Emily and Alex: Plain and Fancy
Blue Apple Books
Available: 03/17/10
8.5 x 8.5 · 32 pages
Ages 3 years and up
9781609050122
CDN $14.95
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Emily and Alex are twins. They have the same birthday. They have the same last name. But they can be as different as night and day. Meet Emily and Alex, fraternal twins who love being different. Emily is clean, Alex is dirty; Emily likes dots, Alex likes stripes; Emily is noisy, Alex is quiet. Acclaimed artist Barroux makes his Blue Apple Books debut with two charmingand witty books of opposites, featuring a pair of lovable twins who are double the trouble and double the fun. Emily and Alex are twins. They have the same birthday. They have the same last name. But they can be as different as night and day. Meet Emily and Alex, fraternal twins who love being different. Emily is clean, Alex is dirty; Emily likes dots, Alex likes stripes; Emily is noisy, Alex is quiet. Acclaimed artist Barroux makes his Blue Apple Books debut with two charmingand witty books of opposites, featuring a pair of lovable twins who are double the trouble and double the fun.
Barroux studied photography, art, sculpture, and architecture in France at the famous Ecole Estienne and Ecole Boule. He went on to work as an art director in Paris and Montreal. While in Canada, Barroux began illustrating by creating linocut images, and he is now well known for his children's book illustrations.
