Synopses & Reviews
This playful and original picture book takes three friends through the days of the week as well as the seasons of the year. Monday is our main character and as we move through the days of the week he becomes smaller and smaller until Sunday when he virtually disappears in a snowstorm. His two freinds go off to look for him. They too move through the days of the week as well as the seasons of the year as they search for their friend. At the end they finally find him, and he is just a little bit different, for as we know, no one Monday is the same as the next.Please note that there are five different weights of paper used in this book and as the reader moves from the lushness of spring into the browns of autumn and the icy whiteness of winter the paper becomes thinner and thinner. Additionally, the paper is textured with a Braille-like effect during the snowstorm at the end of the book.
Review
Silver Medal Winner of the 3X3 Illustration Award
Voted a 2004 Best Picture Book of the Year by Lire Magazine
A 2005 IBBY Honor Book
and#147;This playful and original picture book takes three friends through the days of the week as well as the seasons of the year.and#8221; and#150; jellymom.com
and#147;The collage and raised pictures along with the puns, word play and clever vocabulary make this a page turner and a very interesting book.and#8221; and#150; Janet Brock Elementary School, Arlington, TX
and#147;A picture book that makes mysterious poetry out of the days of the week and the seasons of the year. Most readers...may find the moody, beautifully composed illustrations mesmerizing.and#8221; and#150; The New York Times Book Review
and#147;The illustrations are brilliantly simple...Some unexpected surprises come with this book as well: textured snow, a welcoming die-cut cover, pages of varying thickness, and an oddly dimensioned house.and#8221; - curledupkids.com
Synopsis
A playfully poetic book about the passage of time, Monday tells the story of three friends.
About the Author
Born in 1976 and a graduate of the Brussels Academy of Fine Arts, Anne expresses an original world in each of her books. Endlessly curious and rigorous in her work, Anne has written and illustrated over 20 children's books and has published a number of comic books for an older audience.