Puss in Boots

ISBN-13: 9780312659455 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 32 str.

Charles Perrault; Fred Marcellino; Malcolm Arthur

Opis

Charles Perrault's Puss in Boots has been an irresistible magnet for countless illustrators ever since this classic French tale was first published in 1697. So the question arises: Do we really need another edition of Puss? Presented with Fred Marcellino's magnificent interpretation of this nimble new translation of the authentic text, book lovers young and old are apt to decide that this Puss in Boots belongs on their shelf of special favorites.Long regarded as the preeminent designer of book jackets in America, Fred Marcellino provides an unstinting visual feast in his first full-color picture book. The adventures of that rascal, Puss, and his master, the miller's son, are portrayed in a lavish series of illustrations that range from sumptuous grandeur to comedy both boisterous and sly.
Puss in Boots is a 1991 Caldecott Honor Book.

O autorze

Charles Perrault, geboren 1628 in Paris, gestorben 1703 in Paris, wurde vor allem durch seine Gedichte- und Märchensammlung berühmt. Er hat das Genre der contes de fees in Frankreich popularisiert und deutsche Autoren wie die Brüder Grimm oder Ludwig Bechstein maßgeblich beeinflusst. Nach seinem Jurastudium wurde er Anwalt, Berater von Ludwig XIV. und später Oberaufseher der königlichen Bauten. Perrault war ebenfalls Mitglied der Academie Francaise.