L'apprentissage amoureux
by Laëtitia Bourget
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"Ils furent très heureux et eurent beaucoup d'enfants. Et après?" (p. 2-3) Après, le prince et la princesse se découvrirent l'un l'autre. "Oui, mais..." (p. 8) Comment ont-ils réussi à traverser toutes ces épreuves que constituent les adaptations que nécessite la vie a deux? Comment ont-ils réussi à s'entendre sur la décoration ou le nom à donner aux enfants? Comment ont-ils pu continuer à se plaire malgré les boutons ou les ronflements nocturnes? Comment ont-ils réussi à ne show more pas se sentir délaissés lorsque les obligations conduisaient à un éloignement passager? "Je crois bien qu'ils ont grandi" (p. 33) -- Ces questions trouvent leurs réponses dans les illustrations d'inspiration surréaliste, foisonnant de créatures desquelles se dégagent une inquiétante étrangeté et de motifs hautement colorés, au fil desquelles le lecteur suit l'évolution de deux amoureux, de la petite enfance à l'âge adulte. Un album débordant de tendresse, de poésie et d'humour dans lequel petits et grands trouveront matière à réflexion. [SDM] show lessTags
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Wonderful illustrations help relate this short story about "an education on love" which begins (approximate and shortened translation from French) "Once upon a time in a country far far away, a handsome prince met the princess of his dreams. After many difficult travails, the prince got his princess, they lived happily ever after and had many children."
"And what then?"
We find out the prince and the princess had the run of the palace, could listen to stories till late at night, then sleep in all morning and eat sweets as much they wanted to, and so on. But what follows is a series amusing 'real life' situations our young royals might have come across in the course of their idyllic relationship. Here are a few examples:
But what happened show more when there was only one ice cream cone left?
or when they couldn't agree on the names of their future children?
How did the prince remain charming when he snored at night? And how did the princess stay sublime when she got pimples all over her face?
and how did the princess manage not to feel abandoned when the prince travelled far away to kill the demons?
This book is sadly only available in French at present, but the illustrations alone are well worth the detour. In the meantime, you can view them in a larger format by clicking on the images here, then clicking on the image a second time when you are on the Flickr page. My thanks to Kerry (avatiakh) for pointing out this fantastically imaginative and talented illustrator to me. show less
"And what then?"
We find out the prince and the princess had the run of the palace, could listen to stories till late at night, then sleep in all morning and eat sweets as much they wanted to, and so on. But what follows is a series amusing 'real life' situations our young royals might have come across in the course of their idyllic relationship. Here are a few examples:
But what happened show more when there was only one ice cream cone left?
or when they couldn't agree on the names of their future children?
How did the prince remain charming when he snored at night? And how did the princess stay sublime when she got pimples all over her face?
and how did the princess manage not to feel abandoned when the prince travelled far away to kill the demons?
This book is sadly only available in French at present, but the illustrations alone are well worth the detour. In the meantime, you can view them in a larger format by clicking on the images here, then clicking on the image a second time when you are on the Flickr page. My thanks to Kerry (avatiakh) for pointing out this fantastically imaginative and talented illustrator to me. show less
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- Canonical title
- L'apprentissage amoureux
- Original title
- L'apprentissage amoureux
- Original publication date
- 2005
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