Stephen and the Beetle
Will be published approx. on 13. September 2012
Book
Hardback
36 pages
978-1-55498-192-2 (ISBN)
Description
When Stephen spots a beetle he takes off his shoe and raises his arm, ready to strike... but then he has second thoughts. He lays his head down on the ground and the beetle walks right up to him. At the last moment the beetle turns aside and each can go on with the day, having avoided the worst.
In this very simple story Jorge Lujan presents the kind of deep moral questions that can occur even in the smallest child's day. Chiara Carrer's very original etched and painted illustrations perfectly complement the story, and are in and of themselves beautiful works of art.
In this very simple story Jorge Lujan presents the kind of deep moral questions that can occur even in the smallest child's day. Chiara Carrer's very original etched and painted illustrations perfectly complement the story, and are in and of themselves beautiful works of art.
Reviews / Votes
This simple yet powerful life-or-death drama between the boy and the beetle is vividly captured in Carrer's striking, highly original acrylic, ink pencil, oil pastel and collage illustrations. Using naive outlines, Expressionistic color washes, open spaces and constantly changing perspectives, she creates tension between the aggressive boy and the passive beetle. * Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Ontario
Canada
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 2 years
Product notice
Picture book
Illustrations
Color illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 292 mm
Width: 207 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
402 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55498-192-2 (9781554981922)
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Persons
JORGE LUJAN is an author, poet and musician. His body of work, translated into eighteen languages, includes Stephen and the Beetle, illustrated by Chiara Carrer; Doggy Slippers and Numeralia, illustrated by Isol; Colors! !Colores!, illustrated by Piet Grobler; and Movi la mano / I Moved My Hand, illustrated by Mandana Sadat. He has won the Premio de Poesia para Ninos de ALIJA, and has been nominated for the 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Award and nominated eight times for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. He lives in Mexico.
Chiara Carrer is one of Italy's best-known children's book illustrators. She lives in Rome.
Visit Chiara Carrer's website:
http://www.chiaracarrer.com/ ELISA AMADO is a Guatemalan-born author and translator. She has written My Friend (Mi amiga), illustrated by Alfonso Ruano; Un Barrilete para el Dia de los Muertos / Barrilete: A Kite for the Day of the Dead; Cousins (Primas), illustrated by Luis Garay; and Tricycle (El triciclo), illustrated by Alfonso Ruano, which is on the Americas Award Commended List and is a USBBY Outstanding International Book. She lives in Toronto.
Chiara Carrer is one of Italy's best-known children's book illustrators. She lives in Rome.
Visit Chiara Carrer's website:
http://www.chiaracarrer.com/ ELISA AMADO is a Guatemalan-born author and translator. She has written My Friend (Mi amiga), illustrated by Alfonso Ruano; Un Barrilete para el Dia de los Muertos / Barrilete: A Kite for the Day of the Dead; Cousins (Primas), illustrated by Luis Garay; and Tricycle (El triciclo), illustrated by Alfonso Ruano, which is on the Americas Award Commended List and is a USBBY Outstanding International Book. She lives in Toronto.