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My Valley by Claude Ponti (Translated from the French by Alyson Waters)
My Valley by Claude Ponti (Translated from the French by Alyson Waters)
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French luminary Claude Ponti invents his own brilliant universe and invites everyone inside, in a book that was named a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews. Betsy Bird writes in School Library Journal, “Lush and lovely, cuddly and warm . . . one uncanny valley you may never wish to leave.”
In My Valley, Claude Ponti leads us on a journey through an enchanted world inhabited by tiny, adorable, monkey-like creatures called "Twims." This is a place where uprooted buildings soar through the sky, trees keep the secrets you whisper to them, magic seeds grow into huge ships, and singing stones make children’s wishes come true. Clever language and beautifully detailed maps of imaginary landscapes will delight children and adults alike. Ponti himself has said, "My stories are like fairytales, always situated in the marvelous, speaking to the interior life and emotions of children. That way each child can get what they want out of the images: the characters and dreams are their own." The first book published by Elsewhere Editions, My Valley is one of three of Ponti’s marvels available in English, including a Where’s Waldo-esque lollapalooza, Blaze and the Castle Cake for Bertha Daye, and a poignant, inventive rethinking of The Ugly Duckling, Hiznobyuti.
In My Valley, Claude Ponti leads us on a journey through an enchanted world inhabited by tiny, adorable, monkey-like creatures called "Twims." This is a place where uprooted buildings soar through the sky, trees keep the secrets you whisper to them, magic seeds grow into huge ships, and singing stones make children’s wishes come true. Clever language and beautifully detailed maps of imaginary landscapes will delight children and adults alike. Ponti himself has said, "My stories are like fairytales, always situated in the marvelous, speaking to the interior life and emotions of children. That way each child can get what they want out of the images: the characters and dreams are their own." The first book published by Elsewhere Editions, My Valley is one of three of Ponti’s marvels available in English, including a Where’s Waldo-esque lollapalooza, Blaze and the Castle Cake for Bertha Daye, and a poignant, inventive rethinking of The Ugly Duckling, Hiznobyuti.
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