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This Moose Belongs to Me
WINNER of the Irish Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year 2012 and the Honour Award for Illustration from Childrens' Books Ireland, 2013.An exquisite new book, featuring a boy and his moose, from internationally bestselling, multi-prize-winning picture book creator, Oliver Jeffers.“Wilfred owned a moose. He hadn’t always owned a moose. The moose came to him a while ago and he knew, just KNEW, that it was meant to be his. He thought he would call him Marcel.”Most of the time Marcel is very obedient, abiding by the many rules on How to Be a Good Pet. But one dark day, while deep in the woods, someone else claims the moose as their own…Is Marcel really Wilfred’s pet after all?An beautifully-illustrated, witty and thought-provoking story, exploring the concept of ownership.
32 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2012
About the author
Oliver Jeffers
114 books2,819 followersOliver Jeffers' work takes many forms. His distinctive paintings have been exhibited in galleries worldwide, and HarperCollins UK and Penguin USA publish his award-winning picture books, now translated into over 30 languages.
In 2007, Jeffers was the official illustrator for World Book Day, and in 2008 Lost and Found became Oliver's first book to made into animation by London-based Studio AKA.
Jeffers won a NY Emmy in 2010 for his collaborative work with the artist and director Mac Premo, and in 2013 Jeffers co-directed the video for U2's Ordinary Love with Premo. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Jeffers now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
In 2007, Jeffers was the official illustrator for World Book Day, and in 2008 Lost and Found became Oliver's first book to made into animation by London-based Studio AKA.
Jeffers won a NY Emmy in 2010 for his collaborative work with the artist and director Mac Premo, and in 2013 Jeffers co-directed the video for U2's Ordinary Love with Premo. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Jeffers now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
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July 30, 2024
!آقای الیور جفرز، واقعاً که بلدی چطور کتاب کودک بنویسی
داستان که داره
داستانت که اوج هم داره
داستانت پیام هم داره که واضح و دستوری نیست و پنهانه
تصویرگری جذاب هم که داره
لحن رو هم که بلدی چطور بنویسی که برای سن کم قابل فهم باشه، ولی به طور احمقانه ساده نباشه که هیچ، پیچیدگیهای ظریف خودش رو داشته باشه
خلاصه من اصلاً مطمئن نیستم که تو داری واقعاً کتاب کودک مینویسی. همش فکر میکنم مخاطبت ما بزرگترهایی ولی دوست نداری مستقیم باهامون صحبت کنی
داستان در مورد پسریه که گوزنی رو میبینه و تصمیم میگیره که گوزن مال خودشه. اما کمکم باید متوجه بشه که تو این دنیا هیچکس مالک واقعی اشیا هم نمیشه، چه برسه به حیوانات و آدمها
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Maede's Books
۱۴۰۳/۵/۹
داستان که داره
داستانت که اوج هم داره
داستانت پیام هم داره که واضح و دستوری نیست و پنهانه
تصویرگری جذاب هم که داره
لحن رو هم که بلدی چطور بنویسی که برای سن کم قابل فهم باشه، ولی به طور احمقانه ساده نباشه که هیچ، پیچیدگیهای ظریف خودش رو داشته باشه
خلاصه من اصلاً مطمئن نیستم که تو داری واقعاً کتاب کودک مینویسی. همش فکر میکنم مخاطبت ما بزرگترهایی ولی دوست نداری مستقیم باهامون صحبت کنی
داستان در مورد پسریه که گوزنی رو میبینه و تصمیم میگیره که گوزن مال خودشه. اما کمکم باید متوجه بشه که تو این دنیا هیچکس مالک واقعی اشیا هم نمیشه، چه برسه به حیوانات و آدمها
کتاب رو میتونید از اینجا دانلود کنید
Maede's Books
۱۴۰۳/۵/۹
July 31, 2024
من این کتابو دوبار پشت هم برای هانا (بچه ۳_۴ ساله یکی از آشناها) خوندم و کلی کیف کرد، عاشق تصویرگری هاش شدیم هردو، فرستادمش دنبال نخود سیاه وگرنه باید بازم براش میخوندمش :)
من فکر میکنم کتاب کودک هم مثل رمان یا داستان بزرگسالان روی زندگی، ذهن و طرزفکر بچه ها اثر میذاره، تاثیر آنی نداره ولی روی ذهن شون حک میشه. پس نباید انتظار داشته باشیم بچه ها فورا پوینت داستان رو بگیرن یا برات نتیجه گیری کنن، اونا چیزی که باید بفهمن رو توی ترکیب نقاشی و کلمات میفهمن، و البته قصه گویی خوب هم خیلی تاثیر رو بیشتر میکنه 🥸
من فکر میکنم کتاب کودک هم مثل رمان یا داستان بزرگسالان روی زندگی، ذهن و طرزفکر بچه ها اثر میذاره، تاثیر آنی نداره ولی روی ذهن شون حک میشه. پس نباید انتظار داشته باشیم بچه ها فورا پوینت داستان رو بگیرن یا برات نتیجه گیری کنن، اونا چیزی که باید بفهمن رو توی ترکیب نقاشی و کلمات میفهمن، و البته قصه گویی خوب هم خیلی تاثیر رو بیشتر میکنه 🥸
November 5, 2018
Owning a moose is altogether a wonderful feeling in the world. Nothing beating that. You have a moose all for yourself. How great that would be!
Until somebody else thought that your moose belonged to them! To know how to deal with the situation, jump right into this one.
Until somebody else thought that your moose belonged to them! To know how to deal with the situation, jump right into this one.
September 20, 2023
بهم گفت: من یکی شبیه خودم رو پیدا کنم، با نخ و سوزن به خودم میدوزمش. و چون حال نداشتم، بهش نگفتم که نمیتونم با کسی این کار رو کنم. اونا متعلق بهم نیستن و باید رهاشون کنم.
اگه به خودم بدوزمشون، یه آن تصویر پالت رنگ سریال هنیبال جلو چشمام جون میگیره. آدمهایی که به هم گره خوردن و به سختی میتونن جدا بشن. و یکیشون که میخواست رها و آزاد باشه، پوست تنش کنده شد. عذاب کشید. اشکش در اومد. فریاد زد و با هر جون کندنی دوید.
این همون حسی هست که با دوخت و دوز و چسبوندن آدمها به خودم بهم دست میده. اونا رو به حال خودشون بذارین. اگه مایل بودن برمیگردن و اگرم نه بدونین که از همون اول بهتون تعلق نداشتن.
ماجرای این کتاب مصور هم از این قرار هست. پسرک داستان به خیالش صاحب گوزنی هست که تو طبیعت برای خودش آزاد و رهاست. پسرک با این خیال با گوزن برخورد میکنه اما آیا میتونه در حقیقت به دستش بیاره؟
نقاشیهای پس زمینه، طبیعیتر و نقاشیهای شخصیتها، کارتونی بودن. و این تضادش رو به شخصه دوست نداشتم اما سیر داستان و مفهومی که میخواست انتقالش بده رو دوست داشتم.
پ.ن: وقتی سعی دارم ریویوی هر کتابی رو بنویسم، به جز اونی که یک هفتهای طولش دادم و دو خط هم ازش ننوشتم =)
اگه به خودم بدوزمشون، یه آن تصویر پالت رنگ سریال هنیبال جلو چشمام جون میگیره. آدمهایی که به هم گره خوردن و به سختی میتونن جدا بشن. و یکیشون که میخواست رها و آزاد باشه، پوست تنش کنده شد. عذاب کشید. اشکش در اومد. فریاد زد و با هر جون کندنی دوید.
این همون حسی هست که با دوخت و دوز و چسبوندن آدمها به خودم بهم دست میده. اونا رو به حال خودشون بذارین. اگه مایل بودن برمیگردن و اگرم نه بدونین که از همون اول بهتون تعلق نداشتن.
ماجرای این کتاب مصور هم از این قرار هست. پسرک داستان به خیالش صاحب گوزنی هست که تو طبیعت برای خودش آزاد و رهاست. پسرک با این خیال با گوزن برخورد میکنه اما آیا میتونه در حقیقت به دستش بیاره؟
نقاشیهای پس زمینه، طبیعیتر و نقاشیهای شخصیتها، کارتونی بودن. و این تضادش رو به شخصه دوست نداشتم اما سیر داستان و مفهومی که میخواست انتقالش بده رو دوست داشتم.
پ.ن: وقتی سعی دارم ریویوی هر کتابی رو بنویسم، به جز اونی که یک هفتهای طولش دادم و دو خط هم ازش ننوشتم =)
January 15, 2013
In some ways I loved this book. I loved its humor, I loved how it shows wild animals are wild and live their own lives, and I loved so much about it. I loved the cover illustration and the pictures inside that show nature.
The style of art varies and the pictures other than the landscapes of the natural world I don’t like as much, including ones of the moose and people on their own without the background of the natural world showing. But even those are quirky and different and interesting, and I liked them, even though I didn’t love them.
I loved, loved, loved the solution that is reached re the moose. Very cute, and funny, and it’s a great educational moment for teaching about wild animals, and maybe our companion animals too.
The style of art varies and the pictures other than the landscapes of the natural world I don’t like as much, including ones of the moose and people on their own without the background of the natural world showing. But even those are quirky and different and interesting, and I liked them, even though I didn’t love them.
I loved, loved, loved the solution that is reached re the moose. Very cute, and funny, and it’s a great educational moment for teaching about wild animals, and maybe our companion animals too.
February 20, 2020
Another book by Jeffers, an author I have been discovering and really love! His book are fun, funny, marvelously illustrated and they just has that little something that make them stand out of the mass!
October 17, 2024
دیگه الان مطمئن شدم دغدغه اصلی جفرز فلسفه «تعلق» هست. اینکه واقعا ممکنه بتونیم کسی یا چیزی -در اینجا طبیعت- رُ به واسطه علاقه صاحب شیم یانه.
این داستان خیلی خیلی به The Fate of Fausto که هفت سال بعد از این کتاب نوشته شده شبیه هست؛اینکه در جدال برای رام کردن طبیعت به بهانه یا به باور متوهمانه دوست داشتن، انسان محکوم به شکست خوردن هست.
اینجا جفرز هنوز به رستگاری انسان خوشبین هست و این رستگاری در کمک گرفتن از طبیعت و -باز هم مثل up and down- تاکید به رها کردن آنچه دوست داریم.
Fun fact
معنی Fausto می شه خوش شانس
و Wilfred یعنی صلحطلب
به نظرم اینم یه جور اینساید جوکه.
این داستان خیلی خیلی به The Fate of Fausto که هفت سال بعد از این کتاب نوشته شده شبیه هست؛اینکه در جدال برای رام کردن طبیعت به بهانه یا به باور متوهمانه دوست داشتن، انسان محکوم به شکست خوردن هست.
اینجا جفرز هنوز به رستگاری انسان خوشبین هست و این رستگاری در کمک گرفتن از طبیعت و -باز هم مثل up and down- تاکید به رها کردن آنچه دوست داریم.
Fun fact
معنی Fausto می شه خوش شانس
و Wilfred یعنی صلحطلب
به نظرم اینم یه جور اینساید جوکه.
October 23, 2017
For some reason, when I brought this book home from the library, everyone who saw it reacted with some combination of joy and bewilderment. For context - my flatmates are all approximately my age (early-mid twenties) and even our respective visiting parents found it highly entertaining. No small children in the general vicinity whatsoever.
On that note, I must really bewilder my local library with my requests, seeing as the group of books this came with included Fables comics, a bunch of fun looking YA urban fantasy, a knitting manual or two, some spatial design pretties, and Ta Nehisi Coates's latest book.
Back to the Moose.
It's not just the cover that elicits happiness an warm-cozy feelings, apparently. The story is super cute too, from the very funny concept to the perfect illustrations. Even the moose's names are spot on. Definitely a fan.
On that note, I must really bewilder my local library with my requests, seeing as the group of books this came with included Fables comics, a bunch of fun looking YA urban fantasy, a knitting manual or two, some spatial design pretties, and Ta Nehisi Coates's latest book.
Back to the Moose.
It's not just the cover that elicits happiness an warm-cozy feelings, apparently. The story is super cute too, from the very funny concept to the perfect illustrations. Even the moose's names are spot on. Definitely a fan.
August 15, 2015
Loved the drawings. Liked the story.
May 11, 2025
Um menino e um alce fazem a história e dão vida à mensagem deste livro, aquilo que pensamos ter como garantido nem sempre é um dado adquirido.
A recomendar a miúdos e graúdos!
A recomendar a miúdos e graúdos!
August 2, 2024
احساس میکنم داره از این نویسنده خوشم میاد.
مرسی که چنین کتابهایی برامون پیدا میکنین و معرفی میکنین.
مرسی که چنین کتابهایی برامون پیدا میکنین و معرفی میکنین.
April 3, 2013
Bill Watterson's Calvin grew up and had a son named Wilfred, but instead of a stuffed tiger named Hobbes, Wilfred obtained a very alive moose named Marcel. This charming book may appeal to adults more than children - the adults I've shared it with have fallen in love, so kids would have to go absolutely crazy for it to prove that statement false - because there is so much nostalgia in the pages. Jeffers painted many illustrations over landscapes by Alexander Dzigurski, and Dzigurski's work looks like he was working from Disney's old True Life documentary scenes. Surely a family in a wood-paneled station wagon is going to drive up at any moment and disgorge 2.5 kids and enough camping equipment to invade a small nation.
Wilfred himself would be easily adopted into such a family, because they would mistakenly think his bow tie, suspenders, and Charlie Brown hairline were signs of a bookish bent, the handy yet odd cousin who would fortuitously ID the poison ivy just before Pop gathered some for toilet paper. Unfortunately, that mistake would prove itchy, though not fatal. Wilfred would have wandered off somewhere, sure he heard a waterfall and dreaming of Evel Knievel-style adventures. He lives in his own head, and like Floyd from Jeffer's previous book Stuck, there is no indication that he even sees other people as subjects for waving his knowledge at.
Oh, fine, I'll be a teacher for a minute and tell you why I think this is a good book for kids, too, but adults are missing out if they don't actually grab it for themselves. Like so many "literary" picture books, the vocabulary in this one is outstanding. "Proximity," "dumbstruck," and "enraged" parade past the reader; some meanings can be gleaned from the context or brushed over without losing much understanding of the story, but most of the time they are just unclear enough and just important enough that my students tend to stop and wonder and hypothesize. Like all descendants of Calvin, there is a probable disconnect between objective reality and Wilfred's perception of it, and the text supports Wilfred while leaving just enough room for the reader to see it - if they are ready to. A lesson about compromise, imperfection, and acceptance even sneaks in, but Jeffers isn't telling us not to dream big, just that some dreams are so big (moose-sized, perhaps) that it is best to have the self-possession to adapt on the fly to exigent (that means others are being unreasonable, right?) circumstances.
Most importantly, Wilfred's eyebrow makes only occasional appearances, but when it does, it proves to be an epic conveyor of emotion.
Wilfred himself would be easily adopted into such a family, because they would mistakenly think his bow tie, suspenders, and Charlie Brown hairline were signs of a bookish bent, the handy yet odd cousin who would fortuitously ID the poison ivy just before Pop gathered some for toilet paper. Unfortunately, that mistake would prove itchy, though not fatal. Wilfred would have wandered off somewhere, sure he heard a waterfall and dreaming of Evel Knievel-style adventures. He lives in his own head, and like Floyd from Jeffer's previous book Stuck, there is no indication that he even sees other people as subjects for waving his knowledge at.
Oh, fine, I'll be a teacher for a minute and tell you why I think this is a good book for kids, too, but adults are missing out if they don't actually grab it for themselves. Like so many "literary" picture books, the vocabulary in this one is outstanding. "Proximity," "dumbstruck," and "enraged" parade past the reader; some meanings can be gleaned from the context or brushed over without losing much understanding of the story, but most of the time they are just unclear enough and just important enough that my students tend to stop and wonder and hypothesize. Like all descendants of Calvin, there is a probable disconnect between objective reality and Wilfred's perception of it, and the text supports Wilfred while leaving just enough room for the reader to see it - if they are ready to. A lesson about compromise, imperfection, and acceptance even sneaks in, but Jeffers isn't telling us not to dream big, just that some dreams are so big (moose-sized, perhaps) that it is best to have the self-possession to adapt on the fly to exigent (that means others are being unreasonable, right?) circumstances.
Most importantly, Wilfred's eyebrow makes only occasional appearances, but when it does, it proves to be an epic conveyor of emotion.
December 24, 2021
بعضی کتابهای کودک عجیب به جان آدم میشینن.. انگار مستقیم دارن با تو حرف میزنن
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ویلفرد فکر میکنه گوزنی که یه روزی باهاش مواجه شده و همراهش شده مال اونه، هزارتا قانون برای این گوزن گذاشته و با رعایت کردن یا نکردن این قانونا بعضی وقتا این گوزن میشه گوزن خوب، بعضی وقتا میشه گوزن بد، و همش هم تصادفی، چون اصلا گوزنه نه از قانونها خبر داره، نه در قید اون قوانینه، داره زندگی خودشو میکنه
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این حکایت خیلی از ماهاس، که توی ذهنمون یه عالمه قاعده و قانون داریم برای هر رابطهای و بعد طبق همون قواعد و باورها رفتار بقیه رو تفسیر میکنیم، فلان کار رو نکرد که لج من رو دربیاره، اون کار رو کرد که به من بفهمونه برام ارزشی قائل نیست و هزار جور داستان دیگه که میسازیم.. و من بشخصه در این داستان ساختنها استادم..
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اون گوزنی که فکر میکنم مال منه (فرزندم، همسرم، عشقم، دوستم،...) یه موجود مستقله که داره زندگی خودش رو میکنه، و قطعا قانونی که من به تنهایی برای رابطهام گذاشته باشم، هیچ معنیای نداره، نه اون رو یه گوزن خوب میکنه، نه یه گوزن بد.
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پ.ن: ویلفرد آخر داستان، با گوزن به یه توافق میرسه، قرار میشه گوزن از تمام قوانین ویلفرد اطاعت کنه.. اما هروقت که دلش میخواست :))
پ.ن۲: الیور جفرز، جدای از اینکه نویسندهی خیلی خوبیه، تصویرگر عالیای هم هست.. اونقدر خوب این در قید نبودن گوزن رو به تصویر کشیده که نیمی از داستان رو باید از خلال تصویرهاش خوند.
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ویلفرد فکر میکنه گوزنی که یه روزی باهاش مواجه شده و همراهش شده مال اونه، هزارتا قانون برای این گوزن گذاشته و با رعایت کردن یا نکردن این قانونا بعضی وقتا این گوزن میشه گوزن خوب، بعضی وقتا میشه گوزن بد، و همش هم تصادفی، چون اصلا گوزنه نه از قانونها خبر داره، نه در قید اون قوانینه، داره زندگی خودشو میکنه
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این حکایت خیلی از ماهاس، که توی ذهنمون یه عالمه قاعده و قانون داریم برای هر رابطهای و بعد طبق همون قواعد و باورها رفتار بقیه رو تفسیر میکنیم، فلان کار رو نکرد که لج من رو دربیاره، اون کار رو کرد که به من بفهمونه برام ارزشی قائل نیست و هزار جور داستان دیگه که میسازیم.. و من بشخصه در این داستان ساختنها استادم..
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اون گوزنی که فکر میکنم مال منه (فرزندم، همسرم، عشقم، دوستم،...) یه موجود مستقله که داره زندگی خودش رو میکنه، و قطعا قانونی که من به تنهایی برای رابطهام گذاشته باشم، هیچ معنیای نداره، نه اون رو یه گوزن خوب میکنه، نه یه گوزن بد.
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پ.ن: ویلفرد آخر داستان، با گوزن به یه توافق میرسه، قرار میشه گوزن از تمام قوانین ویلفرد اطاعت کنه.. اما هروقت که دلش میخواست :))
پ.ن۲: الیور جفرز، جدای از اینکه نویسندهی خیلی خوبیه، تصویرگر عالیای هم هست.. اونقدر خوب این در قید نبودن گوزن رو به تصویر کشیده که نیمی از داستان رو باید از خلال تصویرهاش خوند.
August 1, 2024
به نظرم بعضی از کتابهای کودک برای بزرگسالها به زبان ساده نوشته شدن. به نظرم پیام این کتاب یکم برای بچهها سنگینه ولی اینکه همچین پیامی رو تونسته در قالب یه داستان بچگانهی کوتاه بیاره خیلی هوشمندانه است.
September 18, 2020
Prentenboek met zeer mooie illustraties en leuke humor. Wilfred, een kleine jongen, ontmoet een eland en beslist dat het zijn eland wordt. Hoewel de eland gewoon zijn ding doet, denkt Wilfred dat hij toch naar hem luistert. De humor is goed te begrijpen voor oudere kinderen omdat ze de grapjes achter het verhaal beter snappen dan kleuters.
July 17, 2016
This story is about Marcel and Wilfred....Who is the moose and who is the owner? Well, Marcel, sounds like a Mooses name, don't you think? So, that leaves Wilfred being the owner of the Moose called Marcel.
Marcel is a pretty obedient pet except on the odd occasion he decides to not listen to Wilfred..I mean, really, Marcel is just acting like any pet would. Pets are allowed to have a mind of their own, including Mooses, you know! Until one day in the forest they go for a walk and stumble on someone else who claims they owned Marcel..Except his name wasn't Marcel...It was....*Pauses*...You'll need to find out what happens and what is the Moose's actual name.
Another story where I love the quirky story line and the different illustrations on every page. Again, I find myself getting lost in the drawings and maybe imagining what it'd be like to own a Moose like Marcel! This book is fun to read to little children but I also think a lot of it will go over their head unlike other Jeffers books..Still, it's one that could be read at an early stage and then revisited many years apart and the child will take different things away from the book. It's an interesting book that makes you think about ownership and 'what ifs' and possibilities.
Marcel is a pretty obedient pet except on the odd occasion he decides to not listen to Wilfred..I mean, really, Marcel is just acting like any pet would. Pets are allowed to have a mind of their own, including Mooses, you know! Until one day in the forest they go for a walk and stumble on someone else who claims they owned Marcel..Except his name wasn't Marcel...It was....*Pauses*...You'll need to find out what happens and what is the Moose's actual name.
Another story where I love the quirky story line and the different illustrations on every page. Again, I find myself getting lost in the drawings and maybe imagining what it'd be like to own a Moose like Marcel! This book is fun to read to little children but I also think a lot of it will go over their head unlike other Jeffers books..Still, it's one that could be read at an early stage and then revisited many years apart and the child will take different things away from the book. It's an interesting book that makes you think about ownership and 'what ifs' and possibilities.
March 26, 2013
Jeffers wins again. This was an enchanting example of counterpoint illustration-text relationship (I set it squarely on my goodreads 'counterpoint' shelf, which has only 7 books--cue cricket chirps).
That is, the pictures contradict what the words say, and vice versa. Jeffers' take on counterpoint gave me the sense that either the narrator in the words or in the pictures was exaggerating, maybe just plain lyin'! Here it feels more like someone is winking at me about Wilfred, as if to say, "Leave him alone. Let him have his dream." Jeffers enhances all this by using an incongruous style for the backgrounds--the painterly landscapes don't match his cartoony figures at all.
The specific experience of this counterpoint book prompts some wicked reader-response theorizing(are you listening, Wolfgang Iser?): In a picturebook are there two narrators, one for the pictures and one for the text, or just one narrator for both? This becomes even more convoluted when we think how so many picturebooks are written by an author and then illustrated by a separate artist. Because the narrator, implied reader, implied author, narratee are all 'characters' made up by the reader (in the back of the mind usually), these questions can't be answered simply: i.e., 'The writer makes up one narrator, and the illustrator makes up another.'
This would be an excellent book for a technique like 'sketch to stretch'--to ask readers to draw this omniscient teller outside the frame of the pages, maybe on scanned pages with wide white borders. Putting the narrator's words into a thought bubble and giving the narrator a concrete character. Then the narratee question is easy to ask: To whom is this 'guy' telling the story? This is exactly the kind of book that could support folks discovering some nifty inner workings of literature!
That is, the pictures contradict what the words say, and vice versa. Jeffers' take on counterpoint gave me the sense that either the narrator in the words or in the pictures was exaggerating, maybe just plain lyin'! Here it feels more like someone is winking at me about Wilfred, as if to say, "Leave him alone. Let him have his dream." Jeffers enhances all this by using an incongruous style for the backgrounds--the painterly landscapes don't match his cartoony figures at all.
The specific experience of this counterpoint book prompts some wicked reader-response theorizing(are you listening, Wolfgang Iser?): In a picturebook are there two narrators, one for the pictures and one for the text, or just one narrator for both? This becomes even more convoluted when we think how so many picturebooks are written by an author and then illustrated by a separate artist. Because the narrator, implied reader, implied author, narratee are all 'characters' made up by the reader (in the back of the mind usually), these questions can't be answered simply: i.e., 'The writer makes up one narrator, and the illustrator makes up another.'
This would be an excellent book for a technique like 'sketch to stretch'--to ask readers to draw this omniscient teller outside the frame of the pages, maybe on scanned pages with wide white borders. Putting the narrator's words into a thought bubble and giving the narrator a concrete character. Then the narratee question is easy to ask: To whom is this 'guy' telling the story? This is exactly the kind of book that could support folks discovering some nifty inner workings of literature!
May 29, 2021
This is super-cute. A clueless, self-centered (but well-meaning) little boy thinks he can declare that a moose belongs to him. Of course anyone who has tried to own a moose knows it won't work, the moose will do what a moose will do. Important note: the moose will be most amenable if fed apples.
Young children will enjoy this, because they always like pointing out foibles of others in picture books. This is sort of like No, David! but with a moose, and no one is being particularly naughty, just very very silly.
Charming artwork, filled with personality, too.
Young children will enjoy this, because they always like pointing out foibles of others in picture books. This is sort of like No, David! but with a moose, and no one is being particularly naughty, just very very silly.
Charming artwork, filled with personality, too.
February 25, 2013
Wilfred owns a moose, named Marcel. Marcel is a pretty good pet but he sometimes ignored Wilfred's rules. Then one day, while out in the woods, someone else seems to think Marcel belongs to them. Wilfred struggles with the situation and runs off. Luckily, Marcel and Wilfred seem to work out an acceptable agreement.
I really enjoyed the illustrations, some shoe heavy paint strokes, others on canvas, some are almost cartoon like, and others serve as back drops. I also find Wilfred's almost rigid-like thinking to resemble the mindset of many young children and this book models the value in being open-minded and willingness to adapt in order to solve a problem.
I really enjoyed the illustrations, some shoe heavy paint strokes, others on canvas, some are almost cartoon like, and others serve as back drops. I also find Wilfred's almost rigid-like thinking to resemble the mindset of many young children and this book models the value in being open-minded and willingness to adapt in order to solve a problem.
May 12, 2017
The story didn't really start with a good premise, but in the end it was quite funny to read. The boy was very invested in the friendship and the respecting friendly rules, while the moose didn't care at all (as expected with a wild animal). The twists near the end were a good addition and were also very funny. On the art, nothing to say, it's Jeffers so it's a pleasure for the eyes, as usual.
October 1, 2022
NOBODY BELONGS TO ANYONE !
July 25, 2020
https://www.vintagestories.gr/afto-to...
Υπάρχει άραγε κάτι καλύτερο από το να σε περιμένει μετά τη δουλειά ένα μικρό αλλά απίστευτα ενδ��αφέρον βιβλίο; Και ναι λοιπόν, στα 25 μου πήρα το πρώτο παιδικό βιβλίο! Αρχικά, με κέρδισε το καταπληκτικό εξώφυλλο του και στη συνέχεια ο τραβηχτικός τίτλος του: “Αυτό το ελάφι είναι δικό μου” (Εκδόσεις Ίκαρος, 2013). Μια εικονογράφηση αρκετά μοντέρνα με στοιχεία τόσο απλά που συνδυάζονται αρμονικά μαζί και με φωτογραφικά στοιχεία.
Ο συγγραφέας του και εικονογράφος Oliver Jeffers, είναι πολύ δημοφιλής για τη δουλειά του και λόγω αυτής έχει κατακτήσει πολλά βραβεία. Έχει γράψει επίσης και το βιβλίο “Ούπς” (Εκδόσεις Ίκαρος, 2012). Δεν άργησα και πολύ να μπω στον καταπληκτικό κόσμο του.
Υπάρχει κάτι στον κόσμο που ζούμε που να μας ανήκει; Η ιστορία αυτού του “μεγάλου” βιβλίου που αφορά τον οποιονδήποτε από εμάς, μιλά για την ιδέα της ιδιοκτησίας.
Ο κεντρικός ήρωας της ιστορίας είναι ο Γούίλι, ένα παιδάκι που έχει παρέα του ένα ελάφι. Το ελάφι όπως μπορούμε να καταλάβουμε δεν ήταν από πάντα μαζί του. Αυτό ο Γουίλι το σκέφτηκε αλλά επειδή περνούσαν πολλές ώρες μαζί τελικά πήστηκε πως αποτελεί ιδιοκτησία του. Και όπως θα έκανε κάθε “ιδιοκτήτης” του έδωσε και όνομα: Μαρσέλ.
Το θέμα της εξουσίας είχε επηρεάσει όμως τόσο πολύ τον Γουίλι που για να επιβεβαιώσει ακόμη περισσότερο τον εαυτό του και την κυριαρχία που είχε στον Μαρσέλ έβγαλε κανόνες συμπεριφοράς που αυτός θα έπρεπε να ακολουθεί, άλλωστε ο Μαρσέλ φαίνεται να έχει επιλέξει να είναι μαζί του και να τον υπακούει πιστά. Ήταν σχεδόν υπάκουος σε κάθε κάλεσμά του, πράγμα που έκανε ακόμη πιο περήφανο τον Γουίλι.
Τι ανεπάντεχο θα μπορούσε να συμβεί σε αυτή την ιστορία γεμάτο νύξεις για το θέμα της ιδιοκτησίας και τον τρόπο που μπορεί να επηρεάσει τον καθένα μας; Μια μέρα λοιπόν ο Γουίλι μαθαίνει ότι ο Μαρσέλ έχει και άλλο όνομα, και άρα ο ίδιος δεν είναι ο μοναδικός του ιδιοκτήτης. Σε ποιόν ανήκει τελικά ο Μαρσέλ, αν ανήκει τελικά σε κάποιον αλλά και αν ναι, τον λένε μόνο Μαρσέλ;
Νομίζω πως είναι το τέλειο δώρο για μικρούς και μεγάλους. Ανυπομονώ να έχω στα χέρια μου το “Ουπς”. Το “Αυτό το ελάφι είναι δικό μου” μου άρεσε πολύ γιατί θίγει με πολύ άμεσο και χιουμοριστικό τρόπο αυτή την ιστορία που μοιάζει να είναι βγαλμένη από άλλον κόσμο αλλά κατά βάθος αφορά οποιαδήποτε από τις πτυχές της ανθρώπινης έκφανσης όπως την αντιλαμβανόμαστε τα τελευταία χρόνια.
Αυτό που θα προτιμούσα περισσότερο είναι να ήμουν παιδάκι και να μου το χάριζαν... Μα γιατί όταν ήμασταν πιο μικροί να μην υπήρχαν τόσο ωραία βιβλία; (!) Μικροί ή πιο μεγάλοι, το θέμα είναι να ανακαλύπτουμε πράγματα που μας αγγίζουν.
Αξίζουν συγχαρητήρια στις εκδόσεις Ίκαρος και στο publishing του βιβλίου, καθώς το κυκλοφόρησαν όπως του άξιζε.
https://www.vintagestories.gr/afto-to...
Υπάρχει άραγε κάτι καλύτερο από το να σε περιμένει μετά τη δουλειά ένα μικρό αλλά απίστευτα ενδ��αφέρον βιβλίο; Και ναι λοιπόν, στα 25 μου πήρα το πρώτο παιδικό βιβλίο! Αρχικά, με κέρδισε το καταπληκτικό εξώφυλλο του και στη συνέχεια ο τραβηχτικός τίτλος του: “Αυτό το ελάφι είναι δικό μου” (Εκδόσεις Ίκαρος, 2013). Μια εικονογράφηση αρκετά μοντέρνα με στοιχεία τόσο απλά που συνδυάζονται αρμονικά μαζί και με φωτογραφικά στοιχεία.
Ο συγγραφέας του και εικονογράφος Oliver Jeffers, είναι πολύ δημοφιλής για τη δουλειά του και λόγω αυτής έχει κατακτήσει πολλά βραβεία. Έχει γράψει επίσης και το βιβλίο “Ούπς” (Εκδόσεις Ίκαρος, 2012). Δεν άργησα και πολύ να μπω στον καταπληκτικό κόσμο του.
Υπάρχει κάτι στον κόσμο που ζούμε που να μας ανήκει; Η ιστορία αυτού του “μεγάλου” βιβλίου που αφορά τον οποιονδήποτε από εμάς, μιλά για την ιδέα της ιδιοκτησίας.
Ο κεντρικός ήρωας της ιστορίας είναι ο Γούίλι, ένα παιδάκι που έχει παρέα του ένα ελάφι. Το ελάφι όπως μπορούμε να καταλάβουμε δεν ήταν από πάντα μαζί του. Αυτό ο Γουίλι το σκέφτηκε αλλά επειδή περνούσαν πολλές ώρες μαζί τελικά πήστηκε πως αποτελεί ιδιοκτησία του. Και όπως θα έκανε κάθε “ιδιοκτήτης” του έδωσε και όνομα: Μαρσέλ.
Το θέμα της εξουσίας είχε επηρεάσει όμως τόσο πολύ τον Γουίλι που για να επιβεβαιώσει ακόμη περισσότερο τον εαυτό του και την κυριαρχία που είχε στον Μαρσέλ έβγαλε κανόνες συμπεριφοράς που αυτός θα έπρεπε να ακολουθεί, άλλωστε ο Μαρσέλ φαίνεται να έχει επιλέξει να είναι μαζί του και να τον υπακούει πιστά. Ήταν σχεδόν υπάκουος σε κάθε κάλεσμά του, πράγμα που έκανε ακόμη πιο περήφανο τον Γουίλι.
Τι ανεπάντεχο θα μπορούσε να συμβεί σε αυτή την ιστορία γεμάτο νύξεις για το θέμα της ιδιοκτησίας και τον τρόπο που μπορεί να επηρεάσει τον καθένα μας; Μια μέρα λοιπόν ο Γουίλι μαθαίνει ότι ο Μαρσέλ έχει και άλλο όνομα, και άρα ο ίδιος δεν είναι ο μοναδικός του ιδιοκτήτης. Σε ποιόν ανήκει τελικά ο Μαρσέλ, αν ανήκει τελικά σε κάποιον αλλά και αν ναι, τον λένε μόνο Μαρσέλ;
Νομίζω πως είναι το τέλειο δώρο για μικρούς και μεγάλους. Ανυπομονώ να έχω στα χέρια μου το “Ουπς”. Το “Αυτό το ελάφι είναι δικό μου” μου άρεσε πολύ γιατί θίγει με πολύ άμεσο και χιουμοριστικό τρόπο αυτή την ιστορία που μοιάζει να είναι βγαλμένη από άλλον κόσμο αλλά κατά βάθος αφορά οποιαδήποτε από τις πτυχές της ανθρώπινης έκφανσης όπως την αντιλαμβανόμαστε τα τελευταία χρόνια.
Αυτό που θα προτιμούσα περισσότερο είναι να ήμουν παιδάκι και να μου το χάριζαν... Μα γιατί όταν ήμασταν πιο μικροί να μην υπήρχαν τόσο ωραία βιβλία; (!) Μικροί ή πιο μεγάλοι, το θέμα είναι να ανακαλύπτουμε πράγματα που μας αγγίζουν.
Αξίζουν συγχαρητήρια στις εκδόσεις Ίκαρος και στο publishing του βιβλίου, καθώς το κυκλοφόρησαν όπως του άξιζε.
https://www.vintagestories.gr/afto-to...
June 30, 2013
Can anything wild really belong to us? That is the question and/or theme in this picture book by Oliver Jeffers. The story begins with Wilfred and his moose, who claims to have a moose, Marcel, for whom he creates a number of rules of how to be a good pet. They are rules like number 4, “not making too much noise while Wilfred plays his record collection,” or number 7, “maintaining a certain proximity to home.” Unfortunately, Marcel the moose doesn’t pay much attention to rules, but does what moose usually do, wanders about, especially toward trees, to munch and meander. When Wilfred gets lost, and then Wilfred and Marcel run into an old woman who shouts, “Rodrigo, you’re back!”, the story becomes interesting. You’ll need to find and read this story to discover the resolution. Much fun with a lesson to learn! Jeffers interesting illustrations of cut-out paintings, occasional full-color backgrounds and speech bubbles create a wonder to see!
November 21, 2016
The first thing that I enjoyed about this book, alongside the usual warmth and wit that comes with a lot of Jeffers’ work was the wonderful blend of artstyle between playful and comic to grand landscapes of American artist Alexander Dziquirski – this all helps bring a sense of silliness to the story of one boy and his very reluctant pet Moose.
The book proved that Jeffers’ is not just about young boys and penguins but is a modern fabulist who is beginning to tell stories of the human condition in a context which is a funny as it is beautiful. A story about ownership and asks whether we truly own some things or whether we just hold on to them until time and fate decrees otherwise.
The book proved that Jeffers’ is not just about young boys and penguins but is a modern fabulist who is beginning to tell stories of the human condition in a context which is a funny as it is beautiful. A story about ownership and asks whether we truly own some things or whether we just hold on to them until time and fate decrees otherwise.
October 12, 2013
Oliver Jeffers is quickly becoming a household favorite. His unusual story lines and his compelling illustrations make him so much fun to read! Not a lot of words, but still memorable enough to keep my children, both the 5 yr old and the preschoolers, asking for him over and over again. This one had me guessing where it took place, the paintings were so lovely. Canada maybe? Love this author and am looking forward to reading more of his work.
June 27, 2018
Nothing actually belongs to us, does it?
The need is the key to everything, is it?
What if, we still want something to stay with us, even when not needed, can we make it stay?
The book answers all such rhetorical questions.
This book is an amazing piece of art, a book of perspective I'll call it; for some people this might be a simple story and for a few others, it might be a life lesson. ♥️
The need is the key to everything, is it?
What if, we still want something to stay with us, even when not needed, can we make it stay?
The book answers all such rhetorical questions.
This book is an amazing piece of art, a book of perspective I'll call it; for some people this might be a simple story and for a few others, it might be a life lesson. ♥️
October 4, 2016
a lovely picture books by Oliver Jeffers as per usual, I'm starting to think my addiction with his books is getting slightly too obsessive!
November 16, 2020
Wilfred thinks he owns a moose so he names it Marcel and makes up lots of rules that he says it must follow. They go on adventures but Marcel doesn't always follow the rules. One day the moose goes to another human who also thinks she owns him, Wilfred runs away and the moose comes to help him. Wilfred realises that he doesn't own the moose, they are just friends and he can't always make the moose do whatever he wants. This is a good book about friendship and what makes a good friend. The story might be nice to read and discuss if there are friendship problems in the class or with individual children to see if they can identify what Wilfred is doing wrong and how he could be a better friend. I would use the book in KS1 and year 3. I could also be used to support PSHE sessions on what makes a good friend. Children could role-play or discuss how Wilfred and Marcel are and compare this to how they could be if they were both being good friends.
January 26, 2018
4.5 ☆
Ah la la cet illustrateur!
Ah la la cet illustrateur!
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