The Boy Who Grew Flowers - Couverture rigide

Wojtowicz, Jennifer

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1841486868 ISBN 13 : 9781841486864

Editeur : Barefoot Books, 2005

Synopsis

Rare book

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

'The Boy Who Grew Flowers, illustrated by Steve Adams, is that rare thing, a substantial story delivered through a full-colour picture book. Rink keeps himself to himself, aware that his unorthodox home life and flower-growing set him apart from his peers. But when Angelina arrives, she expects her peers to accept her differences and disability. The linguistic ability of the story-telling combines with lush illustrations in a delightful, unusual book.' --The Bookseller

The most original new fairytale of the bunch is The Boy Who Grew Flowers by Jen Wojtowicz. Rink Bowagon (see, that's original) lives on Lonesome Mountain and sprouts flowers whenever there's a full moon. A nice girl called Angelina Quiz takes a fancy to him at school, and he makes her a pair of snakeskin slippers. Romance, and a lot of plant life, blossoms. It's lovely, but text-heavy, so you have to be a reader to enjoy this one, I'd say. --Nicola Smyth, Independant on Sunday

'A beautiful romantic fairytale for a modern audience... wonderfully illustrated, a warm story for readers looking for a little magic in their everyday lives' --The Green Parent

Biographie de l'auteur :

Jennifer Wojtowicz is an artist who also enjoys writing. Her life experiences have stimulated her as an artist, teacher and writer, and she currently teaches artists who also happen to have disabilities. She was inspired to write this story because of her brother, who has autism. She says, I have observed that when people are kind and accepting toward each other, alleviates a lot of needless suffering . Jen lives in upstate New York, USA with her son Marcel. The Boy Who Grew Flowers is her first book. about the artist Steve Adams is an award-winning illustrator who has studied graphic design in Canada and Europe. Steve currently lives in Montreal, Canada, where he shares his passion of illustration and graphic design as a college teacher. This is his first project with Barefoot Books

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Barefoot Books
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1841486868
• ISBN 13: 9781841486864
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Illustrateur: Adams Steve