Blob
The Ugliest Animal in the World
Will be published approx. on 14. December 2017
Book
Hardback
48 pages
978-1-59270-207-7 (ISBN)
Description
Blob the fish is excited that he has just won the ugliest animal in the world contest! But the popularity and fame that accompany Blob's win soon go to his head. And the loneliness of his new title goes to his heart. And of course, fame never lasts forever.
"An irreverent and insightful modern fable about beauty, ugliness, the paths to acceptance, and how admiration hijacks our sense of self. ... The illustrations by Tallec lend the humorous story a lovely dimension of tenderness. Blob comes alive as a sensitive creature of contradictions-full of determination yet easily given to dejection, a living fable of ego and insecurity, easy to fault but also easy to love. ... Under Tallec's subtle brush, we see a difficult realization dawn on Blob-privilege is bestowed largely by chance and little of actual substance separates the most fortunate from the least fortunate. There is something charmingly subversive about the very premise, as paradoxical as the idea of trying to fail at failure. There is also something profound in the questions it raises about our civilizational fascination with beauty and its counterpoint-what does it really mean to be ugly..."-Brain Pickings
"An insightful tale about beauty and self worth. The illustrations are incredible with personality and humor oozing from the pages." -The Reading Ninja
Author
Joy Sorman was a philosophy professor before she devoting herself to journalism and writing. Her first book was Boys, Boys, Boys, a challenging feminist story about a girl who is a little different. Sorman also works in TV and radio journalism.
Olivier Tallec is an illustrator based in Paris. Following his graduation from the Ecole Superieure d'Arts Graphiques, he worked in advertising as a graphic designer. He has subsequently devoted himself to illustration and has illustrated more than sixty books, eleven with Enchanted Lion Books including Who What Where? Louis I, King of the Sheep and Big Wolf and Little Wolf and Who Done It? from Chronicle Books.
"An irreverent and insightful modern fable about beauty, ugliness, the paths to acceptance, and how admiration hijacks our sense of self. ... The illustrations by Tallec lend the humorous story a lovely dimension of tenderness. Blob comes alive as a sensitive creature of contradictions-full of determination yet easily given to dejection, a living fable of ego and insecurity, easy to fault but also easy to love. ... Under Tallec's subtle brush, we see a difficult realization dawn on Blob-privilege is bestowed largely by chance and little of actual substance separates the most fortunate from the least fortunate. There is something charmingly subversive about the very premise, as paradoxical as the idea of trying to fail at failure. There is also something profound in the questions it raises about our civilizational fascination with beauty and its counterpoint-what does it really mean to be ugly..."-Brain Pickings
"An insightful tale about beauty and self worth. The illustrations are incredible with personality and humor oozing from the pages." -The Reading Ninja
Author
Joy Sorman was a philosophy professor before she devoting herself to journalism and writing. Her first book was Boys, Boys, Boys, a challenging feminist story about a girl who is a little different. Sorman also works in TV and radio journalism.
Olivier Tallec is an illustrator based in Paris. Following his graduation from the Ecole Superieure d'Arts Graphiques, he worked in advertising as a graphic designer. He has subsequently devoted himself to illustration and has illustrated more than sixty books, eleven with Enchanted Lion Books including Who What Where? Louis I, King of the Sheep and Big Wolf and Little Wolf and Who Done It? from Chronicle Books.
Reviews / Votes
"An irreverent and insightful modern fable about beauty, ugliness, the paths to acceptance, and how admiration hijacks our sense of self. ... The illustrations by Tallec lend the humorous story a lovely dimension of tenderness. Blob comes alive as a sensitive creature of contradictions-full of determination yet easily given to dejection, a living fable of ego and insecurity, easy to fault but also easy to love. ... Under Tallec's subtle brush, we see a difficult realization dawn on Blob-privilege is bestowed largely by chance and little of actual substance separates the most fortunate from the least fortunate. There is something charmingly subversive about the very premise, as paradoxical as the idea of trying to fail at failure. There is also something profound in the questions it raises about our civilizational fascination with beauty and its counterpoint-what does it really mean to be ugly..."-Brain Pickings"An insightful tale about beauty and self worth. The illustrations are incredible with personality and humor oozing from the pages." -The Reading Ninja
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 6 to 9 years
Product notice
Picture book
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 172 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
282 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59270-207-7 (9781592702077)
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Persons
Joy Sorman was a philosophy professor before she devoting herself to journalism and writing. In 2005, she published her first work, Boys, Boys, Boys, a challenging feminist story about a girl who is a little different. Sorman also works in TV and radio journalism.
The work of Olivier Tallec has been described as "sensitive," "stunning," "breathtaking," and "beautiful." Tallec was born in Brittany, France, in 1970. After graduating from the Ecole Superieure d'Art Graphique in Paris, he worked in advertising as a graphic designer, after which he devoted himself to illustration. Since then he has illustrated more than seventy books.
Sarah Klinger is proud to count 'trilobite' as one of her first words. She has always been obsessed with unusual animals and the diversity of the natural world. After studying French and Psychology as an undergraduate, she received her MFA at School of Visual Arts in New York. She now lives in Los Angeles, where she draws, paints, translates, and has set a goal of walking every street on foot (eventually).
The work of Olivier Tallec has been described as "sensitive," "stunning," "breathtaking," and "beautiful." Tallec was born in Brittany, France, in 1970. After graduating from the Ecole Superieure d'Art Graphique in Paris, he worked in advertising as a graphic designer, after which he devoted himself to illustration. Since then he has illustrated more than seventy books.
Sarah Klinger is proud to count 'trilobite' as one of her first words. She has always been obsessed with unusual animals and the diversity of the natural world. After studying French and Psychology as an undergraduate, she received her MFA at School of Visual Arts in New York. She now lives in Los Angeles, where she draws, paints, translates, and has set a goal of walking every street on foot (eventually).