Course épique: Edition 2016

by Marie Dorléans

Élégantes à chapeau et mordus de paris se pressent à la barrière : c'est aujourd'hui la grande course. Sur le terrain, les jockeys se toisent, les chevaux piaffent et... PAN ! c'est parti ! Dans un grondement sourd, le peloton s'élance. Mais avec Marie Dorléans, la fantaisie prend vite le dessus : déjà, certains n'ont même pas pu prendre le départ. L'un sur un âne, l'autre sur une statue équestre, le troisième sur un jouet à bascule. Sans parler des concurrents aux positions peu réglementaires - disqualifiés eux aussi ! Et quand la dernière ligne droite se profile enfin, un intrus fait piler tout le peloton dans un gigantesque carambolage... Aïe, ouille, badaboum ! Mais comment cette course " épique " va-t-elle donc finir ? PRIX ENFANTAISIE 2017 PRIX VERSELE 2018 SÉLECTION PRIX DES INCORRUPTIBLES 2016-2017

32 pages, Pocket Book

Published May 4, 2016

About the author

Marie Dorléans studied at the School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg, France. Since her graduation in 2010, she has created children's book as both author and illustrator. The Night Walk won the Landerneau Children's Book Prize, and was shortlisted for the Prix Sorcières. Marie Dorléans breathes poetry and delicacy into her stories with realistic, carefully observed illustrations.

Reviews

[Abigail · Rating 3 out of 5]

The horses are off in this tongue-in-cheek picture-book exploration of a day at the races. At first all seems well, until we see that three riders - one leading a mule, another on a horse statue, the third on a rocking horse - have been disqualified. Then the spectators notice that some of the jockeys are riding in unconventional positions. Finally, when there is an accident that brings all the horses down, one determined jockey carries on, only to find that his prize isn't what he expected it to be...

Originally published in France as Course épique, and translated into English by the Australian publisher Wilkins Farago, The Epic Race offers an amusing look at horse racing, concluding with a droll scene that will leave readers chuckling. The format of the book - it is short in height, and quite long in length - is well-suited to the subject matter, and makes for extended two-page spreads that allow author/illustrator Marie Dorléans to capture the horizontal energy of her tale. Recommended to anyone looking for picture-books about horse racing, or children's stories with an offbeat sense of humor.

[Cristina Di Matteo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gran Premio! è un albo illustrato per bambini meraviglioso, dinamico e attivo che ti fa vivere realmente la corsa dei cavalli proprio come se il lettore fosse un fantino o uno spettatore.

È il giorno della più importante gara dell’anno e cavalli e fantini si allineano al nostro di partenza. Il pubblico freme, i cavalli scalpitano, i fantini stringono gli occhi…

[Tori Woollett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very funny, well illustrated children’s book.

[Bloom · Rating 5 out of 5]

Divertidíssim. Format i imatge al servei de la narració. :DD