Petit is puzzled. Hes a good boy when he plays with his dog. But hes a bad boy when he pulls a girls hair. He can be very nice to his grandfather but terrible to pigeons. Its good when he takes care of his toys, but very bad when he doesnt want to share them. In short, the world is mysterious to Petit. Its exhausting trying to figure it all out. This book by the three-time Hans Christian Andersen finalist Isol is a brilliant, funny, and ever-so-true recreation of a small boys world. The ambiguities and confusions confronting the behavior of people, even small children, are perfectly and lovingly observed and wonderfully illustrated in this little masterpiece. Every child (and every grownup with any honesty) will recognize themselves in this story.

 

 

This book is aimed at children up to US kindergarten.

This book has been graded for interest at 2-5 years.

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published in 2010 by Groundwood Books Ltd , Canada .

Isol is an illustrator, cartoonist, graphic artist, writer, singer and composer. She was born in 1972 and lives and works in Argentina. For her contributions to children's and young adult literature she won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award from the Swedish Arts Council in 2013. In her acceptance speech, Isol said many wonderful things. Here is one: "What reader could be more demanding than a child? Children have a lot of things to discover and I'd better be on their high level in order to satisfy their huge capacity for curiosity. I get my inspiration from what's wild, from what's ridiculous, from that independence of culture that children enjoy. " Elisa Amado was born in Guatemala and now lives in Toronto. Amado's other children's books include What Are You Doing? and Why Are You Doing That? Abraham Urias was born in El Salvador and immigrated to America during the civil war. He works as a designer at Warner Bros in Los Angeles.