Who Done It?

by Olivier Tallec

Overview

In this charming book, each page asks the reader a question about the lineup of characters featured on the spread. Sharp eyes and keen observation are necessary. There's only one right answer, and it's not always easy! Kids will love learning early concepts like expressions and positions as a natural consequence of their hunt for clues in the details of the lineup. It's a book for all audiences: the seek-and-find call to action on every page makes Who Done It? a wonderful lap or parent read, while the whimsical art, distinctive horizontal format, and hip exposed board ensures this book will be equally appealing as engaging coffee table décor.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452147154
Publisher:	Chronicle Books LLC
Publication date:	10/13/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Olivier Tallec graduated from the École Supérieure des Arts Appliqués Duperré in Paris. His work has appeared in many newspapers and magazines, and he has illustrated more than 60 books for children. He lives in Paris, France.

Editorial Reviews

Tallec's illustrations…are as striking and adorable as ever, with tiny features on great big faces expressing intense emotion.

The New York Times Book Review - Maria Russo

10/12/2015
With a format that enhances its playful concept, this narrow, vertically oriented book offers lineups of impish animals, monsters, and children, along with reader-directed questions. Visual clues in the illustrations hint at the answers to questions include “Who is in love?” (a blushing boy holds a bouquet flowers behind his back), “Who couldn’t hold it?” (a brown animal blushes for other reasons, standing in a puddle), and “Who is nervous?” (a blue rabbit trembles as a bee hovers overhead). The fun is in the deadpan expressions of the characters and, even when readers have successfully spotted the culprits, finding them again is unlikely to get old. There’s plenty of opportunity for side conversations about what the other characters are up to, as well. Ages 3–5. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

"One page of pleasure after another."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"One page of pleasure after another."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"One page of pleasure after another."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Little ones will love finding clues to answer pressing questions like, Who didn't get enough sleep's Or, Who is nervous?"—Real Simple

"Little ones will love finding clues to answer pressing questions like, Who didn't get enough sleep's Or, Who is nervous?"—Real Simple

"Little ones will love finding clues to answer pressing questions like, Who didn't get enough sleep's Or, Who is nervous?"—Real Simple

"So many cute details! This one is irresistible."—Design Mom

"So many cute details! This one is irresistible."—Design Mom

"So many cute details! This one is irresistible."—Design Mom

"An absolute gem."-School Library Journal

"An absolute gem."-School Library Journal

"An absolute gem."-School Library Journal

"Even when readers have successfully spotted the culprits, finding them again is unlikely to get old."—Publishers Weekly

"Even when readers have successfully spotted the culprits, finding them again is unlikely to get old."—Publishers Weekly

"Even when readers have successfully spotted the culprits, finding them again is unlikely to get old."—Publishers Weekly

"A witty puzzler."—The Wall Street Journal

"A witty puzzler."—The Wall Street Journal

"A witty puzzler."—The Wall Street Journal

From the Publisher

10/01/2015
PreS-Gr 2—This long and slim French import is an absolute gem. Told mostly through illustration, it is a humorous seek-and-find book that will have kids opening the cleverly oriented horizontal-format pages again and again. Each spread sets up a question, beginning with "Who didn't get enough sleep?", and is followed by two rows of illustrations of people and animals set against plain white backdrops. Readers are asked to carefully observe each character's expression and demeanor to find the culprit. Funny questions like "Who couldn't hold it?" and "Who forgot a swimsuit?" will get kids giggling. The humor and detailed, expressive characters paired with the shape and feel of this book will delight a broad range of readers. VERDICT Great for storytime, lap reading, or independent readers, this is a must-have for most libraries serving children.—Jasmine L. Precopio, Fox Chapel Area School District, Pittsburgh, PA

School Library Journal

★ 2015-07-15
The talented French author/illustrator Tallec returns with a puzzle game in which readers are challenged to pick the transgressor out of the lineup. At nearly 12 inches tall by 6 inches wide, this book is to be rotated 90 degrees and read latitudinally. On the top of the top page, as it were, Tallec poses a question: "Who didn't get enough sleep?" "Who is nervous?" "Who forgot a swimsuit?" (That last one is easy.) The rest of the double-page up-and-down spread has a line of four or five characters—as in a police perp walk—on each page to choose from, populated by kids, anthropomorphic animals, and animallike animals. Sometimes there may be more than one answer, and sometimes the answer isn't altogether clear-cut: "Who ate all the jam?" Well, it could be the fox with the jam smeared all over its face, the queasy-looking rabbit, or the humongous dog—things aren't always as they appear. Each fine-lined character has a soupçon of personality, and the paints' shading and highlighting dazzle against the white backdrop. The limited amount of movement the characters are allowed is tapped to its deepest: in "Who's shy about dancing?" the mouse is firing off a mean petite allegro en pointe. "Who couldn't hold it?" (another easy one) is actually funny, not the usual desperate bid for yuks. One page of pleasure after another. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews