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inner of the 2014 Bologna Ragazzi Award for Fiction, Marguerite's Christmas is a visually stunning exploration of solitude and surprise.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 Desjardins is a journalist and writer who was born in Quebec in 1976. Pascal Blanchet was born in Quebec in 1980. He is interested in twentieth century design, architecture, and jazz.

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A Huffington Post Honorable Mention in Most Heartwarming Category for 2015. Desjardins' wry text masterfully conjures details that place young readers in Marguerite's alien experience, and Blanchet's flat, retro illustrations are a perfect complement. In both aesthetic and setting they evoke the mid-20th century, when Marguerite and her husband no doubt set up housekeeping. In one particularly funny, wordless image, Marguerite stands at the door, an impossibly long cord extending all the way down the hall from the dad's unseen hand outside to the rotary phone hung on the wall. Share with older children; it will give them a new understanding of Grandma. -- STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews Blanchet's screen prints are unequivocally gorgeous, while simultaneously emphasizing solitude and loneliness ... This melancholy story offers layers of visual and psychological subtlety for introspective readers -- Publishers Weekly This beautiful, unusual book looks tenderly but realistically at a housebound older person trying to face her impending death bravely. Many children will recognize grandparents and other relatives in Marguerite?...?. Blanchet's sleek, wistful art evokes the 1950s, when Marguerite's life must have been in full bloom. ----Maria Russo, The New York Times Book Review Melancholy and surprising, this handsome book may inspire more than a few hasty holiday calls to absent parents or grandparents. --Meghan Cox Gurdon, The Wall Street Journal

Desjardins' wry text masterfully conjures details that place young readers in Marguerite's alien experience, and Blanchet's flat, retro illustrations are a perfect complement. In both aesthetic and setting they evoke the mid-20th century, when Marguerite and her husband no doubt set up housekeeping. In one particularly funny, wordless image, Marguerite stands at the door, an impossibly long cord extending all the way down the hall from the dad's unseen hand outside to the rotary phone hung on the wall. Share with older children; it will give them a new understanding of Grandma. -- STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus.

Desjardins' wry text masterfully conjures details that place young readers in Marguerite's alien experience, and Blanchet's flat, retro illustrations are a perfect complement. In both aesthetic and setting they evoke the mid-20th century, when Marguerite and her husband no doubt set up housekeeping. In one particularly funny, wordless image, Marguerite stands at the door, an impossibly long cord extending all the way down the hall from the dad's unseen hand outside to the rotary phone hung on the wall. Share with older children; it will give them a new understanding of Grandma. -- STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews Blanchet's screen prints are unequivocally gorgeous, while simultaneously emphasizing solitude and loneliness ... This melancholy story offers layers of visual and psychological subtlety for introspective readers -- Publishers Weekly

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