Marc Simont was born in 1915 in Paris. His parents were from the
Catalonia region of Spain, and his childhood was spent in France,
Spain, and the United States. Encouraged by his father, Joseph
Simont, an artist and staff illustrator for the magazine
L'Illustration, Marc Simont drew from a young age. Though he later
attended art school in Paris and New York, he considers his father
to have been his greatest teacher.
When he was nineteen, Mr. Simont settled in America permanently,
determined to support himself as an artist. His first illustrations
for a children's book appeared in 1939. Since then, Mr. Simont has
illustrated nearly a hundred books, working with authors as diverse
as Margaret Wise Brown and James Thurber. He won a Caldecott Honor
in 1950 for illustrating Ruth Krauss's The Happy Day, and in in
1957 he was awarded the Caldecott Medal for his pictures in A Tree
is Nice, by Janice May Udry.
Internationally acclaimed for its grace, humor, and beauty, Marc
Simont's art is in collections as far afield at the Kijo Picture
Book Museum in Japan, but the honor he holds most dear is having
been chosen as the 1997 Illustrator of the Year in his native
Catalonia. Mr. Simont and his wife have one grown son, two dogs and
a cat. They live in West Cornwall, Connecticut. Marc Simont's most
recent book is The Stray Dog.
Marc Simont was born in 1915 in Paris. His parents were from the
Catalonia region of Spain, and his childhood was spent in France,
Spain, and the United States. Encouraged by his father, Joseph
Simont, an artist and staff illustrator for the magazine
L'Illustration, Marc Simont drew from a young age. Though he later
attended art school in Paris and New York, he considers his father
to have been his greatest teacher.
When he was nineteen, Mr. Simont settled in America permanently,
determined to support himself as an artist. His first illustrations
for a children's book appeared in 1939. Since then, Mr. Simont has
illustrated nearly a hundred books, working with authors as diverse
as Margaret Wise Brown and James Thurber. He won a Caldecott Honor
in 1950 for illustrating Ruth Krauss's The Happy Day, and in in
1957 he was awarded the Caldecott Medal for his pictures in A Tree
is Nice, by Janice May Udry.
Internationally acclaimed for its grace, humor, and beauty, Marc
Simont's art is in collections as far afield at the Kijo Picture
Book Museum in Japan, but the honor he holds most dear is having
been chosen as the 1997 Illustrator of the Year in his native
Catalonia. Mr. Simont and his wife have one grown son, two dogs and
a cat. They live in West Cornwall, Connecticut. Marc Simont's most
recent book is The Stray Dog.
PreS-Gr 2-This Spanish language version of Marc Simont's Caldecott Honor Book (HarperCollins, 2003) is delightfully presented with a mixture of narrative, sound effects, and music. A family finds a stray dog in a park and quickly becomes attached to him. They return the following weekend just in time to save him from the dog catcher and take him home. Subtle but appropriate sound effects, such as the dog barking and traffic going by, complement the illustrations and story line along with occasional music. The transitions from page to page give time to study and absorb the charming illustrations that tell so much of the story. This is especially effective on the pages with no text. David Cromett clearly and expressively narrates with slightly different voices for each character. Other actors join in the dialogue when characters speak together. The first track on the CD one side one of the cassette include page-turn signals. This is a quality addition to school and public library Spanish language collections for children.-Teresa Wittmann, Westgate Elementary School, Edmonds, WA Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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