The bathing costume, or, The worst vacation of my life / by Charlotte Moundlic ; illustrated by Olivier Tallec ; [translated by Claudia Zoe Bedrick].
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: New York : Enchanted Lion Books ; [Minneapolis, MN] : Distributed by Consortium Book Sales & Distribution, 2013.Edition: 1st American edDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1592701418 (hbk.)
- 9781592701414 (hbk.)
- Worst vacation of my life
- Slip de Bain, ou, Les pires vacances de ma vie. English
- Mildred L. Batchelder Honor, 2014.
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Books for Big Kids | Moundlic Charlott | Available | 33111007257187 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Books for Big Kids | Moundlic Charlott | Checked out | 06/10/2024 | 33111007520907 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
It's summer vacation and this year, instead of sticking with Mom, it's all about visiting grandparents and having new experiences.
The book's protagonist is Michel, an eight-year-old Parisian boy. His brother Martin, who's twelve, detests him, and he detests Martin right back. This summer, Michel will go away alone, which really means without his mom, to stay with his grandparents while his parents move apartments. To add to the horror, Michel's older boy cousins will be going, too. As Michel says, "To put it simply, they are big, strong, and pals with Martin. I am their scapegoat." Recounted by Michel himself, his vacation doesn't turn out to be such a complete zero after all. Between a competition to see who can shower the least, wild bike rides without gear, and a tooth that finally falls out, Michel discovers both independence and real moments of happiness.
The text is both very funny and moving, with good reason, for we see an eight-year-old's vacation with his grandparents and older cousins through his own eyes, with all of the little things that are important to a boy of eight: the dumb things that he'll never tell his mom; the small triumphs; the disregard and mocking of the older cousins; the shame of having a bathing suit that slips off in the pool; the freedom of being away from home; and the satisfaction of overcoming fears. As always, Olivier Tallec's illustrations render all the emotions of our little hero with an enormous amount of expressiveness, talent, and sheer gorgeousness.
Originally published: France : Flammarion, c2011 under the title: Le Slip de Bain ou Les pires vacances de ma vie.
On his first vacation without his parents, eight-year-old Myron faces a scary grandfather, teasing older cousins, his first dive off the ten-foot board, and his grandmother's encouragement to write his mother daily, telling her of his adventures.
Mildred L. Batchelder Honor, 2014.