{"product_id":"my-valley-paperback-1","title":"My Valley - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaude Ponti\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlyson Waters\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eClaude Ponti\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMy Valley\u003c\/i\u003e, Claude Ponti leads us on a journey through an enchanted world inhabited by \"Touims\" (tiny, adorable, monkey-like creatures), secret tree dwellings, flying buildings, and sad giants. Clever language and beautifully detailed maps of imaginary landscapes will delight children and adults alike. Ponti himself has said, \"My stories are like fairytales, always situated in the marvelous, speaking to the interior life and emotions of children. That way each child can get what they want out of the images: the characters and dreams are their own.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCLAUDE PONTI is a prolific author, painter, and illustrator, known for his humorous explorations of the nonsense world of dreams. His first picture book, \u003ci\u003eAdele's Album\u003c\/i\u003e, was created to amuse his young daughter; he has since authored more than sixty children's books. On a personal note, Claude says: \"I'm left-handed; I prefer cats to dogs (they don't lick people); and I'm not a vegetarian because I can't stand the cry of the lettuce or the carrot wrenched from the earth.\" He also fondly remembers climbing trees as a young boy, looking for the best spot to sit and read a book. Claude Ponti currently divides his time between the French countryside (where there are many birds, such as pheasants) and Paris (where there are pigeons). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslator ALYSON WATERS's translations include Albert Cossery's \u003ci\u003eA Splendid Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Colors of Infamy\u003c\/i\u003e, Vassilis Alexakis's \u003ci\u003eForeign Words\u003c\/i\u003e, René Belletto's \u003ci\u003eCoda\u003c\/i\u003e, and - with Donald Nicholson-Smith - Yasmina Khadra's \u003ci\u003eCousin K\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Brooklyn and teaches at Yale University and New York University.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 11.9 x 8.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300336976121,"sku":"9781953861566","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MGYrWmVnNlJRdEhZdjFRaEhCWDFCUT09_6b0289af-9389-428e-b7cf-4a0863873d89.webp?v=1769253446","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/my-valley-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}