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French Awards

		PRIX CÉCILE-GAGNON 2004 (ASSOCIATION DES ÉCRIVAINS QUÉBÉCOIS POUR LA JEUNESSE) FOR THE FIRST WORK BY AN AUTHOR IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE PICTURE BOOK CATEGORY MON GUGUS À MOI FRANCINE CARON P. ILLUSTRATIONS: NICOLE CLAVELOUX MONTRÉAL: LES 400 COUPS, 2004. 32 P. (MA LANGUE AU CHAT. PETIT MINOU) ISBN 289540108X AGES 3 TO 5
Mon Gugus à moi Source

Who is Gugus? He is a likeable character who morphs -- depending on how he feels -- into a mouse, a frog, a pig, a wolf and even a tyrannosaurus! In this book, the author explores the affection a boy feels for his little brother even if his mood swings sometimes resemble the behaviour of certain animals!

The amusing, rhyming text is well complemented by the full-page illustrations of Nicole Claveloux who skilfully takes advantage of the book's vertical format to capture the personality of each animal. Using a palette of pastel colours, the illustrator has created a series of simple, gentle images sure to appeal to small children.

-CM