پوکا و مین در سینما

Poka et Mine

by Kitty Crowther

در این داستان پوکا، مین را به سینما می‌برد اما مین می‌خواهد عروسک‌هایش را هم با خود ببرد…

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

b. 1970

Kitty Crowther developed a love for books in early childhood, due in part to the fact that she was born with a hearing defect that delayed her speaking until the age of four. Her dossier provides this comment on her work: "Kitty's style speaks for itself. A simple, pure line, a light stroke that creates movement, that traces emotion, that touches the heart. Characters are drawn with a few, clear pen strokes and are revealed subtly. 'I'm fascinated by movement, the line that trembles, that is agitated, hard, soft.' This young woman is not interested in reproducing reality. She is concerned much more with reinventing experience. As she searches for meaning and for accuracy, she does not allow herself to be distracted by the gaze of others. 'I am not a fan of drawing only after painstaking sketching. I prefer to draw a gesture or an attitude that I recall from memory. I trust my visual memory. I try to be true to myself. Everything that I put in my books comes from experiences that have touched me profoundly. I try to recreate this special energy as closely as possible because it is beautiful. Restoring things because they are pretty does not have meaning for me. I live what I draw."

Reviews

[Little Ugly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am perhaps putting the cat among the pigeons, but I found the book about Poka and Mia an elegant and sophisticated response to Peppa and her adventures. It is just targeted towards all those arty-farty intellectuals using slightly more elaborated language and words such as exquisite and splendid… and although I am one of those, I struggle to understand the value it adds.
The illustrations are extremely beautiful and if you don´t look for a great story, it is still worth a try. The sketches are subtle, distinctive and will definitely positively influence the sense of aesthetics among young readers. Elegantly published with great quality paper and print, this small-format book is an interesting proposition when we focus on visual aspects.
Personally, I would still expect something more at the substantive level from Tate Publishing.

See the whole review here: https://littleuglycat.com/poka-mia-at...

[Frøydis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just read this in in a couple of minutes, but it's so cute!! And I love the illustrations.

[Alireza Emami · Rating 5 out of 5]

انقدر این کتاب رودوست داشتم نمیدونم چندبارخوندمش

[Ally McCulloch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mine & Poka go to the movies. A cute French book.

[Frida Bedolla · Rating 5 out of 5]

que tierna es la ilustración <3

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super cute story about a pair of extremely well dressed insects, relationship undefined, who venture out to the cinema. If you've ever been to a movie with a small child, you might have an inkling of events that follow and young Mia is no different, insisting all her dolls come along and occupy a seat each for starters. Happily there's nothing aggressive or demanding about Mia. She is simply finding her way in the world and it's nice to be reminded of such innocence. This is a beautifully presented book, with image and text on facing pages. Almost fully told in dialogue, this book is sure to be a favourite of young children and I can think of a few uses in the classroom for beginning readers. I would love to see more of Kitty Crowther's books available in a range of languages as I think her ideas and artwork are amazing.