The Django Levi Pinfold

Name: The Django By Levi Pinfold
SKU: 9781848771017
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The Django by Levi Pinfold

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Summary

This stunning debut from Levi Pinfold is inspired by the life and work of jazz musician Jean 'Django' Reinhardt. Through amazing illustrations and lyrical text, he tells a fictional story about the young Jean, who longs to play the banjo. The trouble is, his imaginary friend the Django keeps getting him into lots of trouble.

The Django Summary

The Django by Levi Pinfold

Winner of the prestigious 'Best Emerging Illustrator Award' from Booktrust, Levi Pinfold has created a wonderfully moving story of a young boy dogged by the attentions of his imaginary friend 'Django' who keeps getting him into trouble. Finally, the young boy has to banish his friend, but he misses him terribly. When his father gives Jean a banjo, he rediscovers the infectious enthusiasm for music that was the Django's special gift to him.

The Django Reviews

Fish-eyes perspectives and generous detailing almost suck readers' gazes into Pinfold's exotic and pastoral artwork. Once in children will revel in the bouncy rhythms and nonsense woes sprinkled throughout the fun-to-read-and-hear narrative (grotsnobbler could be a new hit term for kids and adults alike). A solemn double-page image of an empty, moon-lit field followed by a quadruple-shot spread of the boy full of remorse after he orders the Django away packs an emotional wallop and proves Pinfold knows a thing or two about visual pacing. He's a fine storyteller as well, and in the end the boy gets his own banjo, leaving children to wonder if they can rustle up their own Django. An inner imp has rarely been so sweetly and savvily rendered, * Booklist *

About Levi Pinfold

Levi Pinfold has worked as an author and illustrator since graduating from University College Falmouth. He paints with watercolour and gouache, creating imagery from imagination and memory. His debut book, The Django, won a Booktrust Early Years Award. Michael Foreman described it as, "A virtuoso display of real drawing."

Additional information

Sku

GOR005285848

ISBN 13

9781848771017

ISBN 10

1848771010

Title

The Django by Levi Pinfold

Author

Levi Pinfold

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Templar Publishing

Year published

2011-03-01

Number of pages

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us