El viejo Tomás y la pequeña hada

by Stéphane Poulin

Tomás, un viejo y malhumorado pescador, encuentra a una niña diminuta que las olas del mar han traído hasta la playa.
¿Quién será ese pequeño ser encantador que llenará de nuevo su solitario corazón de sosiego y felicidad?
Un bello y poético relato para niños y adultos sobre la vejez, la amistad y la necesidad de fantasía en nuestra vida.
Un relato poético y conmovedor, para compartir niños y adultos, sobre la naturaleza humana, donde se destaca la necesidad de vivir en paz con uno mismo y con los demás, y la necesidad del ser humano de afecto y convivencia.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, France

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2000

Reviews

[Mir · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a well-done but quite serious picture book. A lonely, angry old man finds a tiny child washed up on the shore, and in nursing her back to health finds his heart also returning to life. But is she human, or a lost fairy? How can he protect this minuscule creature in a dangerous world?

Parents may want to be aware before reading with children that this is not a gentle book. Old Thomas begins the story a seriously depressed and bitter individual, who has been hurt in a way that is not explained. He rages violently against the world around him, which itself seems characterized by violence. The waves smash, the skies are dark, man and fish struggle against one another. When Thomas is out fishing, a starving dog, slavering and vicious tears into the cottage to eat the terrified girl, who is depicted huddled and terrified. Thomas saves her, but there is a savage battle and both he and the dog suffer severe wounds. At the end the old man dies, and possibly the little girl as well. So if your tots are accustomed to happily ever after you may want to think twice about this one!

For older readers, frankly still kind of a downer, but worth picking up.

[Audrée Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Magnifique et poétique

[Dixie Goode · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is beautiful and terrifying. It is well written and translated and the art work is wonderful, but dark and made my three year old granddaughter jump in horror. Yet still, she loves it and asks for it over and over but also asks the big questions we have no answer to. Why does the old man die? What happens to the little girl when she disappears?

[Francis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un album jeunesse qui vieillit extrêmement bien avec les années. Malgré que le sujet soit dur, l'auteur le raconte avec transparence, poétique et charmante. Incroyable!

[Marilyne Lacasse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lu lors de mon D.E.S.S. en littérature jeunesse... j'ai adoré et je l'ai souvent lu avec mes élèves plus vieux pour en discuter ! Un magnifique album remplie de tendresse à faire découvrir !

[Cuckyoin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this as a kid. 😂

[Mireille Duval · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un peu trop sombre à mon goût, même s'il y a de la lumière au travers.

[Brenda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun story to read

[Jane Matthews · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another really beautiful picture book. It reminds me slightly of The Selfish Giant. Very simple, very touching.

[Sylvianne · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a fantastic book for children. My childs keep asking me to take that book at the library.