The Further Adventures of Miss Petitfour
$32.41
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
29 November 2022
Summary
For fans of Mary Poppins, heroine Miss Petitfour and her feline friends return for more flights of fancy in this cozy, charming collection of illustrated stories.
Miss Petitfour enjoys having adventures that are “just the right size” for a “single, magical day.” With her sixteen cats and the aid of a tablecloth as a makeshift balloon, Miss Petitfour soars - which is to say, she rises high in the air and flies - over her charmingly eccentric village, encountering adventures along the w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780735268210 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0735268215 |
| Author: | Anne Michaels, Emma Block |
| Publisher: | Prentice Hall Press |
| Imprint: | Prentice Hall Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 29 November 2022 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 270mm x 152mm |
| Series: | The Adventures of Miss Petitfour |
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Critics Review
“This gentle book is so utterly charming… . Chock-full of cheer and whimsy. A scrumptious reminder that even the smallest details and moments can hold vast amounts of magic.” – Booklist
“This gentle book is so utterly charming… . Chock-full of cheer and whimsy. A scrumptious reminder that even the smallest details and moments can hold vast amounts of magic.” —Booklist
“Block’s delightfully fanciful depictions of Miss Petitfour become the highlight of the book… . The illustrations beautifully capture the chaos of confetti parade gone rogue and flamboyant flights off to the next adventure.” —CM Reviews
“Both an homage to classic children’s books and an up-to-date excursion to a slightly quirky world, both Miss Petitfour books are worth the trip.” —Imaginary Elevators
“Warm and cozy illustrations capture the storytelling of simple pleasures, big and small. Perfect for young readers and Mary Poppins fans.” —Story Monsters Ink
About The Author
Anne Michaels
Anne Michaels is an internationally award-winning novelist and poet emeritus of Toronto. Her adult books have been translated into more than forty-five languages. She is the winner of the Orange Prize, the Guardian Fiction Prize, the Commonwealth Poetry Prize, the Trillium Book Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship, and has been shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Griffin Poetry Prize, and twice for the Giller Prize. She has also been twice longlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Her novel Fugitive Pieces was made into a feature film.
Emma Block is a multidisciplinary illustrator working across publishing, editorial illustration, licensing, packaging and branding. She wrote and illustrated the book Tea and Cake as well as two guides to painting, The Joy of Watercolor and Get Started with Gouache. She has illustrated many books, including Eat. Play. Love- Life Lessons From My Dog. Emma has worked with clients including HarperCollins, Hachette, Bloomsbury, Pinterest, Etsy, Harrods, Reuters, UNIQLO, Orla Kiely, Anthropologie, Polaroid, Airbnb and Trader Joe’s, among others.
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