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Ernest et Célestine #1
Ernest et Célestine ont perdu Siméon
Au cours d'une promenade, Célestine perd Siméon, son précieux petit pingouin de tissu.
Quelle tristesse ! Ernest a beau apporter tous
les doudous du monde, Célestine n'aime que Siméon.
Quelle tristesse ! Ernest a beau apporter tous
les doudous du monde, Célestine n'aime que Siméon.
Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1981
About the author
Gabrielle Vincent
260 books55 followersMonique Martin, alias Gabrielle Vincent, was a writer and illustrator of children's books from Belgium. She was born in Brussels on 9 September 1928, and died there on 24 September 2000. Her nom de plume is derived from the first names of her grandparents, Gabrielle and Vincent.
She worked as a painter of water color before beginning a career in the 1980s as an illustrator with the series Ernest et Célestine, adapted for cinema in 2012.
She worked as a painter of water color before beginning a career in the 1980s as an illustrator with the series Ernest et Célestine, adapted for cinema in 2012.
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January 6, 2019
All of Gabrielle Vincent's books about Ernest and Celestine are adorable. Celestine is a young mouse, and Ernest is an adult bear, and they are the best of friends. There isn't any backstory as to why Ernest is caring for Celestine as he would his own daughter, but it doesn't really matter why ... what matters is the tender love between the two of them. You get a real sense that Celestine is very young, very innocent, and very much in need of the warmth, strength, and wisdom that Ernest brings to her life.
Just look at the love in this gorgeous illustration....
I found these books in a local library when my daughter was a small child, and we both fell in love with them. We read them together, over and over and over. The illustrations are as much a part of the story as the text. It is sheer joy to sit and contemplate the drawings, and every time you read the book you notice something new.
In this particular story Celestine loses her beloved doll named Gideon. To find out the rest of the story, you'll have to read the book! :)
Another whimsical illustration from the book....
I highly recommend this book, and all of the Ernest and Celestine books.
I'd like to add a couple of paragraphs from another review, as they very eloquently explain an aspect of these books that I forgot to mention above ... Ernest and Celestine are poor. When my daughter, and I, read these books together, we were poor, too. So, they spoke directly to our lives in a way that not many books would.
Anyway, here is the excerpt of the review, "An unusual aspect of Vincent’s stories is that a consistent feature is Ernest and Celestine’s poverty, though this is by no means a central feature. It never feels as though Vincent is particularly drawing attention to the character’s struggles, though they are often a catalyst for events which shape how the stories progress. This aspect is handled with a subtlety and sincerity that is rare to see in children’s literature. In Bravo, Ernest and Celestine!, for instance, a leaking roof causes worry for Ernest, who has no money to pay for it (I especially love his response to Celestine – “no, I’m just thinking” – when she asks if he is upset. It’s absolutely the response a caring adult gives to a child enquiring about adult problems). The denouement of the story – once they have made money busking – also feels accurate to their financial situation, where instead of fixing the roof, they buy each other presents. It’s a tender gesture of people who aren’t used to having money: you treat yourself or each other because you aren’t sure when you’ll be able to do so again.
Other problems associated with caring for a child while being poor are also dealt with realistically and with an empathic eye. Decorations, costumes and presents have to be scrounged and made rather than bought in Merry Christmas!; while in Where Are You? what is otherwise a fairly familiar story of a child getting lost in public kicks off with Ernest going for a job interview at an art gallery, which he is turned down for as he will not be able to bring Celestine to work with him, and they have no other option but to leave her at home alone. Interestingly, the aforementioned distressing aspects of the books never arise directly from the two being poor, rather, for the child-proxy Celestine, it is just one of the aspects of their life together."
http://werewolf.co.nz/2013/08/classic...
5 Stars = I love it for sentimental reasons.
Just look at the love in this gorgeous illustration....
I found these books in a local library when my daughter was a small child, and we both fell in love with them. We read them together, over and over and over. The illustrations are as much a part of the story as the text. It is sheer joy to sit and contemplate the drawings, and every time you read the book you notice something new.
In this particular story Celestine loses her beloved doll named Gideon. To find out the rest of the story, you'll have to read the book! :)
Another whimsical illustration from the book....
I highly recommend this book, and all of the Ernest and Celestine books.
I'd like to add a couple of paragraphs from another review, as they very eloquently explain an aspect of these books that I forgot to mention above ... Ernest and Celestine are poor. When my daughter, and I, read these books together, we were poor, too. So, they spoke directly to our lives in a way that not many books would.
Anyway, here is the excerpt of the review, "An unusual aspect of Vincent’s stories is that a consistent feature is Ernest and Celestine’s poverty, though this is by no means a central feature. It never feels as though Vincent is particularly drawing attention to the character’s struggles, though they are often a catalyst for events which shape how the stories progress. This aspect is handled with a subtlety and sincerity that is rare to see in children’s literature. In Bravo, Ernest and Celestine!, for instance, a leaking roof causes worry for Ernest, who has no money to pay for it (I especially love his response to Celestine – “no, I’m just thinking” – when she asks if he is upset. It’s absolutely the response a caring adult gives to a child enquiring about adult problems). The denouement of the story – once they have made money busking – also feels accurate to their financial situation, where instead of fixing the roof, they buy each other presents. It’s a tender gesture of people who aren’t used to having money: you treat yourself or each other because you aren’t sure when you’ll be able to do so again.
Other problems associated with caring for a child while being poor are also dealt with realistically and with an empathic eye. Decorations, costumes and presents have to be scrounged and made rather than bought in Merry Christmas!; while in Where Are You? what is otherwise a fairly familiar story of a child getting lost in public kicks off with Ernest going for a job interview at an art gallery, which he is turned down for as he will not be able to bring Celestine to work with him, and they have no other option but to leave her at home alone. Interestingly, the aforementioned distressing aspects of the books never arise directly from the two being poor, rather, for the child-proxy Celestine, it is just one of the aspects of their life together."
http://werewolf.co.nz/2013/08/classic...
5 Stars = I love it for sentimental reasons.
September 13, 2024
تصویر های کتاب خیلی قشنگ و دلنشین بودن ولی خود داستان خیلی جذاب نبود.
ارنست و سلستین یه روز برفی میرن پیاده روی ، بعد عروسک سلستین گم میشه، ولی خیلی راحت پیدا میشه.
ارنست و سلستین یه روز برفی میرن پیاده روی ، بعد عروسک سلستین گم میشه، ولی خیلی راحت پیدا میشه.
July 16, 2017
Finally reading the first. Now I can easily assume that the mouse is a child, and was adopted by the bear. Still, as other reviewers have said, it's a puzzle why Ernest doesn't just pick up the frozen doll. Odd little book, probably even more charming in French.
November 21, 2014
The story is cute and the art is very well done. Celestine loses her favorite toy in the snow and ernest works hard to replace it. The love Ernest shows her and the love she has for her toy and the joy of sharing are all very evident.
For very young children, this is great but for a child who likes to ask questions, this book holds plenty. Such as "Why didn't Ernest just rescue the frozen toy?" Is Ernest her dad? She lives with his so he must be. Why doesn't she call him that and why is he a bear and not a mouse like her"
When reading this book with a small group of children at the library, I was bombarded with these questions. I could make assumptions to go with it but I hate doing that to another's work. So it did cost the book. But still, overall work the read and the classic art style is wonderful.
For very young children, this is great but for a child who likes to ask questions, this book holds plenty. Such as "Why didn't Ernest just rescue the frozen toy?" Is Ernest her dad? She lives with his so he must be. Why doesn't she call him that and why is he a bear and not a mouse like her"
When reading this book with a small group of children at the library, I was bombarded with these questions. I could make assumptions to go with it but I hate doing that to another's work. So it did cost the book. But still, overall work the read and the classic art style is wonderful.
July 1, 2017
J'ai adoré ce livre!
August 28, 2012
I think the best books are the ones that you remember for years and years. I had this book read to me when I was a little girl, and when i saw the pictures again as an adult, years later I remembered this book still..
June 10, 2012
Such a tender book! This is one of those books that pinches your heart. I'm not sure if it was the delicate watercolor illustrations, the expressive faces of Celestine and Ernest, or the sparsity of words that touched me the most, but this story of friendship is so lovingly told.
My 4 year old really empathized with the characters, however he didn't understand why Ernest didn't rescue the frozen little stuffed bird when he found him in the snow, rather than go search for a new one. But he loved the solution they eventually came up with. And he got extra satisfaction out of reading himself a book that didn't have enlarged letters or "early reader" written all over it. We'll definitely try to find more books in this series, so sweet.
And funny how just recently we discovered another story about a "lost bird" in the wonderful Home for Bird.
My 4 year old really empathized with the characters, however he didn't understand why Ernest didn't rescue the frozen little stuffed bird when he found him in the snow, rather than go search for a new one. But he loved the solution they eventually came up with. And he got extra satisfaction out of reading himself a book that didn't have enlarged letters or "early reader" written all over it. We'll definitely try to find more books in this series, so sweet.
And funny how just recently we discovered another story about a "lost bird" in the wonderful Home for Bird.
March 13, 2018
Could read this book a zillion times and still be knocked cold. The delicate sweetness of the characters, the loose preciseness of the marks, the clear love and devotion between Ernest and Celestine is just too much to take. Little sobs overtake me if I open this book in an emotional mood. Goosebumpingly good.
August 31, 2023
Read this in French for practice (it's very easy to read since it's only one or two sentences per page). The story itself is lovely and the illustrations are stunning - Vincent's watercolours, the way she gets across the character's personalities and behaviour is wonderful. Definitely a series of books I'll look forward to collecting and reading.
October 15, 2015
A really unusual picturebook which celebrates an inter-species relationship. Translated from French, the title, I feel loses some of its power. It was originally called 'Ernest and Celestine lose Simeon (Gideon). This helps focus what the story is really about - that dreaded moment when the adult is not able to give their child (or youngster) what they want or fix something that they want fixed.
With this in mind, the story is a very powerful one in which honesty and openness is key to the relationship. Out in the snow one evening, Ernest asks Celestine to rush home (to avoid the dark) and in her haste she drops her doll. Although Celestine wants to go back and look for Gideon, Ernest disagrees and directs Celestine back home. Although he finds the doll on his own later, it is beyond repair. The scene with Ernest bent over the doll with the wind blowing fiercely and the lantern in his hands is a touching one - it shows that (although he has apparently left Celestine alone in the house!) he is willing to do anything he can to make her happy.
What Ernest fails to understand is the love and sense of realism and ownership that we place on things we love. Simply buying another Gideon won't work but he considers it nonetheless. He also misses the point when he buys her lots of dolls too. Celestine doesn't need to be lost in wealth she simply wants a piece of her life that has gone missing.
I think that what Ernest does next is wonderful. Together they rebuild Gideon and although it is new, Celestine has been a part of the process. This could only have happened with Ernest being so open and honest about his not being able to save the doll in the first place.
The final pages show Celestine happily playing with the new Gideon yet also leaving him to show her love and gratitude to the Ernest who is, after all, the one who can reciprocate the love that she so happily gives out.
N.B. When I shared this with my mum, she was extremely vexed and asked why Ernest couldn't simply take the original Gideon back and mend it. Fair point!
With this in mind, the story is a very powerful one in which honesty and openness is key to the relationship. Out in the snow one evening, Ernest asks Celestine to rush home (to avoid the dark) and in her haste she drops her doll. Although Celestine wants to go back and look for Gideon, Ernest disagrees and directs Celestine back home. Although he finds the doll on his own later, it is beyond repair. The scene with Ernest bent over the doll with the wind blowing fiercely and the lantern in his hands is a touching one - it shows that (although he has apparently left Celestine alone in the house!) he is willing to do anything he can to make her happy.
What Ernest fails to understand is the love and sense of realism and ownership that we place on things we love. Simply buying another Gideon won't work but he considers it nonetheless. He also misses the point when he buys her lots of dolls too. Celestine doesn't need to be lost in wealth she simply wants a piece of her life that has gone missing.
I think that what Ernest does next is wonderful. Together they rebuild Gideon and although it is new, Celestine has been a part of the process. This could only have happened with Ernest being so open and honest about his not being able to save the doll in the first place.
The final pages show Celestine happily playing with the new Gideon yet also leaving him to show her love and gratitude to the Ernest who is, after all, the one who can reciprocate the love that she so happily gives out.
N.B. When I shared this with my mum, she was extremely vexed and asked why Ernest couldn't simply take the original Gideon back and mend it. Fair point!
November 14, 2020
J'ai découvert Ernest et Célestine sur le tard et regrette tellement de ne pas les avoir eus comme compagnons pour les histoires du soir de.mes enfants. Ceci dit en lisant cette histoire à mes enfants qui ont "passé l'âge" (dix et douze ans) j'ai vu des yeux émerveillés et des larmes au coin des yeux. Atemporel, le dessin de Gabrielle Vincent est tellement magnifique qu'il fait oublier le dialogue parfois confus. À mettre entre toutes les mains, quel que soit l'âge.
December 25, 2020
Mon préféré!
Très bel album, d'où ressort toute la poésie de l'oeuvre de Gabrielle Vincent. L'histoire d'un doudou perdu, ça ne peut que concerner les tous petits!
Je viens de relire l’album, j’ai le sourire aux lèvres !
Très bel album, d'où ressort toute la poésie de l'oeuvre de Gabrielle Vincent. L'histoire d'un doudou perdu, ça ne peut que concerner les tous petits!
Je viens de relire l’album, j’ai le sourire aux lèvres !
January 23, 2019
I love the relationship between Ernest (an adult bear) and Celestine (a child mouse). Whether they are friends or parent/child doesn't matter to me. They are loving and respectful of one another. The illustrations are beautiful.
July 19, 2019
Ура! Нарешті я познайомилася з книжковими Селестинкою і Ернестом. А мультик про мишеня та ведмедя, до речі, мій найулюбленіший у світі. Дуже тішуся, що українською вийшла ця книжечка з доброю історією і красивезними ілюстраціями. Я щаслива-прещаслива! Любов любовна.
October 20, 2022
عنوان ترجمهٔ فارسی: ارنست و سلستین؛ عروسک گمشده
June 4, 2023
I know Celestine is not, but I am still thinking of that poor old stuffed bird. I wish Ernest had repaired it instead of making a whole new one.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 13, 2023
lu en audio, voudrait trop le lire en album bientôt!!
March 30, 2025
Good! It is distressing when a treasure is lost. The story is simple and well presented
August 11, 2015
"Ernest and Celestine," by Gabrielle Vincent, is an excellent example of a book that is out of print but shouldn't be.
My six year old and I watched the recently released movie titled "Ernest and Celestine," a movie vaguely loosely sort of kind of inspired by this charming book, a movie that used the same species and names as the original and otherwise had nothing in common with the original book. A movie that turned a gentle tale of two friends into a ham handed clumsy attempt to discuss ACCEPTANCE.
I haven't read "Ernest and Celestine" in 30 years, but I could still tell it was wrong. Very wrong. Alarmingly wrong. There were a few soft and subtle spots in the film that felt almost right, but they were few and far between. So I set out to get a copy to read to my kid... and enjoy myself.
My library system claimed to have one copy. I put a hold on it, assuming the library didn't ACTUALLY have a copy of this book, a soft cover published in 1981. To my surprise and delight, they had it and it came in quickly.
"Ernest and Celestine" is the story of young mouse Celestine and her adult bear friend "Ernest," who is a father figure if not her actual father. Ernest and Celestine take a walk, and Celestine brings he beloved duck doll (with a green beak) with her. It's winter, and the sun goes down, and they head home in the darkness. She drops her doll in the snow. Ernest goes back for it, only to find it frozen and ruined. He tries to buy her a new replacement doll but none of them are the same. He finally recreates the doll, and they hold a Christmas party for her friends where she distributes the dolls Ernest bought for her.
This is a soft and gentle story about loss and grief and love. This is a story about parent/child relationships and support. The writing is beautiful and sweet, an excellent translation from the original French, and the art is lush and soft and intimately expressive.
My six year old and I watched the recently released movie titled "Ernest and Celestine," a movie vaguely loosely sort of kind of inspired by this charming book, a movie that used the same species and names as the original and otherwise had nothing in common with the original book. A movie that turned a gentle tale of two friends into a ham handed clumsy attempt to discuss ACCEPTANCE.
I haven't read "Ernest and Celestine" in 30 years, but I could still tell it was wrong. Very wrong. Alarmingly wrong. There were a few soft and subtle spots in the film that felt almost right, but they were few and far between. So I set out to get a copy to read to my kid... and enjoy myself.
My library system claimed to have one copy. I put a hold on it, assuming the library didn't ACTUALLY have a copy of this book, a soft cover published in 1981. To my surprise and delight, they had it and it came in quickly.
"Ernest and Celestine" is the story of young mouse Celestine and her adult bear friend "Ernest," who is a father figure if not her actual father. Ernest and Celestine take a walk, and Celestine brings he beloved duck doll (with a green beak) with her. It's winter, and the sun goes down, and they head home in the darkness. She drops her doll in the snow. Ernest goes back for it, only to find it frozen and ruined. He tries to buy her a new replacement doll but none of them are the same. He finally recreates the doll, and they hold a Christmas party for her friends where she distributes the dolls Ernest bought for her.
This is a soft and gentle story about loss and grief and love. This is a story about parent/child relationships and support. The writing is beautiful and sweet, an excellent translation from the original French, and the art is lush and soft and intimately expressive.
March 2, 2018
I put this book on my list after seeing the French animated film, which was the story of an orphan mouse and her bear friend. That film had subtitles, but I have to put a plug in for watching foreign films - it is so worth it, and the film was nominated for best animated feature at the 86th Academy Awards (lost to Disney's Frozen).
Although the movie is charming, it is very different from this sweet and simple book. Celestine the mouse and Ernest the bear go for a walk in the snow. Celestine drops her precious doll, a penguin. After making sure she is snug in bed, he goes to search for it, and finds the doll has been ruined by the snow. He looks for a replacement, but is unable to find a penguin in the shop. Of course Celestine only wants a penguin just like before. What to do for Celestine, and what to do with the other dolls Ernest has purchased?
There's one sentence on each page of full illustration. I understand that Belgian author Monique Martin (she used the combined first names of her grandparents when writing) painted water colors before illustrating her own books. This is one of a series of Ernest and Celestine stories and she wrote other tales as well.
We have no background about why we have a mouse named Celestine living with a bear named Ernest - it just seems like things are as they should be. This is such a beautifully drawn little story of generosity, acceptance, gratitude, and love - as represented in day-to-day living. All conveyed in simple sentences.
There are books you love because they hold memories of your childhood; books you love because the story holds a thread of meaning for you, and books you love because you experienced the movie. And books that you read during an important time of your life. But this children's book - I don't know why it hasn't received more attention.
Although the movie is charming, it is very different from this sweet and simple book. Celestine the mouse and Ernest the bear go for a walk in the snow. Celestine drops her precious doll, a penguin. After making sure she is snug in bed, he goes to search for it, and finds the doll has been ruined by the snow. He looks for a replacement, but is unable to find a penguin in the shop. Of course Celestine only wants a penguin just like before. What to do for Celestine, and what to do with the other dolls Ernest has purchased?
There's one sentence on each page of full illustration. I understand that Belgian author Monique Martin (she used the combined first names of her grandparents when writing) painted water colors before illustrating her own books. This is one of a series of Ernest and Celestine stories and she wrote other tales as well.
We have no background about why we have a mouse named Celestine living with a bear named Ernest - it just seems like things are as they should be. This is such a beautifully drawn little story of generosity, acceptance, gratitude, and love - as represented in day-to-day living. All conveyed in simple sentences.
There are books you love because they hold memories of your childhood; books you love because the story holds a thread of meaning for you, and books you love because you experienced the movie. And books that you read during an important time of your life. But this children's book - I don't know why it hasn't received more attention.
August 10, 2020
4.2 stars
The illustrations were nice and appropriate and
attractive. Actually, they are quite beautiful
in a way.
I hate to bring these 2 points up. Although I
guess other people have actually mentioned them.
Since Celestine brought the doll along with her on
the walk and lost it, wasn't that at least partly
her fault.
Also, once Ernest found the doll in the snow
couldn't he have taken it home and washed
and repaired it.
I think the story would have made more
sense if he had not been able to find the
doll in the snow.
However, I did like the end and I was impressed
by his creativity and the work that he put in to
re-create the old doll with a new one. You may say
that this was an obvious thing to do I really don't
think that it would have been that obvious to a lot of people.
There is something very cute and appealing
about the whole story and the illustrations. I
really did like the ending to the story.
I will say that I read Merry Christmas, Ernest and
Celestine before I read this book and I actually
much preferred that book. Perhaps because I
read it first.
I really think that children in general would quite
like this book.
The illustrations were nice and appropriate and
attractive. Actually, they are quite beautiful
in a way.
I hate to bring these 2 points up. Although I
guess other people have actually mentioned them.
Since Celestine brought the doll along with her on
the walk and lost it, wasn't that at least partly
her fault.
Also, once Ernest found the doll in the snow
couldn't he have taken it home and washed
and repaired it.
I think the story would have made more
sense if he had not been able to find the
doll in the snow.
However, I did like the end and I was impressed
by his creativity and the work that he put in to
re-create the old doll with a new one. You may say
that this was an obvious thing to do I really don't
think that it would have been that obvious to a lot of people.
There is something very cute and appealing
about the whole story and the illustrations. I
really did like the ending to the story.
I will say that I read Merry Christmas, Ernest and
Celestine before I read this book and I actually
much preferred that book. Perhaps because I
read it first.
I really think that children in general would quite
like this book.
December 18, 2017
« Ernest et Célestine ont perdu Siméon » avait été le premier livre que j'ai été capable de lire. Et c'est ma première critique de livre en français !
C'est un livre pour les jeunes et donc elle est idéal pour apprendre le français. L'histoire est assez simple : quand Ernest et Célestine se promèneraient ils ont perdu Siméon, une poupée, dans la neige. Ernest essaya de la retrouver, mais qu'il ne réussit pas. Célestine est très malheureuse et Ernest achète beaucoup des poupées mais Célestine ne veux que Siméon. Finalement, Ernest dessine une neveu poupée de Siméon et dans la grande fête il a donné les autres poupées à les enfants.
Les dessines sont très mignons et les complémentent l'histoire. Bien que c'est un livre pour les enfants j'ai apprécié de le lire.
C'est un livre pour les jeunes et donc elle est idéal pour apprendre le français. L'histoire est assez simple : quand Ernest et Célestine se promèneraient ils ont perdu Siméon, une poupée, dans la neige. Ernest essaya de la retrouver, mais qu'il ne réussit pas. Célestine est très malheureuse et Ernest achète beaucoup des poupées mais Célestine ne veux que Siméon. Finalement, Ernest dessine une neveu poupée de Siméon et dans la grande fête il a donné les autres poupées à les enfants.
Les dessines sont très mignons et les complémentent l'histoire. Bien que c'est un livre pour les enfants j'ai apprécié de le lire.
June 6, 2021
I remember when I first stumbled upon the movie Ernest et Célestine. I immediately fell in love with the aesthetics and the heart-warming story of this friendship between Ernest, a bear, and Célestine a small mouse.
Yesterday going to the library I found some books from this series and I sat there and read them all. The first one I read (and first one of the series) is "Ernest et Célestine ont perdu Siméon", in which Célestine loses Simeón, her stuffed duck, in the snow. Célestine is sad about losing his friend and Ernest does his best to make a new one for Célestine.
Their friendship is so sweet that reading this books
Yesterday going to the library I found some books from this series and I sat there and read them all. The first one I read (and first one of the series) is "Ernest et Célestine ont perdu Siméon", in which Célestine loses Simeón, her stuffed duck, in the snow. Célestine is sad about losing his friend and Ernest does his best to make a new one for Célestine.
Their friendship is so sweet that reading this books
January 16, 2016
I have been waiting for to read this book for a long time. It was a beautiful story about a bear and a little mouse who looses her favorite doll. Ernest does all he can to make Celestine feel better but nothing can compare to her beloved doll. I know how Celestine feels, nothing can replace the bond you have with your favorite doll; it is unimaginable. Luckily Ernest is a creative bear and he helps Celestine's doll. Celestine and Ernest both end up happy. It is the best story. A must read!!!
January 16, 2018
Cute for very young children. This is the sort of book that has very little text. You have to take your time and review the illustrations for the story. This book relies so heavily on the storytelling in the illustration that it is a close relative of a truly wordless picture book.
An oddity in this book is that in the original language they lose a stuffed animal named Simon and he is renamed to Gideon in this book which made locating the correct book a little confusing.
An oddity in this book is that in the original language they lose a stuffed animal named Simon and he is renamed to Gideon in this book which made locating the correct book a little confusing.
September 26, 2021
English translation of Ernest et Célestine ont perdu Siméon.
Wonderful, detailed illustrations in muted colors and a lovely, sweet story.
Wonderful, detailed illustrations in muted colors and a lovely, sweet story.
October 23, 2017
Ok, I understand this is a child's book, and Celestine is a young child, but she seems like a total brat. She looses her stuffed animal then blames it on her father or bear? I don't know, but that is rude since it isn't even his fault. I don't want to teach children to act like this when they loose something.
August 27, 2012
I really liked the love between the two main characters, realistic that one minute you can be so angry and then later so grateful. I like the willingness to look for a solution to make things right and the overall generosity of Ernest. Great role story for my kiddos!
September 11, 2016
El primero de la serie. En tan pocas páginas, con tan pocas palabras, cuenta tantas cosas. Una pérdida, una fiesta de Navidad, un agradecimiento. Qué pena haber conseguido sólo tres libros de la serie.
March 16, 2021
The opening episode in a charming series by Belgian artist Monique Martin, who wrote under the
pseudonym of Gabrielle Vincent. Her simple stories and engaging watercolors will please parent and child alike.
pseudonym of Gabrielle Vincent. Her simple stories and engaging watercolors will please parent and child alike.
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