Kerascoët
Author of I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness
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Kerascoët is the joint pen name of the French illustrators, comics and animation artists Marie Pommepuy (born 1978) and Sébastien Cosset (born 1975).
Image credit: via Enchanted Lion Books
Works by Kerascoët
Piękna ciemność 2 copies
LES TCHOUKS T6 ON A PREPARE UN ANNIVERSAIRE: ON A PREPARE UN ANNIVERSAIRE (BD JEUNESSE) (French Edition) (2015) — Illustrator — 1 copy
Περπατάμε μαζί Βανέσα; 1 copy
Anita O'Day (2 CD Audio) 1 copy
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I Walk with Vanessa: A Picture Book Story About a… by Kerascoët
I loved this wordless picture book about being a friend to someone that is being bullied. I'm always drawn to this kind of book when school approaches.
Wordless and indeed very simple as the title suggests. It's a book worth going over more than once to spot the bully (in his Where's Waldo shirt).
There are certainly more nuanced portrayals of elementary school bullying, but this would be good jumping off point to talk to kids about what they can do if they witness bullying.
There are certainly more nuanced portrayals of elementary school bullying, but this would be good jumping off point to talk to kids about what they can do if they witness bullying.
I think all kids can relate to being on both sides of this equation, and I like the wordless format.
First sentence: Bear with me!
Premise/plot: Oh how I love thee, let me count the ways. This is a near wordless picture book starring a growing girl (she's an infant on the first spread and starting school towards the second half) and her beloved bear. Throughout the book, you see her growing up. This sequence is beautifully illustrated and super relatable. The conflict in this one--well, one of two conflicts, perhaps--is WHAT will she do at school without bear? (And perhaps just perhaps what will Bear do all day without her while she's at school.)
My thoughts: I don't always love wordless books, but this near-wordless picture book charmed me from page one. SO much story is expressed on each spread. SO much emotion. So many relatable experiences--from both sides. For example, the sequence where the dad has had ENOUGH and is putting his foot down, so to speak, and washing Bear in the washing machine. Those two pages express so much just through illustrations alone. But I think my favorite pages deal with the girl's attempt to take the Bear with her. Literally, "Bear with me."
I loved this one so much. It was super cute and adorable. It was very relatable.… (more)
Premise/plot: Oh how I love thee, let me count the ways. This is a near wordless picture book starring a growing girl (she's an infant on the first spread and starting school towards the second half) and her beloved bear. Throughout the book, you see her growing up. This sequence is beautifully illustrated and super relatable. The conflict in this one--well, one of two conflicts, perhaps--is WHAT will she do at school without bear? (And perhaps just perhaps what will Bear do all day without her while she's at school.)
My thoughts: I don't always love wordless books, but this near-wordless picture book charmed me from page one. SO much story is expressed on each spread. SO much emotion. So many relatable experiences--from both sides. For example, the sequence where the dad has had ENOUGH and is putting his foot down, so to speak, and washing Bear in the washing machine. Those two pages express so much just through illustrations alone. But I think my favorite pages deal with the girl's attempt to take the Bear with her. Literally, "Bear with me."
I loved this one so much. It was super cute and adorable. It was very relatable.… (more)
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