Full Product Details
Author: Christine Roussey
Publisher: Abrams
Imprint: Abrams Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9781419728235
ISBN 10: 1419728237
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 12 June 2018
Recommended Age: From 3 to 6 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Delightfully imaginative illustrations in a loose, cartoon style use white backgrounds and vibrant swirls of color to indicate Alfred's odors . . . This funny story offers a fresh approach to accepting each individual's unique personality. --Kirkus Reviews This book contains a marvelous message of acceptance and love. --School Library Journal The colored line-drawing illustrations featuring the cross-eyed, rotund, homely Alfred, often surrounded by the mass of squiggles and swirls that represent his stench, have a childlike quality with a surreal vibe that matches Alfred's situation well. The text has a varied vocabulary with a catchy repetition that could easily become a chant after a few times through. Those looking for a portrait of true devotion need look no further than this. --Booklist
"""Delightfully imaginative illustrations in a loose, cartoon style use white backgrounds and vibrant swirls of color to indicate Alfred's odors . . . This funny story offers a fresh approach to accepting each individual's unique personality.""-- ""Kirkus Reviews"" ""This book contains a marvelous message of acceptance and love.""-- ""School Library Journal"" ""The colored line-drawing illustrations featuring the cross-eyed, rotund, homely Alfred, often surrounded by the mass of squiggles and swirls that represent his stench, have a childlike quality with a surreal vibe that matches Alfred's situation well. The text has a varied vocabulary with a catchy repetition that could easily become a chant after a few times through. Those looking for a portrait of true devotion need look no further than this."" -- ""Booklist"""
This book contains a marvelous message of acceptance and love. --School Library Journal Delightfully imaginative illustrations in a loose, cartoon style use white backgrounds and vibrant swirls of color to indicate Alfred's odors . . . This funny story offers a fresh approach to accepting each individual's unique personality. --Kirkus Reviews The colored line-drawing illustrations featuring the cross-eyed, rotund, homely Alfred, often surrounded by the mass of squiggles and swirls that represent his stench, have a childlike quality with a surreal vibe that matches Alfred's situation well. The text has a varied vocabulary with a catchy repetition that could easily become a chant after a few times through. Those looking for a portrait of true devotion need look no further than this. --Booklist
Author Information
Christine Roussey is the author-illustrator of My Lazy Cat and the illustrator of Hello in There, In My Heart, Brave As Can Be, All My Treasures, and In My Room. She works in advertising, as well as with newspapers, magazines, and publishers. She lives in Paris.
