Brief Thief

by Michaël Escoffier

Other authorsKris Di Giacomo (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2013

Description

"A lizard takes the liberty of using what seem to be some old underpants when he runs out of toilet paper. What he doesn't count on is that his own conscience and an outraged rabbit will be watching"--

Publication

Enchanted Lion Books (2013), Edition: Translation, 32 pages

User reviews

LibraryThing member capiam1234
A hilarious story of a chameleon forced to improvise when he finds he without any toilet paper outside. And then his conscience supposedly steps in...
LibraryThing member vharsh1
I found this book to be very humorous. What I enjoyed most about this book was the plot. The story is about a chameleon named Leon who runs out of toilet paper and tries to find something to replace the toilet paper. He finds what he thinks is an old pair of underwear but turns out to be a
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rabbit’s super hero mask. The book was amusing and would keep children engaged while reading. Another aspect I liked about this book was the illustrations. The illustrator, Kris Di Giacomo, used many different forms of media in his illustrations. He used watercolors, pens and even patterned paper was incorporated in his illustrations. The main idea of this story is to not steal something that isn’t yours even if it looks old.
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Awards

Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee — High School — 2015)

Language

Original language

French

Physical description

12 inches

ISBN

1592701310 / 9781592701315
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