Paru le 24/03/2011 | Cartonné 38 pages
A partir de 5 ans
Adelaide
The Flying Kangaroo
One day, brave and adventurous Adelaide leaves her kangaroo family behind and flies off to see the world. She visits lots of exciting places but eventually she decides to stay in Paris where she finds fame, fortune and a handsome kangaroo called Leon.
Adelaide is an endearing tale about a kangaroo with dreams who discovers the importance of being an individual.
Tomi Ungerer (b. 1931) is one of the world's most famous and best-loved children's authors. He is an illustrator, writer, designer, toy-collector and archivist of human absurdity, whose work spans storybooks, poster designs, political campaigns and film. A recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen award for illustration, he divides his time between Ireland and Strasbourg, France, where the Musée Tomi Ungerer, a museum devoted exclusively to his work, opened in 2007.
Adelaide is one of many award-winning children's books by Tomi Ungerer to be published by Phaidon.
