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Remarkables: The Most Incredible Children I’ve Met So Far! (The)
by Clotilde Perrin
Age Range: 6-8
This large-format creation from French author and illustrator Clotilde Perrin is a treasure trove featuring 38 portraits of extraordinary imaginary children. Meet the electric child who is ‘incredibly wired’ and electrifies anyone who touches them, the prickly child – “Touch me at your peril” – who is mistrustful at the slightest suspicion, or there’s a scribbly child who is a whirlwind free thinker. Then there’s a flying child, an elastic child, an invisible child and even a Cupcake child!
Through Perrin’s unique imagination, expertly translated into English by award-winning translator Daniel Hahn, each magnificent double-page spread is devoted to a child who playfully describes the world they inhabit – their characteristics, the superpowers that make them unique and relaying humorous anecdotes.
The Remarkables is perfect for dipping in and out of and jumping from page to page. Ideal too, for sharing or reading aloud as parents or carers are likely to enjoy it just as much. There is a lot to absorb, with hidden details and a ‘group photo’ – spot the author on the endpapers and in the introduction – bringing everyone together and a quiz finale ‘And What Sort of Remarkable Child Will You Be?’ where children can discover their own superpowers and let their imagination run free, celebrating their individuality as well as their strengths and what makes them different. On a more serious note, it provides a way in which to discuss emotions and identity.
A zany, original creation full of fun and imagination.
See other Clotilde Perrin titles reviewed on the Outside In Website, Inside the Villains (2018), The House of Madame M (2019) and Inside the Suitcase (2021).