Rébecca Dautremer

The Ordinary Life of Jacominus Gainsborough makes for an extraordinary picture book. Author Rébecca Dautremer depicts the life of tiny Jacominus with breathtaking illustrations inspired by some of the most notable paintings of the 19th and 20th centuries. Readers follow the life of a quiet but thoughtful rabbit from birth to his days as a cheery grandfather, and they will treasure every single page of what Jacominus himself refers to as “[a] little life, honest and satisfying.” Five show more extraordinary stars for a book that adults will love even more than children (who will still adore it).

In the interest of full disclosure, I received this book from NetGalley, Publisher Spotlight and Post Wave in exchange for an honest review. show less

A lovely experiment in book making with each page leading transparently to the next through careful laser cut layers.

The idea is not so novel but it would be easy to make a mess of it, here the project has come toghether in a lovely way.

A little girl is teased mercilessly by a little boy, and her mother tells her he must be smitten with her telling her she has an "amoureux" (literally translates to "Lover"). The girl doesn't understand the word and her friends all try to describe what "amoureux" can possibly mean. Cute story for young children, lovely little illustrations, but... I didn't LOVE the book overall. Then again, I'm not the intended target audience by a few decades.

Geen woordelijk verhaal, maar wát een prachtige platen, wát een prachtig mooi gemaakt boek!