Matthew Burgess (1)
Autore di Enormous Smallness: A Story of E. E. Cummings
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Matthew Burgess (1) ha come alias Matthew John Burgess.
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Burgess, Matthew John
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Attività lavorative
- poet
- Organizzazioni
- Brooklyn College
Utenti
Recensioni
Liste
Premi e riconoscimenti
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Autori correlati
Statistiche
- Opere
- 10
- Opere correlate
- 2
- Utenti
- 469
- Popolarità
- #52,471
- Voto
- 4.2
- Recensioni
- 22
- ISBN
- 28
Our hero is a sweet little bear, who one day chances to come across a red balloon. (Why are they always red? If you don’t have “99 Luftballons” in your head, you are not as old as I am.) The bear is enchanted by the simple pleasures of playing with a balloon, and proceeds to show his new playmate his home.
But the balloon is only a balloon, and the inevitable happens. The bear is devastated, and devastatingly, heartbreakingly, blames himself. He is miserable until the bright moon shines a light on the situation, and the bear can be at peace.
I’m not sure I can recall a picture book that tackles the emotion of guilt and its sneaky lies. But author Matthew Burgess and illustrator Catia Chien have written a whopper of one that manages to be gorgeous, and wise, and loving, and gentle. This book is a must-have for school and home libraries – highly, highly recommend.… (altro)