Marie and the things in life
Marie and the things of life ( Dutch original title: Mare en de dingen ) is a picture book by Tine Mortier and Kaatje Vermeire , who illustrated the book. The Dutch original edition of the book was published in 2010 under the title Mare en de dingen by the small, independent De-Eenhoorn-Verlag. In 2014 the German translation was published by Bohem Press under the title Marie and the things of life . Marie and the Things in Life is a picture book about life, aging, death and the special relationship between grandchildren and grandparents.
content
Marie is born impatient - she can't wait to finally live. Her grandmother, with whom she has a very close relationship, becomes Marie's best friend. They tell each other stories, dash through the garden together, climb the cherry tree and share a passion for cookies. But then Marie's grandma has an accident and loses her words. Instead of playing with Marie, she now spends all day staring at the television. Only slowly does she find her language again, which, however, remains incomprehensible to most. Marie is the only one who understands.
When Marie's grandfather dies unexpectedly one day, her grandmother is in mourning and wants to see her husband one last time. Thanks to Marie's tenacity, they find a way against all the opposition of the nurses and her grandmother can say goodbye to her husband.
reception
The Lippische Landeszeitung discussed the picture book. Kaatje Vermeire was awarded the Grote Prijs Picturale in 2010 for the illustrations for the Dutch-language original edition . In 2011 the book was awarded the White Raven of the International Youth Library . The German translation was voted one of Deutschlandfunk's seven best children's books for January 2015 . In 2015 it was nominated for the picture book award by the Austrian jury of young readers .
literature
- Marie and the things in life by Tine Mortier and Kaatje Vermeire, from the Dutch by Rolf Erdorf, Bohem Press , Zurich 2014, ISBN 978-3-85581-542-5 .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Learning to live with grief , Lippische Landeszeitung , February 17, 2015
- ↑ Pluizuit read en bespreekt kinder-en jeugdboeken , pluizuit.be
- ↑ 'Mare en de dingen' is one of the seven best books for children in Germany , January 2015
- ↑ Review: The best 7 books for young readers in January , Deutschlandfunk, January 3, 2015
- ↑ NOMINATIONS 2015 - Book Awards, juryderjungenleser.at