L’une belle, l’autre pas
(One pretty, one not) Book not yet available in English
Summary:
Two sisters. The older one thinks the younger one’s drawings are “ugly.” What do the parents think? Yes, “they’re a bit ugly but it doesn’t matter,” they say. Everyone in the family knows that the narrator has bad taste and her big sister likes beautiful things. But what is bad taste? And what is beauty? [Source: Nathalie Beau, La Revue des livres pour enfants, 09/12/2013]
Edited by: Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
Comment:
What is bad taste? What is beauty? How to handle differences of taste within the family? The illustrations play with cut-outs, juxtaposed patterns, and unexpected clashing patches of dayglo and gold. Are they pretty? Ugly? Bad taste? Don’t expect an answer. There is no right or wrong response to the question clevery explored in this original book. [09/12/2013, Nathalie Beau, La Revue des livres pour enfants]