Shinsuke Yoshitake is the author-illustrator of many award-winning picture books, including New York Times Notable Children's Book of the Year There Must Be More Than That!, New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year The Boring Book, I Can Be Anything, I Won't Give Up My Rubber Band, and I Can Explain. His books have been translated into more than 10 languages. He lives in Japan.
Yoshitake Shinsuke continues to be hilarious. This book also has important things to say about relationships between different generations (how old folks and children can find common ground; different age groups value different things) and the need to feel that others face difficulties similar to one's own.
En Taro té un problema, un problema que es fa visible en forma de gotetes i que són les que, inevitablement se li escapen sempre, després de fer pipí. Aquest fet, és el causant que tothom li digui Gotetes i també, el que fa que la seva mare s'enfadi considerablement cada vegada que descobreix una sospitosa taca als calçotets del seu fill. En Taro però, té una teoria, i és que està convençut que hi ha més persones al món amb aquest mateix inconvenient. Per tal d'esbrinar-ho, decideix portar a terme una exhaustiva investigació.
Una història fantástica, divertidíssima i amb un sorprenent final!
Historia y humor sencillos y originales, con muchísima sensibilidad. Me ha encantado, al igual que me encantó ‘Atascado’. Shinsuke Yoshitake es, sin duda, una de las figuras imprescindibles de la literatura infantil actual.
Libro con contenido infantil aunque la trama es un poco larga (pero divertida). No tengo nada más que decir excepto que los abuelos siempre nos salvan (<3).
I really enjoyed this book. Gives a perspective that everyone has something they're dealing with.
The boy goes on a fun journey/adventure to find an answer to his question. To be on that journey with him is quite fun, seeing who he meets and anticipating who he will meet next. I guess there's also a lesson here, that when we have a question and seek out for an answer instead of making a rational conclusion based on my own belief, our perspectives are widened and we gain a greater understanding of the people, world, and myself.
The author puts together little pet peeves everyone has probably dealt with once in their life, showing that when looked at in perspective, many things in life are silly and funny experiences that we can laugh about rather than become so annoyed.
Très drôle, même si on voit bien sur la dernière page de l'album que la maman est au bout du rouleau de devoir gérer le linge de tous les hommes de la famille et de leur "petite goutte de trop"