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Isabelle and the Angel


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No. of pages 40

Published: 2000

Great for age 3-12 years

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Isabelle is lonesome and bored. When she's not painting with pink cake and strawberry jam, she goes to the Museum where she gazes at her favorite paintingthe one of the little Angel. Isabelle is smitten. And when the object of her affection comes to life one day, she discovers what it is she's been longing for all along. Georg Hallensleben's wonderfully lush illustrations enrich this sweet story about a contemplative pig named Isabelle who finds friends hip and a surefire cure for boredom all in one place.

 

 

There are 40 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2000 by Chronicle Books .

Anne Gutman lives and works in France with her husband Georg Hallensleben and their daughter. Georg Hallensleben was born in Germany, lived in Rome and now lives in Paris. He is the illustrator of several book for children. Thierry Magnier has spent the past twenty years of his life working with children--as a teacher, a bookseller, an author and a publisher. This is his first children's book. Georg Hallensleben was born in Germany, lived in Rome and now lives in Paris. He is the illustrator of several book for children.

 

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

 

Regan McMahon

 

A Parisian pig is the protagonist in Isabelle and the Angel by Thierry Magnier and illustrator Georg Hallensleben (Chronicle; 32 pages; $14.95; ages 3-6). Originally published in French, it tells the story of Isabelle, who "liked to play with her food"--creating paintings out of pink cake and strawberry jam. This unconventional artist loves conventional art as well, going to the Louvre every day to gaze at her favorite painting, which features a little angel in the corner. One day the angel comes out of the painting to play with Isabelle and give her a tour of the museum. Isabelle misses her friend when she's back home. She knows the angel can never leave the museum, so she must find a way to be there all day every day. Her solution is at once unusual and practical.

Isabelle and the Angel is a slight, offbeat story with a quirky European sensibility, enriched by Hallensleben's moody oil paintings--a Twilight Zone episode for the preschool set.