Un dimanche à Kyoto
9782923163086
36 pages
Secret Mountain, The
Overview
Un album de chansons et comptines rempli d’espoir !
Le temps d’un merveilleux concert, les influences musicales convergent dans le salon du Vieux Joe, qui habite à Kyoto. Ses amis musiciens jouent des instruments provenant des quatre coins du monde! Chaque page illustre magnifiquement les paroles de la chanson titre, et fait découvrir aux petits les trésors de l’Orient. Les autres chansons qui accompagnent le livre permettent de poursuivre le voyage au Québec grâce à des classiques du répertoire de Gilles Vigneault.
Le disque comprend 8 chansons et 8 comptines.
The lush, color-washed line drawings in the book focus on the whimsical title-song “Comptine en mode zen” (Nursery Rhyme in Zen Mode) that tells the tale of an improbable group of musicians who come together to play their instruments in old Kyoto. The curious cast includes cane-wielding Joe from Cajun land, his kimono-clad Japanese wife, their Spanish friends, a little boy with a high-pitched voice, and a Buddhist monk. Sixteen additional songs on the accompanying CD introduce zany-crazy characters such as the old lady who snorts like a hog in “La mère à Maillard” (Maillard's Mother) and a rooster who serves eggs for breakfast in “Les quatre oeufs” (The Four Eggs).
Author Bio
Gilles Vigneault is a member of the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame and is hailed as one of Canada’s most important music figures of the 20th century. He has received numerous distinctions including the French Grand Prix du disque de l'Académie Charles-Cros and the Médaille Vermeil from the City of Paris. He is the author of Sunday in Kyoto and A Treasure in the Garden. Stéphane Jorisch is a four-time winner of the Governor General's Literary Award, the Ruth-Schwartz Children's Book Award, and the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award. He is the illustrator of Sunday in Kyoto and A Treasure in the Garden and has also created set designs for Cirque du Soleil. They both live in Montreal, Quebec.
