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Where Is Your Sister?
A stylish and funny search-and-find adventure with a twist, packed with twin-sister mischief.The store is a riot of dots and stripes, patterns and checks, so it's not easy to find one little girl in a spotty dress. Children will love finding Harriet on every page as the madcap chase moves from the fashion floor to home furnishings and into the toy department. More and more people join in until at last naughty Harriet is reunited with her family.Jam-packed with action and details to find and spot, Where Is Your Sister? is a strikingly confident debut from Puck Koper. Her blue, red and black artwork is printed in eye-catching pantone inks, and her remarkable eye for composition and funny characters marks her out as a talent to watch.
- GenresPicture Books
32 pages, Paperback
Published July 1, 2020
About the author
Puck Koper
7 books6 followersPuck Koper is one of the most promising young illustrators in the Netherlands. Her debut, Where Is Your Sister?, won the opera Prima Bologna Ragazzi Prize 2020 and was shortlisted for the 2020 Klaus Flugge Prize. She has also received a prestigious Fiep Westendorp incentive award.
She graduated from Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam with a BA in Illustration in 2012, and in 2017 she gained a distinction in her MA in Children’s Book illustration from Cambridge School of Art. Puck loves drinking tea, ice skating on frozen lakes, cycling, sailing and dancing.
Puck lives in Rotterdam on the most Dutch street you can imagine, complete with sailing boats, drawbridges and a windmill.
Her new Read- and lookbook "Water is voor vissen" (Water is for fish, Publishinghouse Querido) is a book to fall in love with.
She graduated from Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam with a BA in Illustration in 2012, and in 2017 she gained a distinction in her MA in Children’s Book illustration from Cambridge School of Art. Puck loves drinking tea, ice skating on frozen lakes, cycling, sailing and dancing.
Puck lives in Rotterdam on the most Dutch street you can imagine, complete with sailing boats, drawbridges and a windmill.
Her new Read- and lookbook "Water is voor vissen" (Water is for fish, Publishinghouse Querido) is a book to fall in love with.
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November 6, 2024
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O tej książce wystarczyłoby napisać, że całkiem niedawno, podczas Bologna Ragazzi Awards 2020, zdobyła Opera Prima czyli najbardziej prestiżową nagrodę literatury dziecięcej dla debiutantów, zwaną również „dziecięcym Oscarem”. Chyba nie trzeba lepszej rekomendacji. „Gdzie jest twoja siostra” to przede wszystkim kunszt ilustratorski Puck Koper, ale także wymyślona przez nią, prosta i pełna humoru historia zachęcająca czytelników do szukania małej Hani zagubionej w centrum handlowym.
Talent Puck Koper jest niekwestionowany. Do stworzenia ilustracji, autorka użyła właściwie tylko czterech kolorów: czerwonego, niebieskiego, czarnego i brązowego. Czy jest przez to nudno i monotonnie? Bynajmniej – efekt jest fantastyczny! Strony książki roją się od postaci, przedmiotów i miejsc (a właściwie sklepów i stoisk w galerii handlowej). Czytelnik ma wrażenie, że postaci same poruszają się na stronach. Kolor, ruch, prosta kreska i geometryczne kształty to skojarzenia, które od razu uruchamiają się w głowie, kiedy myślę o tej książce.
A o czym opowiada ta mistrzowsko zilustrowana, pomarańczowo-niebieska wyszukiwanka? Historia jest przewrotna, zaczyna się niewinnie, rozwija dramatycznie i na szczęście dobrze kończy. Dwie siostry wybierają się z mamą do galerii handlowej. Mama – jak to mama, ma swój cel, chce kupić garnek, przejść się po sklepach – czyli dla dzieci nuda totalna. Dziewczynki mają zgoła inna plan: marzą o pójściu do kawiarni na ciastko. Nieugięta Mama pewnym krokiem przemierza galerię, kiedy nagle reflektuje się, że…Hania zniknęła! Od tego momentu rozpoczyna się szaleńczy pęd za Hanią. Pomimo dramatyzmu, zabawa jest przednia, bo czytelnik musi wypatrzeć Hanię w zatoczonych przymierzalniach pełnych niekompletnie ubranych ludzi przybierających komiczne pozy , w sklepach z butami czy na ruchomych schodach. Przemierzamy całą galerię handlową w pogoni za Hanią. Na szczęście historia kończy się dobrze, a czytelnik przekonuje się, że z tej Hani to taka trochę…cwana gapa!
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O tej książce wystarczyłoby napisać, że całkiem niedawno, podczas Bologna Ragazzi Awards 2020, zdobyła Opera Prima czyli najbardziej prestiżową nagrodę literatury dziecięcej dla debiutantów, zwaną również „dziecięcym Oscarem”. Chyba nie trzeba lepszej rekomendacji. „Gdzie jest twoja siostra” to przede wszystkim kunszt ilustratorski Puck Koper, ale także wymyślona przez nią, prosta i pełna humoru historia zachęcająca czytelników do szukania małej Hani zagubionej w centrum handlowym.
Talent Puck Koper jest niekwestionowany. Do stworzenia ilustracji, autorka użyła właściwie tylko czterech kolorów: czerwonego, niebieskiego, czarnego i brązowego. Czy jest przez to nudno i monotonnie? Bynajmniej – efekt jest fantastyczny! Strony książki roją się od postaci, przedmiotów i miejsc (a właściwie sklepów i stoisk w galerii handlowej). Czytelnik ma wrażenie, że postaci same poruszają się na stronach. Kolor, ruch, prosta kreska i geometryczne kształty to skojarzenia, które od razu uruchamiają się w głowie, kiedy myślę o tej książce.
A o czym opowiada ta mistrzowsko zilustrowana, pomarańczowo-niebieska wyszukiwanka? Historia jest przewrotna, zaczyna się niewinnie, rozwija dramatycznie i na szczęście dobrze kończy. Dwie siostry wybierają się z mamą do galerii handlowej. Mama – jak to mama, ma swój cel, chce kupić garnek, przejść się po sklepach – czyli dla dzieci nuda totalna. Dziewczynki mają zgoła inna plan: marzą o pójściu do kawiarni na ciastko. Nieugięta Mama pewnym krokiem przemierza galerię, kiedy nagle reflektuje się, że…Hania zniknęła! Od tego momentu rozpoczyna się szaleńczy pęd za Hanią. Pomimo dramatyzmu, zabawa jest przednia, bo czytelnik musi wypatrzeć Hanię w zatoczonych przymierzalniach pełnych niekompletnie ubranych ludzi przybierających komiczne pozy , w sklepach z butami czy na ruchomych schodach. Przemierzamy całą galerię handlową w pogoni za Hanią. Na szczęście historia kończy się dobrze, a czytelnik przekonuje się, że z tej Hani to taka trochę…cwana gapa!
February 7, 2023
Harriet gets out of her mother's sight at the department store, and though her sister always knows where she is, her mother gets more and more frantic. Can you spot Harriet on every page?
This is entirely believable. From the mention of holding your breath through the perfume section of the store, to the reason Harriet is distracted (she's zeroed in on a dog and has no clue she's causing her mother such distress until her mom finally catches up). The sister is pretty chill the whole time since she knows where Harriet is (and is trying to tell her mother), though she's very worried about what this hunt for Harriet means about her chances of getting cake at the cafe which lends a bit of humor to the tale along with the illustrations. The illustrations are busy and done entirely in black, white, red, and blue, making it a decent challenge to find Harriet on each spread. This would be a lighthearted way to talk to kids about safety at malls and other places.
Notes on content: The family barges through the dressing room in one spread and other shoppers are in various stages of undress. Everyone has at least some clothes on, but some are just in their underwear.
This is entirely believable. From the mention of holding your breath through the perfume section of the store, to the reason Harriet is distracted (she's zeroed in on a dog and has no clue she's causing her mother such distress until her mom finally catches up). The sister is pretty chill the whole time since she knows where Harriet is (and is trying to tell her mother), though she's very worried about what this hunt for Harriet means about her chances of getting cake at the cafe which lends a bit of humor to the tale along with the illustrations. The illustrations are busy and done entirely in black, white, red, and blue, making it a decent challenge to find Harriet on each spread. This would be a lighthearted way to talk to kids about safety at malls and other places.
Notes on content: The family barges through the dressing room in one spread and other shoppers are in various stages of undress. Everyone has at least some clothes on, but some are just in their underwear.
February 13, 2023
A mom takes her two daughters to a department store for some shopping and to run errands. One of them asks for cake, but there is no time for that. But, suddenly Mom can't find one of the girls, Harriet. Mom and the unnamed sister (who is also the narrator) fly through the store in search of Harriet. When they finally are reunited, the three sit down to some cake, after all. They'll be coming back next week because Mom's errands aren't done. But do the girls have other plans in store?
This was a fun read, as readers search the pages for Mom, sister (narrator), and Harriet. It was also funny seeing how stressed Mom is and how she just never happens to be able to see Harriet, while the sister calmly points her out each time. I could relate to the mom's panic at having lost her child. Though I'm not sure we would've been sitting down to cake at the end of that experience though.
This was a fun read, as readers search the pages for Mom, sister (narrator), and Harriet. It was also funny seeing how stressed Mom is and how she just never happens to be able to see Harriet, while the sister calmly points her out each time. I could relate to the mom's panic at having lost her child. Though I'm not sure we would've been sitting down to cake at the end of that experience though.
May 27, 2019
Mum takes the twins shopping to the department store with her on a busy Saturday. The only advantage they can see to this is that the store has a café with cake but Mum says they have no time to stop. They rush here and there, and all is well until Harriet is distracted by a dog and gets separated. There then ensures a madcap hunt throughout the department store looking for her.
Wonderful illustrations full of humour and detail that convey a busy department store perfectly. They are drawn in a simple palette using two colours: blue and red with great use made of black and white, and employing a myriad of patterns in stripes and spots to create a sense of frenetic energy as people rush around looking at and buying things.
We follow Harriet through each floor with mum and her sister dashing after her, never quite catching up. Eventually … "Harriet, at last!" … Mum and her sister manage to catch up. They go to have cake to celebrate but there’s no time left for the shopping so mum declares they will have to come back next week.
"Next time" Harriet says to her sister, "it's your turn to distract mum."
Wonderful illustrations full of humour and detail that convey a busy department store perfectly. They are drawn in a simple palette using two colours: blue and red with great use made of black and white, and employing a myriad of patterns in stripes and spots to create a sense of frenetic energy as people rush around looking at and buying things.
We follow Harriet through each floor with mum and her sister dashing after her, never quite catching up. Eventually … "Harriet, at last!" … Mum and her sister manage to catch up. They go to have cake to celebrate but there’s no time left for the shopping so mum declares they will have to come back next week.
"Next time" Harriet says to her sister, "it's your turn to distract mum."
June 28, 2020
Great fun!
A book you can read over and over again. With super vibrant illustrations that can keep you occupied for hours and hours.
Every time we pick it up we discover new little sub story's and hidden eastereggs! Did you spot the thief yet?
A book you can read over and over again. With super vibrant illustrations that can keep you occupied for hours and hours.
Every time we pick it up we discover new little sub story's and hidden eastereggs! Did you spot the thief yet?
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