Winning a Batchelder Honor (Best Foreign Translation) this picture book is laugh out loud funny – for grownups. Children will enjoy the decoupage artwork style, blending photos, realistic drawings and “silly” faces, while adults will enjoy the softly tongue-in-cheek angst of a young boy spending his “final summer” (before entering school) with his sweet but offbeat old aunts. Mixing the old with the young provides some of the humor, but seeing Garmann’s interpretation of events brings a knowing smile to those of us who remember a time when the world was impossibly big and older people a tad mysterious. This one is a book that parents will enjoy as much as kids.
Friday, May 01, 2009
"Garmann’s Summer" by Stian Hole
Winning a Batchelder Honor (Best Foreign Translation) this picture book is laugh out loud funny – for grownups. Children will enjoy the decoupage artwork style, blending photos, realistic drawings and “silly” faces, while adults will enjoy the softly tongue-in-cheek angst of a young boy spending his “final summer” (before entering school) with his sweet but offbeat old aunts. Mixing the old with the young provides some of the humor, but seeing Garmann’s interpretation of events brings a knowing smile to those of us who remember a time when the world was impossibly big and older people a tad mysterious. This one is a book that parents will enjoy as much as kids.
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