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Io e Niente
Lilà ha perso la mamma e si crea un amico immaginario per affrontare il lutto. Con il suo stile inconfondibile, Kitty Crowther ci racconta una storia di straordinaria intensità, fatta di un amore semplice e profondo che è pura poesia, cioè pura vita. Età di lettura: da 6 anni.
- GenresPicture BooksChildrens
32 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2000
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About the author
Kitty Crowther
71 books52 followersb. 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."
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."
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
June 20, 2023
Un bel album sur le deuil. 3,5 ★
On penserait d'abord qu'il s'agit d'un album sur l'imagination des enfants, les amis imaginaires, mais il s'agit en fait de la perte d'un proche, du vide que cette perte laisse et qu'on tente de combler.
On penserait d'abord qu'il s'agit d'un album sur l'imagination des enfants, les amis imaginaires, mais il s'agit en fait de la perte d'un proche, du vide que cette perte laisse et qu'on tente de combler.
September 26, 2018
Un album touchant sur les conséquences du deuil d’un proche pour ceux qui restent.
November 18, 2025
Fantastique jeux de mots sur le rien, c’est très court mais il y a pleins de messages à décrypter. J’avais les larmes aux yeux à la fin
November 27, 2025
À deux doigts de pleurer... un beau livre sur le deuil.
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March 13, 2013
Une petite fille a un ami imaginaire "Rien". Son père la délaisse depuis la mort de sa mère.
Grace à son ami "Rien", la petite fille va retourner dans le grand débaras et re-découvrir la fleur préférée de sa mère. Elle va faire un jardin et attirer le regard du propriétaire du château où travaille son père comme jardinier. Ce sont les fleurs "pavots de l'Himalaya", celles préférées de sa mère, qui vont réconcilier le père et la fille.
Grace à son ami "Rien", la petite fille va retourner dans le grand débaras et re-découvrir la fleur préférée de sa mère. Elle va faire un jardin et attirer le regard du propriétaire du château où travaille son père comme jardinier. Ce sont les fleurs "pavots de l'Himalaya", celles préférées de sa mère, qui vont réconcilier le père et la fille.
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