Empowerment Feelings Female characters Positive role model
Akiko la courageuse
(Akiko the brave) Book not yet available in English
Summary:
Akiko isn’t afraid of the dark: tree shadows dance across the moon like marvellous shadow puppets and her animal friends keep watch to make sure she is safe. [Source: publisher]
Edited by:
Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
Author(s):
Guilloppé, Antoine
Illustrator(s):
Guilloppé, Antoine
Series:
Picquier jeunesse
Publisher:
Philippe Picquier
City:
Arles
Year:
2010
Pages:
32
ISBN:
9782809701937
Age Range:
3 - 5
Original Language:
FR
Keywords:
Empowerment, Feelings, Female characters, Positive role model
Comment:
[Akiko] is magnificent. Truth be told, the girl isn’t really brave. She just loves and understands the forest. She is part of it and feels protected by the animals who live in it. So what is there to be afraid of? The very simple sentences, every word carefully weighed, open the door to Akiko’s world. The illustrations, often offering an unusual perspective, are black and white cutouts, with Akiko’s flowery silhouette the only splash of colour. As she walks through the forest, she encounters her marvellous, protective animal friends, drawn in a strikingly unusual style. [Source: Ricochet, Véronique Mertenat, published in the “As-Tu Lu ?” section of the ISJM journal Parole]