Marguerite's Christmas [Board book]

$16.99     $19.95   15% Off     (Shipping shown at checkout) (Free Shipping)
available
  • Category: Books (Juvenile Fiction)
  • Author:  Desjardins, India
  • Author:  Desjardins, India
  • ISBN-10:  1592701787
  • ISBN-10:  1592701787
  • ISBN-13:  9781592701780
  • ISBN-13:  9781592701780
  • Publisher:  Enchanted Lion
  • Publisher:  Enchanted Lion
  • Pages:  72
  • Pages:  72
  • Binding:  Board book
  • Binding:  Board book
  • Pub Date:  01-May-2015
  • Pub Date:  01-May-2015
  • SKU:  1592701787-11-SPLV
  • SKU:  1592701787-11-SPLV
  • Item ID: 100091145
  • List Price: $19.95
  • Seller:
  • Ships in: business days
  • Transit time: Up to business days
  • Delivery by: to
  • Notes:
  • Restrictions:
  • Limit: per customer
  • Cart Requirements: .MIN_ORD_MSG}}

An old woman will no longer leave her house, not even on Christmas. She prefers to stay home, rather than take the risk of falling or coming down with a cold. She settles into the solitude and isolation of her safe, interior world. But just as she's about to enjoy a peaceful dinner in front of the TV, her doorbell rings . . . This is a touching story about overcoming fear and the role of chance in life.

India Desjardinsis a journalist and writer who was born in Quebec in 1976.

Pascal Blanchetwas born in Quebec in 1980. He is interested in twentieth century design, architecture, and jazz.

An old woman will no longer leave her house, not even on Christmas. She prefers to stay home, rather than take the risk of falling or coming down with a cold. She settles into the solitude and isolation of her safe, interior world. But just as she's about to enjoy a peaceful dinner in front of the TV, her doorbell rings . . . This is a touching story about overcoming fear and the role of chance in life.

India Desjardinsis a journalist and writer who was born in Quebec in 1976.

Pascal Blanchetwas born in Quebec in 1980. He is interested in twentieth century design, architecture, and jazz.

Winner of the 2014 Bologna Ragazzi Award for Fiction,Marguerite's Christmasis a visually stunning exploration of solitude and surprise.
  • This was a big winner at the Bologna Book Fair in 2014, taking away the Ragazzi Award in Fiction
  • This is a book for readers 8+. It is just as much an adult book as a children's book and should be marketed and sold as such.
  • The retro style of the art and the perspectives are breathtaking.
  • The quality of this book, from design, to hand-created lettering (Pascal), to story and realization is top-notch and will be noticed.
  • BEAUTY & SUBSTANCE are aligned here.
  • As with Blexbolex's books, this one is unusual, set apart by a graphic styllĂL