Dico Dingo

by Pascal Garnier, Jochen Gerner (Illustrator)

Un texte drôle qui joue avec les mots.

Robert Robert a fait tomber le dictionnaire, tous les mots sont par terre. C'est la pagaille chez les Robert !

Genres: Childrens

48 pages, Paperback

First published December 15, 1999

About the author

Pascal Garnier, who died in March 2010, was a talented novelist, short story writer, children’s author and painter. From his home in the mountains of the Ardèche, he wrote fiction in a noir palette with a cast of characters drawn from ordinary provincial life. Though his writing is often very dark in tone, it sparkles with quirkily beautiful imagery and dry witted humour. Garnier’s work has been likened to the great thriller writer, Georges Simenon. Gallic books has now published many of his titles, including - The Panda Theory, How’s the Pain?, The Islanders, Moon in a Dead Eye, and The Front Seat Passenger.

Reviews

[Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I chuckled my way through this children's book in a very short time on a sleepless night. Little Robert's parents are so methodical and tidy that they even named him Robert Robert. His mother alphabetises things in the kitchen, but since "sugar" and "salt" both begin with S, and there's only one S cannister, she doesn't use either one. But when little Robert drops the dictionary, the words are scattered all over the room! He picks them up and shoves them back between the pages in a hurry, not bothering to organise them...and of course a few have rolled out of his reach in the cracks of the floor or under the furniture. Guests come for dinner...and anarchy ensues!

I was reminded in a way of the beginning of the film "Amelie." Those who have seen it will know what I mean.

An excellent read for students of French. A lot of words that you'll have to look up...which is rather the point, I fancy. Also useful for teachers of French; ask your students what words would work better in the crazy sentences!

[Wendorej · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was a LOT shorter than I expected. Wouldn't call it a book. Rather a short story. Cute but nothing extraordinary.