{"product_id":"meeselphe-hardcover","title":"Meeselphe - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaude Ponti\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eClaude Ponti\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eAlyson Waters\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConfident, bristly-haired Meeselphe tumbles headfirst into a whimsical world of riddles, monsters, and magical landscapes - celebrated French children's book author-illustrator Claude Ponti's latest adventure\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeaning out of her treehouse window, Meeselphe wonders what it's like way down on the ground, a place she's never been - but she's certain there are many unfamiliar, delightful, and curious things to discover. So she jumps! Landing on the forest floor and striding fearlessly into the wackanana landscape of chocolate rabbits and Penrose quinces beyond, bristly-haired Meeselphe encounters friends and feckless foes. Malivicious monsters stand in her way and nothing is as it seems in this whimsical and sometimes unfriendly world, but Meeselphe isn't fazed: she has an answer for every riddle and a red paintbrush for every self-conscious ladybug. In the final showdown, scheduled for pages 38 and 39, our bushy-haired heroine makes a triumphant stand against the malivicious monsters. In detailed illustrations and Claude Ponti's trademark wordplay, cleverly rendered\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ein this inventive translation by Alyson Waters and Margot Kerlidou, young readers will experience the thrill of adventure and the pleasure of coming home again.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaude Ponti\u003c\/b\u003e is a French illustrator and children's author known for his inventive and playful use of words and the symbolic nature of his illustrations. His first book, \u003ci\u003eL'Album d'Adèle\u003c\/i\u003e, written for his newborn daughter, already displays the associative and dream-like presentation of children's interior lives that characterizes many of his works. Ponti was awarded the 2006 Sorcières Spécial prize for his contribution to literature, which now includes over seventy books of all types and for all ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlyson Waters\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator of modern and contemporary literary fiction, criticism and theory, as well as art history. Her book translations include works by Vassilis Alexakis, Louis Aragon, Daniel Arasse, René Belletto, Reda Bensmaia, Emmanuel Bove, Eric Chevillard, Albert Cossery, Yasmina Khadra, and Tzvetan Todorov. She teaches literary translation workshops at Yale University and at New York University, and now at Columbia. In addition to her work as a translator and teacher, she has been the editor of \u003ci\u003eYale French Studies\u003c\/i\u003e for almost twenty years. She is the translator of Claude Ponti's \u003ci\u003eMy Valley\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHiznobyuti\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBlaze and the Castle Cake for Bertha Daye\u003c\/i\u003e (Elsewhere Editions).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargot Kerlidou\u003c\/b\u003e is a photographer, French tutor, and herbalist. Claude Ponti was her favorite author when she was a child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.19 x 12.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749096554784,"sku":"9781953861764","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2c9d695f9edf35dd60ca29231433e271.webp?v=1779924307","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/meeselphe-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}