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Mile End #2
Albert will lesen
Albert just wants to read his book in peace . . . why won't his friends give him some quiet? A delightful picture book about finding alone time from an internationally acclaimed illustrator.
There are so many distractions in Albert's Mile End neighborhood, what's a book-loving introvert to do? Desperate for a quiet place to read, Albert storms out to the alley behind his house where his friends and neighbors often meet to play. Lucky him -- not only is no one around today, but he finds an old painting of a beach scene that someone's left for the trash. The painting sparks Albert's imagination, spurring him on a zen-like quest for a quiet reading break on a sunset beach, a moment to unplug and find peace. And he almost does too, except for those meddling Mile End kids . . . who just want to have some fun, as LOUDLY as possible. Will Albert ever find a moment of quiet to enjoy his book? Or could his friends be looking for a book break of their own?
Readers will love this adorably relatable story of a quiet kid, his big imagination and bringing friends together through the magic of reading.
There are so many distractions in Albert's Mile End neighborhood, what's a book-loving introvert to do? Desperate for a quiet place to read, Albert storms out to the alley behind his house where his friends and neighbors often meet to play. Lucky him -- not only is no one around today, but he finds an old painting of a beach scene that someone's left for the trash. The painting sparks Albert's imagination, spurring him on a zen-like quest for a quiet reading break on a sunset beach, a moment to unplug and find peace. And he almost does too, except for those meddling Mile End kids . . . who just want to have some fun, as LOUDLY as possible. Will Albert ever find a moment of quiet to enjoy his book? Or could his friends be looking for a book break of their own?
Readers will love this adorably relatable story of a quiet kid, his big imagination and bringing friends together through the magic of reading.
Hardcover
First published May 7, 2019
About the author
Isabelle Arsenault
49 books258 followersIsabelle Arsenault is a French-Canadian artist and illustrator. Born in Sept-Iles, Quebec in 1978, she studied Graphic Design at the Université du Québec à Montréal (2001). After her studies, she quickly contributed to several magazines in Canada and the United-States. In 2004, Isabelle illustrated her first children's book, for which she received the prestigious Governor General's Award for children's literature in French (illustration). Her passion for illustrated books has led her more and more to continue pursuing this path. Since then, she was a finalist on two other occasions for the GG's ("My Letter to the World", "Migrant"), finalist for the Marilyn Baillie Award in 2011 ("Spork") and her book "Migrant" is among the 10 best illustrated books of 2011 according to The New York Times. In 2012, she received her second Governor General's Award for the illustrations of "Virginia Wolf" in addition to winning Le Prix jeunesse des libraires du Québec for "Fourchon" (French version of "Spork").
Isabelle, who enjoys working intuitively, adopts an approach to her work that is inspired by the projects she is given. Her style is infused with sensitivity and finesse. It attracts the attention of the young as much as that of older people, who can sometimes have a more in-depth understanding of it.
Isabelle Arsenault lives and works in Montreal.
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Isabelle Arsenault est une illustratrice formée en Design graphique à l'Université du Québec à Montréal (2001). Elle collabore ensuite rapidement à plusieurs magazines au Canada et aux États-Unis. En 2004, elle illustre son premier livre pour enfants qui remportera l'année suivante le prestigieux Prix du Gouverneur général dans la catégorie illustration jeunesse de langue française ("Le coeur de Monsieur Gauguin"). Sa passion pour les livres illustrés la mènera à s'orienter davantage dans cette voie. Depuis, elle a été finaliste à deux reprises pour les Prix GG ("My letter to the world", "Migrant"), finaliste en 2011 pour le prix Marilyn Baillie ("Spork") et son livre "Migrant" se retrouve parmi la liste des 10 meilleurs livres illustrés de l'année 2011 du New York Times. En 2012, elle remporte son deuxième Prix Littéraire du Gouverneur Général pour les illustrations du livre "Virginia Wolf" ainsi que le Prix jeunesse des libraires du Québec pour "Fourchon".
Isabelle aime travailler de façon intuitive, s'inspirant des projets qu'on lui propose pour établir son approche graphique. Son style est empreint de sensibilité et de finesse. Il accroche autant le regard du jeune public que celui des plus âgés qui eux, pourront y percevoir parfois un deuxième niveau de lecture.
Isabelle Arsenault travaille et vit à Montréal.
Isabelle, who enjoys working intuitively, adopts an approach to her work that is inspired by the projects she is given. Her style is infused with sensitivity and finesse. It attracts the attention of the young as much as that of older people, who can sometimes have a more in-depth understanding of it.
Isabelle Arsenault lives and works in Montreal.
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Isabelle Arsenault est une illustratrice formée en Design graphique à l'Université du Québec à Montréal (2001). Elle collabore ensuite rapidement à plusieurs magazines au Canada et aux États-Unis. En 2004, elle illustre son premier livre pour enfants qui remportera l'année suivante le prestigieux Prix du Gouverneur général dans la catégorie illustration jeunesse de langue française ("Le coeur de Monsieur Gauguin"). Sa passion pour les livres illustrés la mènera à s'orienter davantage dans cette voie. Depuis, elle a été finaliste à deux reprises pour les Prix GG ("My letter to the world", "Migrant"), finaliste en 2011 pour le prix Marilyn Baillie ("Spork") et son livre "Migrant" se retrouve parmi la liste des 10 meilleurs livres illustrés de l'année 2011 du New York Times. En 2012, elle remporte son deuxième Prix Littéraire du Gouverneur Général pour les illustrations du livre "Virginia Wolf" ainsi que le Prix jeunesse des libraires du Québec pour "Fourchon".
Isabelle aime travailler de façon intuitive, s'inspirant des projets qu'on lui propose pour établir son approche graphique. Son style est empreint de sensibilité et de finesse. Il accroche autant le regard du jeune public que celui des plus âgés qui eux, pourront y percevoir parfois un deuxième niveau de lecture.
Isabelle Arsenault travaille et vit à Montréal.
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May 7, 2019
This little book just shot to the top of my favourite picks for 2019. I already knew I liked Isabelle Arsenault's illustrations -- I loved her work in Jane, the Fox, and Me -- but now she's on my *must read* list.
To be honest, the first time I read through this book, I wasn't sure how much I liked this story. Some of the messaging didn't quite strike me the right way. But on my second read, I realized how truly delightful this book is.
In this book we follow Albert as he leaves his noisy house to find a quiet space to sit and read his book. Unfortunately, noisy people seem to cluster around him, and while he tries to ignore the hubbub for awhile, he eventually loses his temper when things just get too loud.
The illustrations are on the simple side, but there is never any doubt what is happening on each page. There are so many things going on in this story that make it a great book for opening up discussions about empathy and appropriate reactions!
I strongly recommend this book and I can't wait to get my hands on more of Arsenault's work.
Thank you to NetGalley and Tundra Books for providing me with a DRC of this book.
To be honest, the first time I read through this book, I wasn't sure how much I liked this story. Some of the messaging didn't quite strike me the right way. But on my second read, I realized how truly delightful this book is.
In this book we follow Albert as he leaves his noisy house to find a quiet space to sit and read his book. Unfortunately, noisy people seem to cluster around him, and while he tries to ignore the hubbub for awhile, he eventually loses his temper when things just get too loud.
The illustrations are on the simple side, but there is never any doubt what is happening on each page. There are so many things going on in this story that make it a great book for opening up discussions about empathy and appropriate reactions!
I strongly recommend this book and I can't wait to get my hands on more of Arsenault's work.
Thank you to NetGalley and Tundra Books for providing me with a DRC of this book.
May 28, 2019
Beautiful illustrations in turquoise and orange tell of Albert's quest to find a quiet place to read his book. Going out to the back yard he finds an old picture of the beach and he imagines he is there, reading on the sand. Soon other children come out to play and Albert imagines them into his beach scene but the noise begins to grow. When Albert demands quiet they disappear and bring back books and chairs. When Albert apologises for being cross it's his turn to be shushed and they all laugh.
A lovely, simple story of outdoor imaginative play and the love of reading in a peace.
A lovely, simple story of outdoor imaginative play and the love of reading in a peace.
July 14, 2019
The second Mile End Kids Story written and illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault, the first being The Lost Pet, Albert's Quiet Quest is on the surface just a story about a kid who wants it quiet enough to read. He goes outside to do that, to be alone. When he gets outside he sees a painting of a beach scene and others again bother him with all their noise and activity and he explodes. The surprise is that the others quietly, one by one, join him in reading and friendship.
It's a Goodreads story of reading together! I mean, reading IS a solitary activity, but it can be s shared experience. I always look at others reading in parks, or at the beach or on trains, and sometimes (not usually), I note what they are reading and if they look up from the reading, I might even ask them about it. Libraries are a communal reading space, too, obviously.
But in addition to that simple story, there's something else going on, complicating your understanding of what is going on in the book: What takes place in much of the book is at the beach that is featured in the painting that faces Albert when he is outside. Even though this is a book probably aimed for ages 4-8, I would say reading it with kids would promote discussion of what is actually happening. Some of what seems to be happening--increasingly overwhelming for Albert--are beach activities, as if they are at the beach, IN the picture. The imagination figures in this experience more and more.
Two other interesting things: Albert's Quiet Quest has a turquoise cover and the book that Albert is reading has a turquoise cover. Also, Albert sometimes refuses invited participation in other activities because he is reading, when it is pretty clear he is not, at the moment we see him. What is going on? I think the reading/art/imagination relationship is important here.
The art is lovely, as usual (and less lovely when it is noisy and busy, to make that point, crowding the page). Albert's Quiet Quest is about quiet, reading, friendship, art and the imagination. One of favorites in 2019.
It's a Goodreads story of reading together! I mean, reading IS a solitary activity, but it can be s shared experience. I always look at others reading in parks, or at the beach or on trains, and sometimes (not usually), I note what they are reading and if they look up from the reading, I might even ask them about it. Libraries are a communal reading space, too, obviously.
But in addition to that simple story, there's something else going on, complicating your understanding of what is going on in the book: What takes place in much of the book is at the beach that is featured in the painting that faces Albert when he is outside. Even though this is a book probably aimed for ages 4-8, I would say reading it with kids would promote discussion of what is actually happening. Some of what seems to be happening--increasingly overwhelming for Albert--are beach activities, as if they are at the beach, IN the picture. The imagination figures in this experience more and more.
Two other interesting things: Albert's Quiet Quest has a turquoise cover and the book that Albert is reading has a turquoise cover. Also, Albert sometimes refuses invited participation in other activities because he is reading, when it is pretty clear he is not, at the moment we see him. What is going on? I think the reading/art/imagination relationship is important here.
The art is lovely, as usual (and less lovely when it is noisy and busy, to make that point, crowding the page). Albert's Quiet Quest is about quiet, reading, friendship, art and the imagination. One of favorites in 2019.
May 7, 2022
I didn't love the illustrations as much as some other of Arsenault's books, but overall a pleasant little time with a mostly-pleasant group of kids.
April 3, 2019
Sometimes peace and quiet can be elusive. That's what Albert discovers when he goes out to the alley to read his book. Actually, he's just sitting there, daydreaming about reading on a beach. But as each of his friends comes along and starts to do their own activities, even his imagination starts to get cluttered and really, really noisy. Finally, he can't take it anymore and he snaps at his friends, driving them all away... or so he thinks.
Albert's frustration is something a lot of people will probably be able to relate to. His reaction toward his friends is not his finest hour, but to his credit, he does try to apologize. His friends obviously forgive him, and everything is all good.
This might technically be a picture book, but the format is really more of a graphic novel. The illustrations are divided into panels, there's onomatopoeia everywhere, and all the speech is in balloons. So, really, it's a graphic novel for kids. But that doesn't make it any less enjoyable. The illustrations, done in a limited colour palette of black and white, orange, and turquoise, are quite cute. I've encountered Arsenault's work before in the adorable Spork. These illustrations are just as charming and help to tell the story of a little boy who just wants some silence.
I'd recommend this to anyone who's ever wanted to retreat into their imagination (or a good book) and enjoy some peace and quiet.
Thank you to NetGalley and Tundra Books (NY) for providing a digital ARC.
Albert's frustration is something a lot of people will probably be able to relate to. His reaction toward his friends is not his finest hour, but to his credit, he does try to apologize. His friends obviously forgive him, and everything is all good.
This might technically be a picture book, but the format is really more of a graphic novel. The illustrations are divided into panels, there's onomatopoeia everywhere, and all the speech is in balloons. So, really, it's a graphic novel for kids. But that doesn't make it any less enjoyable. The illustrations, done in a limited colour palette of black and white, orange, and turquoise, are quite cute. I've encountered Arsenault's work before in the adorable Spork. These illustrations are just as charming and help to tell the story of a little boy who just wants some silence.
I'd recommend this to anyone who's ever wanted to retreat into their imagination (or a good book) and enjoy some peace and quiet.
Thank you to NetGalley and Tundra Books (NY) for providing a digital ARC.
June 7, 2019
Seeking out a quiet spot where he can read, the eponymous Albert finds that when all of his neighborhood friends begin to arrive, the peace is slowly destroyed. Eventually he loses his temper, shouting at the other children and (seemingly) driving them away. Fortunately, they like books too, and all ends happily with a group reading session...
I enjoyed French-Canadian author/illustrator Isabelle Arsenault's first picture-book about the children of Mile End - Colette's Lost Pet - so I picked up Albet's Quiet Quest with a sense of pleasant anticipation. Although Albert might not think so, there is a quiet charm to these stories focusing on a group of neighborhood children and their experiences together. I appreciated the humorous ending here, and (as always) thought Arsenault's artwork was lovely. Recommended to anyone who read and enjoyed the first story about Mile End.
I enjoyed French-Canadian author/illustrator Isabelle Arsenault's first picture-book about the children of Mile End - Colette's Lost Pet - so I picked up Albet's Quiet Quest with a sense of pleasant anticipation. Although Albert might not think so, there is a quiet charm to these stories focusing on a group of neighborhood children and their experiences together. I appreciated the humorous ending here, and (as always) thought Arsenault's artwork was lovely. Recommended to anyone who read and enjoyed the first story about Mile End.
April 2, 2019
Amazing illustrations. I really loved the art! The story itself is also quite good. A message and praise for quietness and tranquility, which is really right on my personal taste. But I the same time I have mixed feelings about the fact the the kid try to impose his wish to everybody...Still a very pretty and good book!
February 5, 2019
I am Albert. Albert is me.
September 14, 2021
Not exactly tactful in preaching acceptance of introversion in today’s society. But it will do.
July 30, 2019
Un très bel album, j'adore les dessins d'Isabelle Arsenault.
Son trait apporte une certaine poésie à l'histoire qui est vraiment mignonne.
A découvrir
Son trait apporte une certaine poésie à l'histoire qui est vraiment mignonne.
A découvrir
April 15, 2021
RATING: 4 STARS
2019, Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada
I love Arsenault's writing and illustrations. Her novels are such fun to read out loud.
***I received a complimentary copy of this ebook from the publisher through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.***
2019, Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada
I love Arsenault's writing and illustrations. Her novels are such fun to read out loud.
***I received a complimentary copy of this ebook from the publisher through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.***
February 27, 2025
Such a lovely book! I absolutely adore Isabelle's illustrations! The book is great in introducing introversion to kids.
September 19, 2019
Albert’s Quiet Quest follows the latest adventures of Arsenault’s Mile End Kids series and has made me want to picked up the first: Colette’s Lost Pet. In this instalment, we find Albert, frustrated with the noise of his companions, in need of a quiet space. Heading outside he stumbles across an abandoned framed painting of the sea, sun and sand – a far flung idyll from his noisy neighbourhood. Whilst he imagines himself there, the Mile End crew descend on him and gradually intrude upon his imagined vacation. Chaos ensues but from it comes a beautiful little message on the mutual, enjoyable silences of friendship.
Arsenault manages all this with the use of direct speech alone and careful positioning, perspective and colour. Pace is just right throughout as is the framing to capture Albert’s sweeping adventure into the painting and the chaotic rumblings of his friends’ intrusion. What a wonderful series what echoes deeply of Schulz’s philosophies.
Arsenault manages all this with the use of direct speech alone and careful positioning, perspective and colour. Pace is just right throughout as is the framing to capture Albert’s sweeping adventure into the painting and the chaotic rumblings of his friends’ intrusion. What a wonderful series what echoes deeply of Schulz’s philosophies.
January 3, 2020
With Arsenault's usual knack for color, imagery, and storytelling, Albert's Quiet Quest shows the beauty in being quiet in a group, where everyone does their own thing separately yet together. It's appreciative and celebratory of time spent wisely and intentionally, and it's perfect for the young one who appreciates beauty in the little things and for those who they themselves tend to live a quieter life. It's great for grades K-3, and great for those who love looking at the detail in pictures. Definitely worth a ready, especially since Isabelle Arsenault is one of the best illustrators out there today!
Review cross-listed here!
Review cross-listed here!
January 12, 2020
I usually don’t add children’s books in my goodreads reading challenge but it was on my physical tbr shelf and I’m only adding physical tbr books to my goodreads challenge count in an attempt to track if I’m reducing that number down.
It’s a cute children’s book. The art was nice. The story was pleasant. It would make a great gift for a small child.
It’s a cute children’s book. The art was nice. The story was pleasant. It would make a great gift for a small child.
May 27, 2019
Finding a quiet place to read is difficult for everyone, but Albert finds a great one. Then one by one friends come and cause a commotion, leading Albert to an outburst. The outburst causes a happy ending.
October 4, 2019
Charming and inventive, a narrative where the only words are in the dialogue between the children, this explores relationships, imagination and the role of quiet. A sort of “Sign on Rosie’s Door” for a new generation?
October 12, 2019
Dans sa petite ruelle paisible, Albert veut lire. Toutefois, ses amis du quartier souhaitent s'amuser avec lui. Sa quête du silence sera donc perturbée.
Charmante histoire sur l'art de vivre en communauté. :)
Charmante histoire sur l'art de vivre en communauté. :)
June 20, 2019
Albert just wants a quiet place to read but the neighbor kids want him to play.
October 4, 2019
Great illustrations. Albert seeks peace and quiet in order to read. His friends come to see the attraction of a good book and quite reading.
November 25, 2019
Absolutely in LOVE with the illustrations. This book has such a cute premise and a warm ending; I really enjoyed it!
July 16, 2022
Rättså fint om två livsviktiga saker; böckers magi och vänskap.
December 30, 2025
I feel you Albert “Ça suffit! SILENCE!
Ma parole, impossible de lire un livre en paix par ici ou quoi?!”
Ma parole, impossible de lire un livre en paix par ici ou quoi?!”
March 28, 2025
M'agraden les il·lustracions, amb el joc de colors i textures, i algunes idees del plantejament, però no m'ha acabat de funcionar del tot.
March 1, 2020
Story of my life! I’m going to check out the other books because this one is super cute.
June 8, 2021
The short story of a book worm just tryin’ to read in private. A great book to introduce graphic novels to children.
June 15, 2019
This beautifully illustrated story of a young boy trying to find a quiet space to read will speak to readers and introverts everywhere. I really enjoyed it.
June 29, 2019
Isabelle Arsenault is my favorite illustrator and this book is lovely. It builds kind of like Leave Me Alone! or My Very Own Space, but I like the ending with all the neighborhood kids coming together to read quietly.
March 11, 2020
Albert’s Quiet Quest by Isabelle Arsenault. PICTURE BOOK. Random House, 2019. $18. 9780553536560
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Albert just wants to read in quiet but his friends keep playing near him and trying to involve him in their games. Albert is trying to imagine himself on a beach but the constant interruptions won’t allow him. When Albert finally snaps and yells at his friends, they quiet down and join him with their own books.
This is a beautiful book about the need for isolation and also the need for friends. I like that the main character makes some good choices and some bad choices and how everyone adapts and also apologizes, but ultimately extends kindness and camaraderie to each other.
Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher
https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/20...
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Albert just wants to read in quiet but his friends keep playing near him and trying to involve him in their games. Albert is trying to imagine himself on a beach but the constant interruptions won’t allow him. When Albert finally snaps and yells at his friends, they quiet down and join him with their own books.
This is a beautiful book about the need for isolation and also the need for friends. I like that the main character makes some good choices and some bad choices and how everyone adapts and also apologizes, but ultimately extends kindness and camaraderie to each other.
Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher
https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/20...
October 31, 2020
Eine warmherzige und lustige Geschichte über den Zauber des (gemeinsamen) Lesens. Mit wunderschönen Illustrationen.
Inhalt:
Wer lesen will, braucht dafür Ruhe.
Zu Hause ist es viel zu laut und so macht sich Albert auf die Suche nach einem friedlichen Eckchen.
Nach und nach gesellen sich jedoch alle seine Freunde hinzu und schon bald ist es mit der Ruhe wieder vorbei.
Aber vielleicht findet sich ein Weg, wie alle zusammen Spaß haben können.
Altersempfehlung:
ab 4 Jahre
Illustrationen:
Zauberhafte und reduzierte Illustrationen ergänzen und unterstreichen die Handlung. Im Comic-Stil werden die kurzen und prägnanten Dialoge der Kinder in Szene gesetzt.
Der Zeichenstil und die Aquarell-Technik gefallen sehr und besonders die Farbgestaltung ist wundervoll: Die Umgebung ist trist und in farblosen Grau-Tönen gehalten. Albert im orangefarben geringelten Pulli mit hellblauem Buch ist einer der wenigen Farbtupfer. Ebenso das Gemälde mit dem Motiv einer untergehenden Sonne, vor dass er sich setzt, um die Ruhe zu genießen. Er entflieht so in eine traumhaft schöne Strandkulisse bis plötzlich auch alle anderen Kinder in dieser Fantasie bei ihm am Strand sitzen.
Mein Eindruck:
Ein Buch über einen Bücherwurm für andere (künftige) Leseratten erweckt sofort mein Interesse.
Humorvoll, warmherzig und mit wenigen Worten wird Alberts großer Wunsch, in Frieden lesen zu können, aufgezeigt. Diesen können alle Leseratten und Bücherwürmer wahrscheinlich sehr gut nachvollziehen.
Einmal vom Zauber des Buches gepackt, möchte sich Albert in den Geschichten verlieren. Aber immer wieder kommt ein Kind und fragt, ob er mit Gärtnern oder Federballspielen möchte oder mal kurz auf die Katze aufpassen kann.
Irgendwann reicht es dem armen Kerl und er macht seinem Ärger Luft. Gemeinschaft kann anstrengend sein, aber zusammen finden die Kinder eine sehr gute Lösung, so dass am Ende alle zufrieden sind und in Ruhe den "Sonnenuntergang" genießen.
Die Botschaft, dass Lesen auch gemeinsam funktioniert, man sich als Gemeinschaft auch mal zusammenraufen muss, ist zauberhaft und kindgerecht umgesetzt.
Eine wunderschöne und lustige Geschichte für alle Bücherwürmer und Leseratten dieser Welt.
Fazit:
Eine warmherzige Geschichte und eine Liebeserklärung an alle Bücherwürmer dieser Welt!
Mit wunderschönen und aufs Wesentliche reduzierten Illustrationen, die ohne großen Aufwand die Geschichte lebendig werden lassen. Alberts Abenteuer kommt fast ohne Worte aus, denn die Zeichnungen sprechen für sich.
Eine Leseempfehlung für Groß und Klein, Jungen und Mädchen, Leseratten wie Bücherwürmer!
...
Rezensiertes Buch: "Albert will lesen" aus dem Jahr 2020
Inhalt:
Wer lesen will, braucht dafür Ruhe.
Zu Hause ist es viel zu laut und so macht sich Albert auf die Suche nach einem friedlichen Eckchen.
Nach und nach gesellen sich jedoch alle seine Freunde hinzu und schon bald ist es mit der Ruhe wieder vorbei.
Aber vielleicht findet sich ein Weg, wie alle zusammen Spaß haben können.
Altersempfehlung:
ab 4 Jahre
Illustrationen:
Zauberhafte und reduzierte Illustrationen ergänzen und unterstreichen die Handlung. Im Comic-Stil werden die kurzen und prägnanten Dialoge der Kinder in Szene gesetzt.
Der Zeichenstil und die Aquarell-Technik gefallen sehr und besonders die Farbgestaltung ist wundervoll: Die Umgebung ist trist und in farblosen Grau-Tönen gehalten. Albert im orangefarben geringelten Pulli mit hellblauem Buch ist einer der wenigen Farbtupfer. Ebenso das Gemälde mit dem Motiv einer untergehenden Sonne, vor dass er sich setzt, um die Ruhe zu genießen. Er entflieht so in eine traumhaft schöne Strandkulisse bis plötzlich auch alle anderen Kinder in dieser Fantasie bei ihm am Strand sitzen.
Mein Eindruck:
Ein Buch über einen Bücherwurm für andere (künftige) Leseratten erweckt sofort mein Interesse.
Humorvoll, warmherzig und mit wenigen Worten wird Alberts großer Wunsch, in Frieden lesen zu können, aufgezeigt. Diesen können alle Leseratten und Bücherwürmer wahrscheinlich sehr gut nachvollziehen.
Einmal vom Zauber des Buches gepackt, möchte sich Albert in den Geschichten verlieren. Aber immer wieder kommt ein Kind und fragt, ob er mit Gärtnern oder Federballspielen möchte oder mal kurz auf die Katze aufpassen kann.
Irgendwann reicht es dem armen Kerl und er macht seinem Ärger Luft. Gemeinschaft kann anstrengend sein, aber zusammen finden die Kinder eine sehr gute Lösung, so dass am Ende alle zufrieden sind und in Ruhe den "Sonnenuntergang" genießen.
Die Botschaft, dass Lesen auch gemeinsam funktioniert, man sich als Gemeinschaft auch mal zusammenraufen muss, ist zauberhaft und kindgerecht umgesetzt.
Eine wunderschöne und lustige Geschichte für alle Bücherwürmer und Leseratten dieser Welt.
Fazit:
Eine warmherzige Geschichte und eine Liebeserklärung an alle Bücherwürmer dieser Welt!
Mit wunderschönen und aufs Wesentliche reduzierten Illustrationen, die ohne großen Aufwand die Geschichte lebendig werden lassen. Alberts Abenteuer kommt fast ohne Worte aus, denn die Zeichnungen sprechen für sich.
Eine Leseempfehlung für Groß und Klein, Jungen und Mädchen, Leseratten wie Bücherwürmer!
...
Rezensiertes Buch: "Albert will lesen" aus dem Jahr 2020
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