Publ. à l'occasion d'une exposition au Salon du livre de jeunesse à Montreuil en 1995.

La vie de la page

quentin blake is one of the best-known illustrators of our time.
 he was roald dahl's regular illustrator, and their books have enjoyed world popularity with generations of children.  blake has collaborated with many other well-known authors and also created his own picture-books such as clown and zagazoo.  quentin blake was born in england in 1932.  for more than 20 years he taught in and then led the illustration department of the royal college of art.  in 1999 he became the first children's laureate and in 2005 was appointed cbe for his services to children's literature.
 in france, where he spends a great deal of his time and where he has been published by gallimard for the past 30 years, quentin blake has the same huge reputation as in great britain.  his work has been exhibited there, and he has produced several books especially for french readers.  in 2002 he was made a chevalier des arts et des lettres.  it was on account of this reputation that he was invited by the petit palais to select and present the exhibition quentin blake et les demoiselles des bords de seine, and in the exhibition and this book he displays his enthusiasm for 19th century french art with a perceptiveness and liveliness which will speak to readers of all ages.

Quentin blake and the demoiselles des bords de seine

Learn English with Fantastic Mr Fox! A Penguin Readers book. Discover fifteen famous Roald Dahl adventures, adapted for learners of English aged 7+. Can you read them all?Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. Readers include simplified text, illustrations and language learning exercises. Please note that the eBook edition does NOT include access to the audio edition and digital book. In these Penguin Readers editions, Roald Dahl's stories have been aligned to the CEFR framework A1 to A2+, in four levels. Each book is also Lexile measured. The graded readers feature illustrated new words, language activities, and fun games between chapters, encouraging students and teachers to structure learning and make real progress. Every book also includes projects and discussions. Visit the Penguin Readers website for downloadable quizzes, worksheets and answer keys. Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock a digital book and audio edition (not available with the eBook). Fantastic Mr Fox, a Level 2 Reader, is A1+ in the CEFR framework. Sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the future tenses will and going to, present continuous for future meaning, and comparatives and superlatives. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages. The farmers do not like Mr Fox, because Mr Fox takes food from their farms! The farmers are angry, and Mr Fox's family is not safe. But Mr Fox has a clever plan. Is Mr Fox more clever than the farmers?

Penguin Readers Level 2: Roald Dahl Fantastic Mr Fox (ELT Graded Reader)

Quentin Blake - 100 figures

Les trois petits coquins sont trois petits singes... insupportables : Tim, Sam et Lulu. Un texte malicieux du maître Quentin Blake, qu'il a confié à Emma Chichester Clark, un duo d'exception pour un album indispensable, chargé de joie de vivre et de drôlerie.

Les trois petits coquins

A beautiful edition of Quentin Blake's Magical Tales, the wonderfully illustrated collection of more than a dozen tales of magical fun and mystery from all over the globe.

 A wonderful collection of more than a dozen little-known tales of magical fun from all over the globe. A beautifully illustrated edition of a classic compendium of tales from around the world.

 Escape to a faraway mystical world where anything can happen: where a boy can find a belt that gives him amazing strength, where a frog can be a beautiful princess in disguise, and where princes can fly on magic carpets. Retold in wonderful detail by long-time Quentin Blake collaborator John Yeoman, these stories sparkle with enchantment, adventure, and a beautifully imagined mix of the familiar and unfamiliar.

 Stories Include: The Blue Belt, Half-Man-Half-Lame-Horse, The Crystal Ship, The Five Strange Brothers, The Magic Handkerchief, The Pumpkin Tree, The Magic Cakes, The Frog Skin, The Three Old Crones, Prince Baki and the White Doe, The Old Man and the Jinni, The Poor Girl and Her Cow.

Quentin Blake's Magical Tales

Si presque tout le monde connaît Madeline de Ludwig Bemelmans, le fait que l?illustrateur ait publié plus de quarante autres ouvrages demeure pour beaucoup un secret. Premier titre de la toute nouvelle série de Thames & Hudson dédiée aux grands illustrateurs, ce livre offre un aperçu visuel de la vie et du travail de cet artiste et écrivain avec des extraits de romans, récits autobiographiques, articles humoristiques et bandes dessinées, peintures murales et menus pour hôtels et restaurants.

Ludwig bemelmans (the illustrators)

Suzon, Marion, Lisette, Sylvette, Fantine, Blandine et Ernestine sont lavandières dans la blanchisserie de Monsieur Balthazar Lerat. Chaque jour, elles descendent à la rivière, trient le linge, le plongent dans l'eau, le savonnent, le rincent, le battent, le sèchent et le repassent. Mais plus les jours passent et plus le linge s'entasse. Alors, face aux draps sales et aux mouchoirs dégoûtants, elles se révoltent et partent en courant... en mettant tout sens dessus dessous sur leur passage. Jusqu'à ce qu'elles rencontrent sept boueux bûcherons ! Un texte amusant sur la lutte contre l'exploitation.

La révolte des lavandières

Il était une fois un couple heureux qui reçu un bébé adorable nommé Zagazou. Avec lui, la vie était merveilleuse. Et puis un jour, Georges et Bella s'aperçurent que Zagazou s'était transformé en petit vautour aux cris terrifiants. Puis il devint un éléphanteau balourd, ensuite un jeune phacochère boueux... Georges et Bella se demandaient si cela s'arrêterait un jour.Un beau jour, un drôle d'événement se produit dans la vie de Georges et de Bella. Le facteur leur livre un bébé tout rose prénommé Zagazou. Georges et Bella passent des jours heureux en compagnie de cette adorable créature jusqu'au jour où ils découvrent avec stupéfaction que Zagazou s'est transformé en bébé vautour. Un énorme bébé vautour aux cris terrifiants. Puis en phacochère qui se roule dans la boue. Un autre jour encore en dragon coléreux… Comme c'est étonnant, la vie !

La vie de la page

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