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Max
Relax Max
DJ Luas is a famous author, and Max adores DJ's books. When Max decides he wants to write a book, he sends a letter to DJ asking for help. And so begins a touching and humorous correspondence, not just about books and stories, but also about Max's daily life.
144 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 2006
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About the author
Sally Grindley
248 books50 followersI came into children's books originally as Editorial Director of a nationwide children's book club, though I had written and directed a children's play while a student at Sussex University, which was performed at the Edinburgh Fringe. I wrote my first two children's picture books in 1984 and was lucky enough that Anthony Browne wanted to illustrate the second - Knock Knock Who's There? It was published in 1985, is still going strong today and is one of my most successful.
Shhh! was published in 1991 and has known great success in France/Belgium in particular (close on 300,000 copies sold). It's success in the UK - it won the Children's Book Award - was hampered by the liquidation of its original publisher.
I became a full-time author in 1995 and now have some 150+ titles published, the most recent being L'Histoire du Soir in France, Belgium and Italy.
Feather Wars, published in 2003, was my first sortie into young fiction and was followed by the very successful Spilled Water, which has been published in some ten different languages and is very popular in schools as a class reader. It won the Nestle Smarties Gold Award (and I wound up being a 'Pointless' answer on the back of it!) Broken Glass came next and was a Sunday Times Book of the Week.
I'm currently working on picture books again and have plans to illustrate one of my own in the not too distant future - watch this space!
Shhh! was published in 1991 and has known great success in France/Belgium in particular (close on 300,000 copies sold). It's success in the UK - it won the Children's Book Award - was hampered by the liquidation of its original publisher.
I became a full-time author in 1995 and now have some 150+ titles published, the most recent being L'Histoire du Soir in France, Belgium and Italy.
Feather Wars, published in 2003, was my first sortie into young fiction and was followed by the very successful Spilled Water, which has been published in some ten different languages and is very popular in schools as a class reader. It won the Nestle Smarties Gold Award (and I wound up being a 'Pointless' answer on the back of it!) Broken Glass came next and was a Sunday Times Book of the Week.
I'm currently working on picture books again and have plans to illustrate one of my own in the not too distant future - watch this space!
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September 30, 2016
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Seguro que más de un pequeño ha pensando en algún momento en hacerse escritor, si es así seguramente se podrán ver reflejados en el protagonista de la historia, Max.
Cuando Max y D.J. Lucas comienzan su intercambio epistolar van surgiendo en la historia distintos temas, la familia (Max es huérfano de padre), el colegio (relación con otros compañeros y con los profesores), etc. Son pequeñas historias, pequeños secretos que para Max tienen mucha importancia y que van hilvanando una historia que nos permitirá conocer mejor a los dos protagonistas de la historia.
El libro, en el que no falta el humor, no deja indiferente, tiene un estilo muy ágil, y abundan los guiños que seguro que llamarán la atención de los jóvenes lectores, así los capítulos han sido sustituidos por las cartas con su correspondiente encabezado que los dos protagonistas se van enviando, aparecen palabras que no existen pero que se entienden perfectamente y al final, todo en conjunto, crea una buena historia… y un buen libro, el que D.J. Lucas querría haber escrito. ;)
Seguro que más de un pequeño ha pensando en algún momento en hacerse escritor, si es así seguramente se podrán ver reflejados en el protagonista de la historia, Max.
Cuando Max y D.J. Lucas comienzan su intercambio epistolar van surgiendo en la historia distintos temas, la familia (Max es huérfano de padre), el colegio (relación con otros compañeros y con los profesores), etc. Son pequeñas historias, pequeños secretos que para Max tienen mucha importancia y que van hilvanando una historia que nos permitirá conocer mejor a los dos protagonistas de la historia.
El libro, en el que no falta el humor, no deja indiferente, tiene un estilo muy ágil, y abundan los guiños que seguro que llamarán la atención de los jóvenes lectores, así los capítulos han sido sustituidos por las cartas con su correspondiente encabezado que los dos protagonistas se van enviando, aparecen palabras que no existen pero que se entienden perfectamente y al final, todo en conjunto, crea una buena historia… y un buen libro, el que D.J. Lucas querría haber escrito. ;)
October 19, 2023
De 8 A9 años está bien, pero para más edad se hace súper aburrido
August 9, 2024
3.8
Luego subo mi opinión
Luego subo mi opinión
June 20, 2022
para un niño está bien.
June 26, 2012
I know it' looks babyish but it's actually so good !
April 12, 2013
it was cooool!!!!:P:P<3<3:):)
March 5, 2015
A sweet and funny story *_*
March 29, 2017
An Awkward Read
My son and I have enjoyed these books. I read DJ's letters and he reads Max's. There were some sticky situations to explain.
My son and I have enjoyed these books. I read DJ's letters and he reads Max's. There were some sticky situations to explain.
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