Let it be known that I can't resist a middle grade book at the best of times, but if it's by Lauren Oliver there's no question it will end up on my reading list! She charmed me with Liesl & Po, made me shiver with The Spindlers, and left no doubt in my mind that I'd pick up any middle grade book she...
Benjamin Lacombe is easily one of my favorite living illustrators, and in this I really liked his use of darker colors and blood red. I thought it was effective colors for a snow white tale.
Rating: 2.5/5Tales of the Macabre is a collection of Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories, combined with gorgeous new illustrations. This was my first Poe experience and I have to say I am not a fan. I really enjoyed The Tell-Tale Heart – I thought it was atmospheric, tense, creepy and clever. But the re...
After reading Tales of the Macabre I was interested in seeing more of Benjamin Lacombe's illustrations. He's definitely a fantastic artist. This was also a cute story about a little boy who is sent to the market by his mother to get supplies for their picnic for the Moon Festival. He wants a red rab...
Expected publication: November 27th 2012 by Archaia Entertainment Tales of the Macabre was kindly provided to me by Netgalley for Archaia Entertainment.The cover of this collection caught my eye on Netgalley and I actually wanted to check it out before I even knew that Poe was involved. Once I knew ...
Pour être honnête, j'ai lu ce livre plus pour les illustrations que pour le contenu. Non pas que le contenu soit mauvais, bien au contraire: la traduction de Poe par Baudelaire reste magnifique. C'est juste que par principe, je lis en anglais ce qui a été écrit en anglais à la base. Ce petit détail ...
Luscious colours, the illustrations are amazingly vivid. This is a large format picture book. Larger than the usual french picture book. This is for older kids 8 and up. This is a tale of sorrow, love and magic. Benjamin Lacombe tells the story of Naoko, 14 who is told she's leaving for Kyoto to bec...
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