alleys, snow blowers in the night.
She dislikes
Kraft Dinner, dandelion-free grass.
Her clients
Brystol Myers, Nickelodeon, Transcontinental, Prentice, Hall & Ginn, Toundra Books, Picture Window Books, Formac Pub. Co. (Halifax, N.S), Société des Alcools du Québec, Red Bull, Dairy Bureau of Canada, Provigo, La Presse, The Gazette, Sidlee, Bleu Blanc Rouge
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My Thoughts:
SUCH a cute story! Loula gets mad at her brothers and decides to travel to Africa. The family driver takes Loula to "Africa" and gradually, her anger subsides as the book progresses.
This is a delightful romp through the world of imagination and make believe. I love it! The illustrations are beautiful. They do a wonderful job of providing the visual side to the story and adding in the extra information that you need to make the story come together. I love Anne Villeneuve's classic style and the soft colors she uses.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I loved this book as well! Very sweet story and Madeline-esque illustrations. I'm happy you enjoyed it as well (:
ReplyDeleteI love your description of the illustrations. Very accurate!
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