Marguerite's Christmas
- Publisher
- Enchanted Lion
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2015
- Category
- General
- Recommended Age
- 8 to 18
- Recommended Grade
- 2 to 12
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Board book
- ISBN
- 9781592701780
- Publish Date
- Nov 2015
- List Price
- $24.95
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Description
inner of the 2014 Bologna Ragazzi Award for Fiction, Marguerite's Christmas is a visually stunning exploration of solitude and surprise.
An old woman will no longer leave her house, not even on Christmas. She prefers to stay home, rather than take the risk of falling or coming down with a cold. She settles into the solitude and isolation of her safe, interior world. But just as she's about to enjoy a peaceful dinner in front of the TV, her doorbell rings . . . This is a touching story about overcoming fear and the role of chance in life.
India Desjardins is a journalist and writer who was born in Quebec in 1976.
Pascal Blanchet was born in Quebec in 1980. He is interested in twentieth century design, architecture, and jazz.
About the authors
India Desjardins is a French Canadian author and screenwriter based in Montréal, whose popular series Le journal d'Aurélie Laflamme has sold more than two million copies in the francophone space and has been adapted for the big screen. Her picture book Le Noël de Marguerite won the 2014 BolognaRagazzi Award and was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award. India worked as a journalist for ten years before devoting herself to books and screenplays, and she also writes for adults.
