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32nd out of 86 books
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27 voters
Adèle and Simon
by
Barbara McClintock (Goodreads Author)
When Simon’s older sister, Adèle, picks him up from school, he has his hat and gloves and scarf and sweater, his coat and knapsack and books and crayons, and a drawing of a cat he made that morning. Adèle makes Simon promise to try not to lose anything. But as they make their way home, distractions cause Simon to leave something behind at every stop. What will they tell th...more
Hardcover, 36 pages
Published
September 5th 2006
by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
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Oct 10, 2009
Abigail
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Young Francophiles / Children Who Like "Find the Item" Type Books
Recommended to Abigail by:
Lisa / Chandra / Miriam / Kathryn / Ann
Shelves:
picture-books
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4.5 stars. What a delight! I absolutely love McClintock's artwork; it really made the book shine. The story is cute, but nothing remarkable--I think it's more a foundation for the glorious artwork (which was, for me, the whole focus of the story). I would have loved this book as a kid because in each time Simon loses something (cat picture, glove, other glove, scarf, hat, sweater) you can find it somewhere in the picture. Also, the tale is set in Paris, which is really neat—Adele and Simon visit...more
Dec 13, 2008
Ann
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommended to Ann by:
Katie
Shelves:
childrens-stories,
picture-books
A cute story about brother and sister Simon and Adele making their way home from school. Simon looses something (hat, scarf, book) at each place the siblings stop on their way home (museums, parks, parades). The story is sweet and the pictures are charming. You can find each missing item in the pictures (great for visual children) and in the back of the book is some information on the various places the children stop (the book is set in Paris, so that adds another charming dynamic).
While it's no...more
While it's no...more
Nov 18, 2008
Chandra
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
art lovers, history lovers, francophiles, family travelling to Paris
Shelves:
picture-books,
great-illustration
This is part 'I spy' book as you look for Simon's lost items through out fabulous Paris backdrops. And part travel/history book - this is a MUST read for francophiles and any family planning a trip to Paris.
The illustrations are astonishingly detailed. Not only can you hunt for all of Simon's lost items, but there are also tons of historical and literary references scattered through the pages.
It's also just a sweet story about the exasperation and love between siblings. This is a book to own a...more
The illustrations are astonishingly detailed. Not only can you hunt for all of Simon's lost items, but there are also tons of historical and literary references scattered through the pages.
It's also just a sweet story about the exasperation and love between siblings. This is a book to own a...more
This was a fun read about Adele and Simon, who live in Paris. Adele picks up her little brother, Simon, from school and explicitly asks him not to lose any of his belongings. Of course the reader can immediately infer that he will lose several items. Each page takes the children to a different Parisian location. The reader can hunt for Simon's lost item (a more sophisticated version of Where's Waldo). By the time the two get home, Simon has lost everything. However, his good-natured Parisian cit...more
Every day Adèle picks up her younger brother, Simon, after school. Today he is waiting with his hat, gloves, scarf, sweater, coat, knapsack, books, crayons, and a drawing of a cat he’d made that morning. Adèle takes one look and says, “Simon, please try not to lose anything today.” Then the siblings begin their walk home, stopping at all their favorite spots, saying hello to all their friends. Each time they stop, somehow Simon loses something. While talking to Madame Biscuit, the grocer, he los...more
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2–When Adèle meets her younger brother after school, she cautions him not to lose anything on the way home. The children take a leisurely route, visiting friends, a street market, a park, and two museums. Predictably, Simon leaves an item (his drawing, hat, knapsack, glove) behind at each location. Set in Paris during the early 20th century, this simple story is the basis for some remarkable illustrations. McClintock's pen-and-ink with watercolor techni...more
PreSchool-Grade 2–When Adèle meets her younger brother after school, she cautions him not to lose anything on the way home. The children take a leisurely route, visiting friends, a street market, a park, and two museums. Predictably, Simon leaves an item (his drawing, hat, knapsack, glove) behind at each location. Set in Paris during the early 20th century, this simple story is the basis for some remarkable illustrations. McClintock's pen-and-ink with watercolor techni...more
Adèle & Simon by Barbara McClintock is a beautiful and successful combination of a "search and find" book, a travelogue of old Paris, and a look at a sibling relationship.
When Adèle picks up her brother Simon from school, he still has his hat, gloves, scarf, sweater, coat, knapsack, books, crayons, and a drawing of a cat he made that morning. Although Adèle makes Simon promise to try not to lose anything, distractions cause Simon to leave something behind at every stop on their way home.
The...more
When Adèle picks up her brother Simon from school, he still has his hat, gloves, scarf, sweater, coat, knapsack, books, crayons, and a drawing of a cat he made that morning. Although Adèle makes Simon promise to try not to lose anything, distractions cause Simon to leave something behind at every stop on their way home.
The...more
Oct 02, 2009
Lisa Vegan
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
everybody, unless, sadly, they have lost the ability to enjoy children’s picture books
Recommended to Lisa by:
Chandra
This is an exceptionally good picture book that can be appreciated on so many different levels.
I adore this book and I’m so happy that I can immediately read Adèle & Simon in America because I borrowed them from the library on the same day.
The illustrations are so interesting and intricate. I really loved them. I really enjoyed all the dogs & cats that make an appearance.
The story is a lot of fun. It’s about a sister who picks up her younger brother from school, and as they walk through...more
I adore this book and I’m so happy that I can immediately read Adèle & Simon in America because I borrowed them from the library on the same day.
The illustrations are so interesting and intricate. I really loved them. I really enjoyed all the dogs & cats that make an appearance.
The story is a lot of fun. It’s about a sister who picks up her younger brother from school, and as they walk through...more
The hidden object puzzle effect, and the inclusion of famous characters, art, places, and people in the pictures were clever and fun. The style of the illustrations was perfect - soft and warm and detailed, but still crisp enough to be appreciated by these old eyes of mine.
But I despised the plot and the main characters. All those people have much better things to do than find Simon's belongings for him. Spoiled child. Not good for him to be so indulged. And Adele shouldn't have to take responsi...more
But I despised the plot and the main characters. All those people have much better things to do than find Simon's belongings for him. Spoiled child. Not good for him to be so indulged. And Adele shouldn't have to take responsi...more
Nov 11, 2010
Jennifer
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Becky O'Neil
Shelves:
bean-books,
picture
It's shameful that it's taken me this long to figure out the allure of Barbara McClintock's illustrations. We have several of her books on our shelf, and finally, with Adele and Simon, I've figured it out. Her round-faced, thick-eyebrowed children are every bit mischievous and enchanting, exasperating and magical as, oh, say, the child who is listening to me read the story. No wonder it's a most-requested bedtime book.
This book is beautiful. Just beautiful. And as if the premise and illustration...more
This book is beautiful. Just beautiful. And as if the premise and illustration...more
Brilliant! You may not realize until you begin that this is a seek-and-find book. It would be a great one-on-one readaloud with someone who loves poring over details. Adele picks up little brother Simon at school in early 20th-century Paris, and they walk home, Simon promising not to lose anything he's carrying. But of course, one thing goes missing at a time. That aspect reminds me a lot of How will we get to the beach, which is more for the preschool age.
Includes an old-fashioned map on the en...more
Includes an old-fashioned map on the en...more
Jan 10, 2009
Kate
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommended to Kate by:
Read for Children's Literature portfolio
Shelves:
2007,
age-childrens
Pen and ink illustration fit perfectly with this tale of a girl and her younger brother walking home from school in 1907 Paris. The story begins with Adele picking up Simon from school and an inventory of what he’s wearing and carrying… all of which disappear among the busy drawings. In a “Where’s Waldo?” effect, the missing items can be located in the pictures, along with other interesting items… such as the line of schoolgirls from the Madeline books and famous Parisian sights, including the L...more
McClintock must have gone to Paris – this is a love letter to the city, but definitely not one of my favorite books by her. What I did love was -- the illustration of Madeleine and all the orphans are marching behind Miss Clavel. The end paper map, according to the note on the copyright page, is from a 1907 Baedeker – which sets the scene in beautiful art nouveau / beaux arts Paris. (Although I never saw a motor car, which makes me think it’s set earlier.) Her illustrations are wonderfully intri...more
I don't usually review children's picture books, but we've quite liked this one, so I thought I'd add it. When I picked this up at the library, I wasn't sure my five-year-old would like it, but he does. It's the story of a brother and sister walking home from school, and the little boy loses things all along the way. On each page, there is something for the reader to find--some article the boy has lost. The story is cute, the finding is fun, and the illustrations of Paris are beautiful. Again, I...more
Mar 07, 2010
Dolly
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
parents reading with their children
Shelves:
2010,
childrens,
education-school,
france-french,
relationships,
art,
science,
picture-book-club
Though the narrative is fairly simple and predictable, what really highlights this book are the gorgeous illustrations of the neighborhoods and famous landmarks around Paris (only missing the Eiffel Tower.) The relationship between the young boy and his sister is fairly realistic (although they are a bit young to be wandering the city on their own!) and the story is humorous. We really enjoyed searching for the lost items, which are found on each page. Great book to read aloud and wonderful info...more
A gorgeously illustrated long walk through Paris with an absent minded boy and his sister as your guide. The story itself is a bit mundane and repetitive (even for a children's book) but the illustrations capture turn-of-the-last-century Paris so well that the story is somewhat superfluous. My own personal feelings about Paris are mixed but this story makes me reminisce about a romantic city that never really existed outside of our collective imaginations. So use this story to take a step back i...more
The artwork in this book made me swoon! I think the last time I was so excited about a kids book was the "Invention of Hugo Cabret." In this book Adele, the big sister, picks up her little brother Simon, from school. On the way home he loses something on each page. Each page is based on a real place in Paris, (or history of Paris). In the back of the book it tells more about each real place. The story is okay. The artwork is fun, and it being a real place makes it somehow more magical than if it...more
Great book, great illustrations. This story follows Adele and her brother Simon as they walk home from school and Simon loses his various articles (crayons, gloves, hat, etc) all over town and in each richly done illustration you have to find where they have gone. It isn't easy - each scene takes up two pages and is FULL of interesting people and details. Oh, and each scene is a real Parisian place - it's really a great book.
We love this book! Glad we have the hardback, as it gets a lot of wear...more
We love this book! Glad we have the hardback, as it gets a lot of wear...more
"Inside the museum, Simon went directly to the room with his favorite paintings. He got out his paper and crayons and started to draw.
People politely stepped around him.
Madame Quill, his art teacher from school, was there.
Simon proudly showed her his drawing.
"You must sign it," she said.
But Simon couldn't find his crayons.
Everyone helped him look, but no crayons were found.
Simon hugged Adele before she could scold him.
"Can we go now?" he asked. "I'm hungry."
People politely stepped around him.
Madame Quill, his art teacher from school, was there.
Simon proudly showed her his drawing.
"You must sign it," she said.
But Simon couldn't find his crayons.
Everyone helped him look, but no crayons were found.
Simon hugged Adele before she could scold him.
"Can we go now?" he asked. "I'm hungry."
An older sister's struggle to shepherd her careless younger brother home from school provides the excuse for a pictoral tour of fin-de-siecle Paris. McClintock's illustrations are, as always, beautiful, charming, and detailed -- there's almost too much to see on many pages! With kids I would plan on reading it multiple times because I suspect most won't have the patience to look at all the illustrations closely in one go, but there are lots of great details for them to notice on subsequent readi...more
This story was alright, I was more fond of the illustrations more than the story itself. I believe this book can teach children to be more mindful of their things, because not everyone can be as lucky as Simon. Also, I think this book can set a good image for a kid with a vivid imagination. Adele and Simon travel all over town, and have all kinds of adventures. The illustrations would help fuel such thoughts, since they so eloquently depict such colorful scenes.
Many underlying stories and facts are found throughout this picture book. The very youngest will enjoy the stories, especially trying to keep up with all of the items Simon lost as he walked home from school. Famous sites of Paris are interspersed throughout the story and throughout the illustrations. Older students can use the format of the book to create reports of states, cities, or communities. A deceptively simple book!
This caught my eye at the recent book fair at the school, and I had to check it out. So glad I did! The illustrations are a delight, the storyline is simple and re-readable. Since it is the story of a big sister, and her little brother who is losing his items one-by-one on the way home, it has a look and find factor as well. My kids liked it!
If you see it on your public library shelf, do grab it.
If you see it on your public library shelf, do grab it.
Simon is walking home from school through Paris with his big sister Adele. But Simon is careless and keeps dropping things...his backpack, gloves, hat, etc. My daughters loved looking to find where he had dropped each item... and loved guessing what he would lose next...although my 6yo did say, "He is not very responsible." My girls also loved seeing sights of Paris and hope to go there someday.
What a fun book. The story, in which Simon proceeds to lose several articles of clothing and a few other things as he walks home, will appeal to children (especially as they can find the items in the pictures). The illustrations will appeal to adults, as they capture some great Paris landmarks (not the most well-known, however). I heard Nancy Pearl recommend this on NPR, and I'm glad I picked it up.
Really great! This book reminds me of picture books that I loved as a child -- beautiful and richly detailed. But, it also appeals to my adult self because of all the subtle references to art, architecture, history and literature. I would defiantly recommend this book!
Oh, and I never did find the yellow crayon in the art museum. If you know where it is, please tell me. Thanks!
Oh, and I never did find the yellow crayon in the art museum. If you know where it is, please tell me. Thanks!
Adele & Simon made me want to visit Paris. Of course, I've always wanted to visit Paris, but I really felt like I'd previewed the city after reading this delightful book. A hint of where's Waldo, with a story that is geared towards little ones, but oh, so full of fun and history and culture! The descriptions of location at the end were fascinating. And the illustrations... oooh la la!
So you can't judge a book by it's cover applies to this cute little tale. I didn't think Alexis and Domenic would like this one, juding from the old fashioned artwork. It was such a lovely book! They loved hunting for Simon's things on each page. It was exciting to them that he gets everything back in the end (oh that life were really that perfect!). All in all we loved this book!
I picked up this book because I have a son named Simon and then I read it and bought it because it's about a little boy who loses things, like most of his clothes and my little Simon can't seem to keep his clothes on ever! Anyway it's an adorable story, and it's fun for kids because it's a fun story and all the lost items are hidden in the pictures, waiting to be found.
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Barbara McClintock is the author and illustrator of books for children.
Her books have won 4 New York Times Best Books awards, a New York Times Notable Book citation, a Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor award, numerous other awards, recommended/best book lists, and starred reviews. Her books have been made into children's videos, a ballet/opera, and a recorded books on tape.
Barbara drew constantly as...more
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Her books have won 4 New York Times Best Books awards, a New York Times Notable Book citation, a Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor award, numerous other awards, recommended/best book lists, and starred reviews. Her books have been made into children's videos, a ballet/opera, and a recorded books on tape.
Barbara drew constantly as...more
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