The Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy
written and illustrated by Beatrice Alemagna, and translated by Claudia Zoe Bedrick, published by Enchanted Lion Books
About
Originally published in French in 2014 as “Le merveilleux Dodu-Velu-Petit,” the book was written and illustrated by Beatrice Alemagna, and translated by Claudia Zoe Bedrick. The book tells the story of exuberant, five-year-old Eddie who, after a spirited quest through a round of traditional merchants in her picturesque French village, parlays a bit of brioche, a four-leaf clover, a mother-of-pearl button, and a British Naval postage stamp into an elusive, perfect birthday gift for her mother while discovering her own special talent.
“Alemagna’s vivid descriptions and expressionistic illustrations of the winsome child and her close-knit community transport the reader on a journey of imagination and frivolity,” said Batchelder Award Committee Chair Elizabeth (Beth) Rosania
Awards Won
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Mildred L. Batchelder Award
This award, established in Mildred L. Batchelder's honor in 1966, is a citation awarded to an American publisher for a children's book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country, and subsequently translated into English and published in the United States.
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2016 - Winner(s) |
