Philippe Dupasquier je uznávaný autor a ilustrátor detských kníh, ktorý sa preslávil svojim osobitým umeleckým štýlom. Jeho diela sa vyznačujú hravosťou a vizuálnou vynaliezavosťou, ktorá okamžite zaujme mladých čitateľov. Dupasquierove ilustrácie často dopĺňajú príbehy o zvedavosti, objavovaní a humorných situáciách, čím podporujú detskú fantáziu. Jeho prínos k detskej literatúre spočíva v mimoriadnej schopnosti spájať vizuálne umenie s pútavým rozprávaním, čo zanecháva v deťoch trvalý dojem.
This is one of a series of activity/observation game picture books focusing on a single day in a busy place. This book is set at the harbour, where people come and go, and lots of different things happen. At the back of the book are some fold-out flaps with lists of puzzles to solve on every page.
A troupe of performing mice escape into a hotel lobby and proceed to wreak havoc all over the hotel. With each spread of Dupasquier's detailed drawings, particular areas of interest are pinpointed by questions on the whereabouts of key characters. This helps children follow the various storylines.
One morning, almost as if in a dream, Billy wakes up to find that he has turned into a girl! His mother casually dresses him in a pink dress and sends him off to school, where he realizes how differently girls are treated. A unique story that will serve as a springboard for discussions among young readers.
