Jane, the fox & me
Hélène is an outcast in her grade. Her only consolation is reading Jane Eyre. Even seeing a lovely fox doesn't make her feel better, but maybe a new friendship will.
| Main Author: | Britt, Fanny (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Arsenault, Isabelle, 1978- (Illustrator), Ouriou, Susan (Translator), Morelli, Christelle (Translator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel |
| Language: | English French |
| Published: |
London
Walker Books,
2013.
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Hélène is an outcast in her grade. Her only consolation is reading Jane Eyre. Even seeing a lovely fox doesn't make her feel better, but maybe a new friendship will. |
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| Item Description: |
Translation of: Jane, le renard et moi. |
| Physical Description: |
101 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm. Issued also in electronic format. |
| ISBN: |
9781554983605 1554983606 |
| Author Notes: |
FANNY BRITT is a writer, playwright, and translator. She has written a dozen plays and translated more than fifteen. She is the winner of the 2013 Governor General's Literary Award in Drama for her play Bienveillance. Jane, the Fox and Me, her first graphic novel, was nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award in Children's Literature -- Text, won a Libris Award, a Joe Shuster award, and was on the New York Times Best Illustrated Books list. Isabelle Arsenault is an internationally renowned children's book illustrator whose work has won many awards. Her books include Alpha, Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear, Cloth Lullaby by Amy Novesky, Once Upon a Northern Night by Jean E. Pendziwol and Migrant by Maxine Trottier. Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault first collaborated on the graphic novel Jane, the Fox and Me, winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Illustration (French) and the Joe Shuster Awards for Best Writer and Best Artist. It was also named a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book. SUSAN OURIOU is considered to be one of Québec's finest translators of literary fiction. With Christine Morelli, she has previously translated Fanny Britt's acclaimed novel Hunting Houses for Arachnide. CHRISTELLE MORELLI is a literary translator and French immersion teacher. She has translated several works of fiction for publication, including Jane, the Fox and Me and Stolen Sisters. Having lived in Quebec and France, she now makes her home with her family in Western Canada. |