Joseph Fipps
- Publisher
- Enchanted Lion Books
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2014
- Category
- Parents
- Recommended Age
- 3 to 7
- Recommended Grade
- p to 2
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781592701179
- Publish Date
- Apr 2014
- List Price
- $25.5
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Description
It's difficult to resist the charm of Jospeh Fipps, with his yellow boots and the teddybear he drags around!
About the authors
Nadine Robert is a Canadian author and publisher. She began her career as a video game designer and director of animated films. Her first picture book, "Joseph Fipps" (Enchanted Lion) received a STARRED review from Publishers Weekly. Cofounder of publishing house Comme des geants, she has always had a strong passion for children’s illustrated books. She holds degrees in Education and Literature and she has translated a few picture books to French. She lives in Montreal Canada with her family.
GENEVIÈVE GODBOUT habite à Montréal où elle travaille en tant qu’illustratrice. Elle a étudié en animation traditionnelle au Cégep du Vieux-Montréal avant de poursuivre sa formation à l’école des Gobelins à Paris. Geneviève fait des illustrations pour des clients dans le domaine de l’édition et de la mode. Elle est l’illustratrice de l’album Quand le père Noël était petit… qui a remporté le Prix jeunesse des libraires du Québec 2017, catégorie 0 à 5 ans.
GENEVIÈVE GODBOUT lives in Montreal where she works as an illustrator. She studied traditional animation at Cégep du Vieux-Montréal and at the prestigious Gobelins school in Paris. Geneviève illustrates for clients in the fields of publishing and fashion. She is the illustrator of the picture book Quand le père Noël était petit... which won the Prix jeunesse des libraires du Québec in 2017 in the 0 to 5 years category.
Editorial Reviews
?Robert gives Joseph time and space to think (and sulk), giving full credence to ability of children to sort through complicated emotions on their own?and, sometimes, with help from a hulking, imaginary Mommy Walrus.” --STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly
?With such a joyful debut — gratitude is due to fabulous indie publisher Enchanted Lion Books for importing (and translating) the dynamic duo Stateside!” --Book Dragon
?A 5-year-old “all filled up with feelings” dreams of wings and walruses in this ruminative import.” “Kirkus Reviews
“Robert gives Joseph time and space to think (and sulk), giving full credence to ability of children to sort through complicated emotions on their own—and, sometimes, with help from a hulking, imaginary Mommy Walrus.” --STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly
“With such a joyful debut – gratitude is due to fabulous indie publisher Enchanted Lion Books for importing (and translating) the dynamic duo Stateside!” --Book Dragon
“A 5-year-old “all filled up with feelings” dreams of wings and walruses in this ruminative import.” –Kirkus Reviews
