On my mountain

François Aubineau

Book - 2020

"Both the perspective of the wolf and the shepherd are seen in this flippable picture book."--

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Genres
Picture books
Upside-down books
Published
[Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Book Publishers 2020.
Language
English
French
Main Author
François Aubineau (author)
Other Authors
Jérôme Peyrat, 1972- (illustrator)
Item Description
Translation of: Dans ma montagne.
"What we have, we have to share."--Cover.
Two stories bound tête-bêche and inverted.
"Originally published in French © éditions Père Fouettard, 2017 under the title: Dans ma montagne."
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Issued also in electronic formats
ISBN
9781459822320
Contents unavailable.
Review by Booklist Review

In this deft, dual-perspective story, a wolf and a shepherd each describe the mountain they both call home. This, here, is my mountain, the wolf begins, where, through the seasons, it finds food, enjoys the landscape's beauty, and raises its young. Although potential dangers exist along with the Other, the shepherd, who passes by holding a rifle the mountain is where the wolf feels safe and happy. An imaginative, cleverly designed two-page spread at the center cues readers to flip the book over, and, using the same text as wolf's narrative, the story begins again from the shepherd's point of view. This time, the Other is the wolf, but for the shepherd, too, the mountain is home. Ultimately, for both, My mountain . . . is big enough to fit everyone who loves it. The spare, straightforward prose is accompanied by detailed, richly colored illustrations from varying perspectives that nicely convey similarities of the wolf's and shepherd's lives. The approach and reflective prose are simple yet thought provoking, encouraging readers to be mindful of those with whom we share the world.--Shelle Rosenfeld Copyright 2020 Booklist

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Review by School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 2--A shepherd and his family and a wolf and its family live on a mountain. Both of them love their home. They delight in its beauty and navigate its known and unknown elements. Despite its dangers, the mountain is where they "feel safe and happy." Aubineau tells two identical stories using the same words. On one side of the book is the shepherd's tale, and on the flip side is the wolf's. Modest drawings and bold colors illustrate the vastness of their mountain homes from each of their perspectives. Though their ways of life are different, their existences are not. VERDICT A worthy addition to any library or classroom exploring themes such as perspective, citizenship, cohabitation, and nature.--Maegen Rose, Rye Country Day School, NY

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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Told in two separate stories, the perspectives of a wolf and a shepherd living on the same mountain are presented in this picture-book import from France.Thanks to a clever design, readers can begin from either sidethe physical book flips so the story begins from either end. One side presents the story from the wolf's perspective; the other, from the shepherd's. The wolf's story begins with an arresting illustration depicting the wolf looking down on the shepherd and flock. "This, here, is my mountain," the text reads. The wolf goes on to tell how it eats, sleeps, and lives on the mountain and how there is danger, but it is also where the wolf feels safe and happy. The wolf relates how it is wary of the "Other," who has been feared for generations. The wolf is referring, of course, to the shepherd, who carries a long gun in the accompanying illustration. The wolf's story ends with the thought that while it's hard to share the mountain, it "surelyis big enough to fit everyone who loves it." Flipping the book, readers begin the shepherd's storyand, in a powerfully teachable moment, it is exactly the same, word for word, as the wolf's. Peyrat's illustrations, which use delicate lines and a palette of greens, blues, and Alpine white, never fail to impress with their subtle visual linking of the two stories and their bold, atmospheric design.Truly a book for today and our changing future. (Picture book. 3-9) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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