Michaël Escoffier – författare

A word totally transforms if you take away just one letter – without the A, the beast is best. Without the W, the witch has an itch! This is an alphabet book like no other. An irreverant exploration not only of letters in their alphabetic order, but also of how they form words and communicate ideas. Packed with humour and wordplay, the author and illustrator effortlessly play off each other to enhance humour and meaning. Children will not be able to resist inventing imaginative examples of their own.

On the banks of the river walks a crocodile... and he's looking for trouble!

¡A comer! ¿Qué hay de comer para este niño? Sopa. Pero a este niño no le gusta la sopa. Si no se la come, su mamá llamará al lobo para que lo devore. Pero ¡sorpresa! Al lobo no le gusta devorar niños... ¿Acaso a alguien le gusta lo que esta mamá sirve?Con sus inesperados giros, el nuevo libro de cartón de la dupla Escoffier-Maudet hará reír hasta a los ogros más remilgosos. (Ojo, no esperen lecciones de buenos modales.)

Una caja cerrada puede contener sorpresas inimaginables.Un cuento lleno de humor y hermosas ilustraciones concebido especialmente para los más pequeños.Un simpático cartero recorre los caminos a bordo de su bicicleta, tocando la bocina para anunciar su llegada. Transporta cajas grandes y pequeñas que entrega a diferentes animales. Dentro de una de las cajas mamá y papa hipopótamo reciben a su nuevo hijo. Lo mismo ocurre con los monos que viven en un árbol. Pero cuando el cartero llega con los pingüinos, algo insólito ocurre: dentro de la caja no se encuentra un pequeño pingüinito, sino la cría de un cocodrilo. "¡Pero qué es esto!", exclaman al unísono mamá y papá pingüinos. No cabe duda: el cartero se ha vuelto a equivocar.

Take Away the A is a fun, imaginative romp through the alphabet. The idea behind the book is that within every language there are words that change and become a different word through the simple subtraction of a single letter. In other words, without the "A," the Beast is Best. Or, without the "M," a chomp becomes a chop--though it could be that this particular play on words didn't even make it into the book, there are so many! We certainly don't want to give too much away...Now, take a look and find some more! Discovering all of the words in the book is a lot of fun, and then there's the wild, exciting adventure that follows, of trying to find more! Michael Escoffier was born in France in 1970. Raised by a family of triceratops, he discovered his passion for writing and telling stories at a young age. He lives in Lyon, France, with his wife and two children. Kris Di Giacomo is a popular children's book illustrator who has lived in France for most of her life. After living in the United States for a while, she moved to France, where teaching English to young children and discovering French picture books were the triggers that led her into illustration.This is her fourth book to be published with Enchanted Lion Books.

Step right up, fearless readers! Today, in this very book, we will PROVE to you that a snake can hide in a snowflake, that pigs can paint, and that the ones who copy the most are not necessarily cats! Prepare to be AMAZED by the game of hide-n-seek the words play! These tricksters are true experts in the art of camouflage! Michael Escoffier was born in France in 1970. Raised by a family of triceratops, he discovered his passion for writing and telling stories at a young age. He lives in Lyon with his wife and two children. Kris Di Giacomo is an American who has lived in France since childhood. She has illustrated over twenty-five books for French publishers, which have been translated into many languages. This is her seventh book with Enchanted Lion Books.