I'm finally getting back into the rhythm of book blogging. You are invited to visit my latest post, which is about the sometimes surprising differences between a French Canadian picture book and its American English translation.
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The same lovely front and back endpapers created by the author/artist are used in both the French and English editions of this #picturebook.
#endpaperlove
Two pages are entirely cut from the English edition of this middle grade picture book. I guess a priest spying on his sunbathing neighbour is too risqué. Also cut: an old woman stealing from someone else's cherry tree, a graffiti artist, and a "lawn maniac" with a giant canister of weedkiller spraying a dandelion. The most disappointing difference in the English edition, however, is its didactic tone, not present in the original.
Differences in French & English editions:
Gloves become mittens.
Hand-lettered text vs serif font.
White page background vs buff.
Text placement (which in the example above, subtly changes the feeling: instead of walking into unmarked territory, the child has something solid below him).
pickA sweet #picturebook / graphic novel about a child who is content being a loner, and his special relationship with the oak tree he loves. I was interested in the differences between the original québécois edition and the American English translation by Claudia Zoe Bedrick. I will post some of them separately, along with the reasons why I prefer the original, but both are lovely for all ages of readers.
8y
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