Reading

Philippe Lechermeier (France) presents his current children's book "Journal secret du Petit Poucet" (t: The secret journal of Tom Thumb)

Wed, Sep 22, 2010
9 am

This retelling of the world famous fairy tale of Tom Thumb is extraordinary because it tells the story of the family, the seven brothers, the tyrannical step-mother, and the fantastic events in the forest, in diary form. Tightly intertwined, picture and text enrich each other by adding layers of meaning and literary and historical allusions. With a lot of humour and while keeping the child audience in mind, this new version portrays Tom Thumb's journey in an original way.

International Children’s and Youth Literature


PRESENTER: Shelly Kupferberg SPEAKER: Friedhelm Ptok


3rd / 4th Grade