Marc Boutavant is one of our very favourite new illustrators. We were first introduced to him through Around the World with Mouk, a true visual feast of quirky characters and amazing colours.
So we were very excited to hear about not one but two new books illustrated by Marc – Lou first posted about For Just One Day here and he has another new release called All Kinds of Families.
The cute concept at the heart of All Kinds of Families is that you can find a family in all sorts of everyday objects – the food in the fridge, buttons on a shelf and fingers on a hand! Dozens of types of families are mentioned in the text, and the graphic genius of Marc Boutavant contains even more to spot.
Gently and in cute rhyming verse, this book sheds light on the concept of a family in a beautifully child-friendly way…
For Just One Day also has a strong concept at its core – asking the reader to imagine a day in the life of a variety of animals. Marc Boutavant’s illustrations really shine, as he cleverly gives animal features to his human characters and quirky human elements to the animals.
The matt pages and funky colours will make this book, like Mouk, an object of desire for lots of adults as well as littlies. I really adore this book!
||All Kinds of Families and For Just One Day are available in the We Heart Books store||