The Building Boy - Rilegato

Montgomery, Ross

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0571314090 ISBN 13: 9780571314096

Casa editrice: Faber & Faber, 2016

Riassunto

Montgomery's imaginative tale of grief and legacy is refreshingly untethered by logic. Litchfield's illustrations amplify his themes with originality and a warm palette. Sad and sweet."—Kirkus ReviewsAll at once, it was as if the stars leapt closer.Grandma grabbed the boy, raising him high above the rooftiles on her head.She was alive!The boy's grandma was a famous architect. Her garden is still full of old building materials. Unwilling to accept she has gone, the boy builds a giant structure from the bricks and girders he finds. And then ... Grandma comes to life! The boy is whisked away on an epic adventure across fields, through oceans and atop roofs. But where is Grandma taking him?Beautiful, thrilling and extremely moving: the extraordinary debut picture book with beautiful illustrations from bestselling illustrator David Lichfield.

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Recensione

quirky and life affirming with a sense of the surreal. (Bookseller)

There's a dreamlike, whimsical quality about this whole bittersweet story of love, loss, and discovering your path in life. (Books for Keeps)

Descrizione del libro

A beautiful, epic story about life, death and seeing the world, that should sit alongside classics like The Snowman, this is the first picture book Costa-shortlisted Ross Montgomery.

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• Editore: Faber & Faber
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0571314090
• ISBN 13: 9780571314096
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 32
• Disegnatore: Litchfield David