by Claude Ponti, Alyson Waters (Translator)
In My Valley, Claude Ponti leads us on a journey through an enchanted world inhabited by "Touims" (tiny, adorable, monkey-like creatures), secret tree dwellings, flying buildings, and sad giants. Clever language and beautifully detailed maps of imaginary landscapes will delight children and adults alike. Ponti himself has said, "My stories are like fairytales, always situated in the marvelous, speaking to the interior life and emotions of children. That way each child can get what they want out of the images: the characters and dreams are their own."
My Valley by Claude Ponti
Claude Pointi is a prolific author, painter, and illustrator. His first picture book, Adele's Album, was created to amuse his young daughter. On a personal note, Claude says: "I'm left-handed; I prefer cats to dogs (they don't lick people); and I'm not a vegetarian because I can't stand the cry of the lettuce or the carrot wrenched from the earth." He also fondly remembers climbing trees as a young boy, looking for the best spot to sit and read a book. Claude Ponti currently divides his time between the French countryside and Paris.
Alyson Water's translations include Albert Cossery's A Splendid Conspiracy and The Colors of Infamy, Vassilis Alexakis's Foreign Words, René Belletto's Coda, and - with Donald Nicholson-Smith - Yasmina Khadra's Cousin K. She lives in Brooklyn and teaches at Yale University and New York University.
ISBN-13: 9780914671626
Publisher: Steerforth Press
Publication date: 03/07/2017
Pages: 42
Product dimensions: 10.80(w) x 14.80(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range: 5 - 9 YearsPicture Book - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | General
Picture Book - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | Country Life
Picture Book - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
-Families -Tree houses
-Imaginary creatures -Family life
-Animals, Mythical
Dewey: E