基本信息
书名: Lola and The Rent-A-Cat
作者: Ceseli Josephus Jitta
Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books; First Edition edition (October 1, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1847801390
- ISBN-13: 978-1847801395
- Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 11.4 x 0.3 inches
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Lola and John have been married since they were young. Together they can reach anything, and together they stay balanced. Together they look after each other, and together they remember the shopping list. After the death of her John, Lola is very lonely. The days are long, and there is no one to look after anymore. She reads; she watches TV. Then one day she goes on the Internet and discovers www.rentacat.com. Can Tim the cat be a new companion for Lola? A charming and quirky take on the sensitive subjects of bereavement and care of the elderly, Lola and the Rent-a-Cat reminds readers that elderly people should be treated with respect and consideration.
作者介绍
Ceseli Josephus Jitta began her training at the Academie July in Paris and continued in Amsterdam, first at the Rietveldacademie, after that at the Rijksacademie. Now she works as a university teacher and as freelance artist. As an illustrator, she is very much appreciated for her picture books. Lola and the Rent-a-cat was nominated for the Golden Owl 2007 and rewarded with a Silver Brush.
媒体评论
Originally published in 2007 in Holland, this story of an elderly woman’s loneliness in the wake of her husband’s death contains images that will raise questions from young readers—the husband’s body in a casket, that casket being carried to the grave. But it’s hard to imagine a better book to hand a child who has lost a grandparent. Lola and John have been married for 56 years. Life is good with some exceptions: “Sometimes John is sad for no reason and loses his way around the house.” After John dies, Lola visits rentacat.com and impulsively orders #313: Tim. A day later, the cat arrives, bringing joy, comfort, and distraction back to Lola’s life. Jitta’s frumpy, endearing depictions float atop colored graph paper (and add a collage-style navigation bar when Lola surfs the web). There’s no real ending; after basking in sweet memories, “Lola gets to her feet. ‘Off to bed, Tim. Tomorrow is another day.’” Rarely do picture books get much sadder, though it’s how Jitta moves past that sadness that is most impressive. Grades K-2. --Daniel Kraus
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