Перед моим домом

by Marianne Dubuc, Марианна Дюбюк, Olga Patrusheva (Translator)

В необычное путешествие можно отправиться прямо от порога собственного дома — лишь бы воображения хватило. Книжка-картинка канадской художницы Марианны Дюбюк как нитка волшебного клубка ведет читателя в сказку или в космос, и на каждом развороте нас ждут сюрпризы и загадки. Не только малыши (от 1,5 лет), но и дети постарше наверняка полюбят эту необычную историю и наверняка начнут придумывать свои.
Марианна Дюбюк — автор-иллюстратор, который придумывает книжки-картинки со сложными сюжетом и структурой. Ее называют восходящей звездой французской литературы — в своих книгах она создает целые миры, как настоящий писатель.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Canada, Fantasy, Juvenile, Animals, Fiction

120 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Diplômée en design graphique à l'Université du Québec à Montréal, Marianne Dubuc est auteure et illustratrice. Elle a signé une demi-douzaine de livres jeunesse, notamment deux ouvrages publiés à la rentrée 2010, Devant ma maison et Un éléphant qui se balançait...

Reviews

[Mir · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like the format and the idea. I assume this was intentional, but I as a child would probably have gotten hung up on how some of the transitions don't make sense. I got mad when authors tried to sneak things by me -- do they think I'm dumb because I'm four?!

Also, probably on the long side for smaller kids.

[Abigail · Rating 3 out of 5]

"On a little hill, / behind a brown fence, / under a big oak tree, / is... / my house. / In front of my house... / a rosebush." And so begins the simple cumulative narrative of In Front of My House, which describes a seemingly endless series of objects and creatures in proximity to the last thing mentioned - on the rosebush is a bird; above the bird is a window, behind the window is... and so on - eventually coming full circle, back to the narrator's house.

Originally published in French as Devant ma maison, this engaging little picture-book doesn't really offer a story of any kind, but yet somehow manages to provide an engaging reading experience all the same. I can imagine this making for a good read-aloud selection, especially with more imaginative young listeners, as the storyteller stops at each section, and lets her audience guess what is coming next. The artwork, done in pencil crayon, is simple but appealing, with most two-page spreads featuring text on a white page on the left, and an illustration on the right. The section of the book set in the cave, and in outer space, is done on black paper. A visually stimulating book, one that could make for an intellectually stimulating game, In Front of My House is another winner from French-Canadian author/illustrator Marianne Dubuc!

[Tasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I opened this book. It’s not a normal picture book size, being rather square and short. But it was the length that threw me most of all. It’s much longer than most picture books, having the heft of a chapter book. But oh how I enjoyed this squat little book.

The book starts out on a hill under a tree with a house. In front of the house is a rosebush. On the rosebush is a little bird. Above the bird is a window. Head through the window, and the into the room, open the book of fairy tales and your journey really begins. This is a very engaging book with short sentences that bridge the page turn so that the next step of the story is hidden until you turn the page. It is a very simple concept, but one that mirrors a child’s imagination so closely that it reaches beyond that simplicity and becomes something more. One really never knows what is around that next page turn…

Dubuc keeps her sentences very basic, using only a single adjective at times and plenty of prepositional phrases. Her illustrations have the same simple approach with plenty of white space that allows the object itself to really be highlighted. The book design is exceptional. The words curve, blast, stand vertical like a tree, hang upside down. It is a dynamic book that is delightful to read.

This is a book that will inspire circular story telling in children and will work to get creative juices flowing. What other book has vampires, werewolves, a whale, a dragon, a bear, and a lost baby penguin? Appropriate for ages 3-6.

[Robin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fat, small, square picture book in which one things lead to another, starting and ending at "my house." "In front of my house . . . a rosebush./On the rosebush . . . a little bird." Facing each page their is a brightly colored illustration of the object on a plain white background (or black when it is night). Some are funny, like "Under my bed . . . Whew! Nothing at all." And my favorite: "In the Big Bad Wolf's belly . . . the Three Little Pigs, the house made of bricks, the house made of sticks, the house made of straw, one of the Seven Little Kids, Peter, a potful of stone soup, Grandmother and Little Red Riding Hood." The fonts change in size and emphasis (italics/bold) which adds interest. An very appealing nicely designed book.

[Barbara · Rating 5 out of 5]

This delightful circular story begins with a picture of a colorful house on a hill, and it ends up at that same house which the narrator now labels "my house." The colorful, child-like drawings show a child's world, both real and imagined. Using prepositions - in, behind, under, around and so forth - the story moves from the yard to the bedroom where the child discovers with relief that there is nothing under the bed. But a fairy tale book lies in view, and inside there are many familiar characters to be found, most of them in the Big Bad Wolf's belly! Then on we go to mounains, caves, the ocean and even outer space before returning home. A truely imaginative home-adventure-home story that most young children will find irresistible!

[Steven R. McEvoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is not a typical picture book. It is nearly a perfect square. It is much longer than many picture books. But the story leads from one thing to another as it build and builds. My youngest daughter loves this book. She read it at school and insisted that we find it and read it together. The story starts with a little house on a hill, then a bush in front of the house, and a bird in the bush. It is good for the age level, and teaches special concepts but lacks a little for adult staying power. Any books my children love reading is a hit in our house. Even if the book was not quite 5 stars in my books.

Read the review on my blog Book Reviews and More.

[Molly · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's fun, and cute and made me smile- kind of like a little kid's stream of consciousness.

[Jana · Rating 3 out of 5]

This clever picture book gives young readers a fun journey into a fantasy land starting at home and ending at home. The book takes readers from the front yard, beyond the fence, and up into the clouds and into forests. Readers meet up with some of their favorite characters from other storybooks and a host of other surprises. This would be a great way to talk with elementary children about prepositional phrases and might even be a good mentor text for young writers to tell about their own fantastic adventures.

[Rose Rosetree · Rating 5 out of 5]

Imagine along with the nameless narrator. Flex your imagination. And know you'll feel safe in the process of reading this picture book: The story is circular and, by the end, it will bring you gently back home.

Examples of the flow of imagination -- always beautifully illustrated -- include:

the Sun!
Phew!

Around the sun...
Outer space...

In outer space...
a rocket ship.

FIVE STARS for a mind-expanding picture book, using few words yet taking young readers on a grand adventure.

[FM Family · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love Marianne Dubuc but her books are a mixed bag. This is less "Mr. Postmouse's Rounds" and more the one about the animals dressed as other animals. Feels overlong for a book with no narrative and only a few silly jokes. That said, my 2 year old found it fairly compelling, and enjoyed the suspense of each page flip, way longer than I thought she would. Not her best work, but this is worth a read for a kid who likes the surprise after the page turn.

[Mireille Duval · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vraiment ingénieux. J'aurais probablement trouvé ça un peu long si ça avait été moi la lectrice, mais dans le format bibliopoupon avec une lectrice très enthousiaste, ça faisait bien, et pour bébé aussi.

[Angelina · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice way to practise all those prepositions while wondering what's coming on the next page.

[KC · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the illustrations-simple and childlike- a bit too long of a story.

[Flora Wong]

2014/2/11

[Cheriee Weichel · Rating 4 out of 5]

If i were still teaching and working with learners learning English, I would use this book. It's a circular journey that includes many prepositions and surprises before the reader returns home.

[Marie-Pier Dodier · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lien entre une image et celle de la page suivante.

[Christina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute! Some things were unexpected and the illustrations were fun.

[Jeanine · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nonsensical loop with charming coloured pencil drawings. Felt like it was a book playing "Yes, and..."

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

What I love about the book is the potential for guessing. I envision reading this with a child and having them guess what will come up on the next page.

[Irene · Rating 4 out of 5]

Um pouco confusa com os comentários dizendo que as conexões do livro são vagas, sendo que pra mim seguem uma lógica infantil perfeita

[Silvéria]

Opinião em https://www.instagram.com/p/DG2doQHNI...

[Ali · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such a fun book! very imaginative and intertextual. I loved it a lot.

[Romain · Rating 5 out of 5]

J'aime beaucoup les imagiers pour les petits. Ils contiennent plein de choses à découvrir, à identifier et à nommer. L'inconvénient est qu'il sont décousus, il n'y pas ou peu de liant entre les planches et ils ressemblent parfois un peu trop à un catalogue.

Marianne Dubuc a trouvé une parade, elle combine dans son livre l'imagier et le livre de conte. Tout part de la maison — l'un des premiers dessins réalisés par les enfants. Dans la maison il y a la chambre et sous le lit — lieu de toutes les peurs — un livre de contes — il y a aussi une vielle chaussette juste à côté. Et là, tout bascule. On entre dans le livre pour y trouver une princesse, un dragon, etc. Elle nous ballade comme cela en jonglant entre l'imaginaire des contes de fées et le monde réel. Le principe de passage d'un dessin à l'autre fonctionne un peu à la manière de la comptine Trois petits chats — vous savez Marabout, Bout d'ficelle […] — un dessin amenant l'autre à partir d'une transition souvent subtile. D'ailleurs, il est assez réjouissant de voir que l'illustratrice Québécoise ne prend pas les enfants pour des imbéciles. Par sa mise en scène, elle les pousse à réfléchir et bouscule les codes conventionnels — attention, j'ai lu dans un commentaire les récriminations de parents choqués par la présence d'un vampire, on croit rêver.

Les dessins sont simples, naïfs. On les croirait faits aux crayons de couleurs. Ils ressemblent un peu à des dessins d'enfants et ce n'est pas du tout péjoratif.

Cet excellent livre permet aux enfants d'apprendre des mots en écoutant une histoire — ce qui est déjà pas si mal. Il élargit leur horizon en créant des passages entre le monde réel et celui des contes de fées, en instillant un peu de magie dans le quotidien. http://www.aubonroman.com/2013/08/dev...

[Donna]

IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE After having become aware of this book through Julie Rowan-Zoch's blog*, I borrowed it from the library :) I have to say, I love the concept, enjoyed every page turn and the way it was executed---for the most part. For a child who already understands position words, this is an EXcellent and very entertaining book and I highly recommend it :) The one thing I think doesn't quite work, though, is if the book's purpose is to teach the concept of position words.

As readers who already understand what "next to" and "behind" etc. mean, we don't need it shown to us, and can very much "get" this book. Other than the first and last descriptions (of the hill/tree/house), all the positions aren't actually shown through illustration. A child can't see "next to" or "behind" or "on" etc. :/ It can still be enjoyed, only it will take an adult's explanation, working with the page turns, to describe the position words to a child who's at the stage of learning position words and their meanings.

*Julie's blog post: http://julierowanzoch.wordpress.com/2...

[Andrew Lovell · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was hard to really appreciate this book when I had unknowingly read a similar book called ZOOM by Itsvan banyai. I love the concept of the book with the circular storyline and the twist ending. What i did not like was the fact that the progression was not logical. For example, "Under the old sock, A book of fairy tales"; a book would not fit hidden underneath a sock. A similar example is when a bird was on the rosebush but in the illustration of the rosebush there was no bird. These are very small details and I know that I am being overcritical, which is why i believe my previous reading of ZOOM kind of ruined my experience with this book. I liked it, but didn't love it. 3 stars.

[Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

A unique little book that would work well in a classroom setting for teaching prepositions. This circular story that unassuming in its creativity and "where is this going to lead?" suspense. Expanding on the typical picture book length, In Front of My House begins with a little house on a hill. In front of the house is a rosebush. In that rosebush is a bird. The story continues in this way, going to outer space and back again before returning to the house where it all started. Childlike pencil crayon illustrations give the book an appealing hand-made feel. - T

[Sarah BT · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun, twisty little book!

The book starts with "in front of my house" and soon grows to the bedroom, what's outside the window, what can be found in a book, in outerspace, and on and on. The path doesn't always make sense, but it captures a child's imagination perfectly (which doesn't always make sense either!:) It's a long picture book, but the text and illustrations are simple. It's fun to guess what could be coming next-chances are you won't be able to! The story is circular and we wind up where we started, making this a great book to read over and over again!

[Tyrone Hardy · Rating 4 out of 5]

“In front of My House,” is illustrated by Richard Scarry. Amazingly the book didn’t list an author. Once I began to read the book I realized this a science book that is telling the readers about things in the different animals’ homes. Students can count the different items in the homes as part of the reading. The book list things and ask the reader if he or she can find those items in the picture. This book facilitates inquiry and research. I would recommend this book for kindergartners and 1st graders.

[Kelsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

At first, this book feels chunky for a children's book. It is thick, but each page features just a few words. On each page one object is shown. A new sentence begins to describe something around the object. The next page features the next object. The book features flowers, space objects, zoo animals and fairy tale creatures. It would be appropriate for encouraging vocabulary. It might be better to break the reading into sessions, if children do not have the stamina to work through the whole book with their readers.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is very creative, and I could see it as a fun class activity--it moves from in front of my house to show things in relationship to other things, even if the relationship is silly or tricky to follow. Inside a whale is a magician's hat (among other things) and inside the hat is a dove, and above the dove is a cloud. Now isn't the dove in the hat? Still it somehow works, and is fun. It is cool to see all the places your imagination can go when you let it free to travel.