Le voyage d'Oregon

by Rascal

Nous nous sommes connus au Star Circus, Oregon et moi. Il passait juste avant mon numéro et je le raccompagnais tous les soirs jusqu'à sa cage. Un jour, il m'a parlé, et voici ce qu'il m'a dit...

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

40 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[Melki]

A sweet story about a bear and a dwarf who escape from the circus, and head for the great wilderness. The artwork by Louis Joos is simple, yet evocative.





A lovely, and very touching book.

[Peacegal]

Pensive and memorable, OREGON'S JOURNEY is a gem hiding on the shelves. A circus performer with dwarfism befriends a lonely bear held captive by the circus--and realizes neither of them belong there. The two set out on a magical cross-country journey to find the bear's woodland home.

There are gentle messages throughout about meeting and welcoming new people into our lives, but this is woven into the story in a way that doesn't seem forced. In addition, we get the idea that wild animals belong in their natural habitats, not as performers in a circus ring, and this, too, is presented in a way that feels organic to the story. It's always nice to see humane values that will provoke thought and good conversations.

[Maddy]

This book has captured me time and time again. The illustrations for one are amazing. You can see the weight of the issues in the illustrations and I currently have one as my desktop background. Most importantly though, the story line is crucial as disability, difference, and animal rights are at the forefront of conversation. A bear and a clown-sideshow performers who are unhappy with life, leave for Oregon to find Oregon's(the bear) home. The clown agrees to go because he wants to find love and feel accepted rather than be a performer. As they experience life through a new lens, they come across other folks who help them along and also have their own struggles. Finally, they reach Oregon and part ways. Simple and yet equally as heartbreaking. Upon doing research on traveling circuses and sideshows, the dehumanization and removal of care for the animals is concerning. At one time, the only place for those with difference was the circus and the book is a reminder that it remains a mockery of difference as it turns it into a spectacle. The clown admits that he struggles with his body and wants to find someone who will accept him for him. The bear is used for performance and knows it is not natural. Think of Sea World and the treatment of the whales-it is morally troubling and this book is creating a platform for discussion. Both the bear and the clown feel the weight of the world shift as they part ways. The bear forgets his years of captivity and the clown sheds his nose-creating the assumption that he has come to accept himself not just as a clown but as a human.

[Isabelle]

Un album de Rascal merveilleux, comme tous ses albums d'ailleurs. Les albums ne sont pas que pour les petits, les grands peuvent les apprécier aussi !

[Josh]

This is my favorite book to read to my kids

[Victoria]

Oregon est un ours qui vit dans un cirque. Un jour, il se confie à Duke, le clown : ce qu’il aimerait par-dessus tout, c’est retourner en Oregon, là d’où il vient. Touché par son ami, Duke décide de l’aider. Tous deux quittent alors la Pennsylvanie et traversent les Etats-Unis en utilisant tous les moyens de transport à leur disposition, dans un véritable road-trip. Au fil du voyage, Oregon se rapproche peu à peu de ce qui lui manque le plus : la nature, les grandes forêts et la liberté. Les dessins, très beaux et pleins de mouvement, accompagnent parfaitement ce long voyage. Une histoire pour enfants, simple mais très touchante, qui parle d’amitié, de retour aux origines et de liberté.

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[Eduardo Hernandez]

Le vocabulaire dans cette livre et la histoire (qui est un peu comique/tragique) ne sont pas vraiment pour les enfants, mais les dessins sont belles et au final toute est un petit reflexion de notre nature.

[Sourimak]

Un album splendide et touchant qui nous rappelle que la place des animaux est dans leur milieu naturel et que nous aussi jouons un rôle dans la société qui nous empêche parfois de nous accepter au naturel. Les illustrations sont sublimes !

[Marilyn]

A clown and a bear escape from the circus. Alissa couldn't understand why they chose the wilderness over the circus.

[Kest Schwartzman]

lovely illustrations, and a sweet story; perhaps more pathos than most kids of the picture book age are quite ready for. That ending is.... a bit ambiguous.

[Mathilde]

Il meurt à la fin imo

[ninni]

ADORABLE book!! 🧸🐻❤️

[Yesenia MR]

A circus bear, named Oregon, decides that he wants to go to home to the wild. His friend, Duke, that is a dwarf, makes him a promise that he will get him to Oregon. They travels all over the country to get Oregon home. At the end, Oregon is happy to be home and Duke is happy he could help.
This would be a good book to talk about the point of view of bears that are in circuses.

[Paul]

Great illustrations, exceedingly fanciful as Duke leads Oregon the bear across the U.S. by bus, hitchhiking, and jumping a train ( and no one seems to notice), and a touching story of companionship. But I didn't quite get the point.

[Carole]

A clown and his friend, a bear, leave the circus together to journey to Oregon where the bear, Oregon, is from and wants to go back to.

[Stacy English]

Wow! :) Unexpectedly wonderful.