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Tati, Jacques
2 Reviews
(2)
K-3
Hello, Mr. Hulot borrowed the character from Jacques Tati's iconic films; this sequel echoes the setting of Mr. Hulot's Holiday. What is original to this wordless, black-and-white picture book are the scrapes that Mr. Hulot gets into: a folding beach chair fights back, a seagull lays eggs in his shoe. Except for a few contemporary touches, this is a timeless world of summer, sweetly funny.
Reviewer: Sarah Ellis
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2016
(1)
K-3
Merveille cleverly captures the essential French film character Monsieur Hulot in every episode of this collection of short, largely wordless, comic-strip vignettes. Hulot longs to be a hero--an astronaut, a dashing lover, a gun-toting outlaw--but somehow his feats of derring-do end up being more mundane. Merveille pays homage to the films, but these are newly minted mini-dramas.
Reviewer: Sarah Ellis
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2014
2 reviews
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