Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault are back with a new graphic novel, this time featuring Truffle, younger brother, best friend, aspiring rockstar ... Meet Truffle in three linked stories: In "Truffle the Rockstar," Truffle wants to form a band with his best friends Flo and Riad. They can already picture themselves on stage, wowing the crowd with epic songs. They still have to learn how to play instruments ... but that's just a minor detail! Ever since Truffle asked Nina to be his girlfriend, they have been shy around each other. In "Truffle Loves Nina," Truffle asks his parents, his friend Riad, his big brother, Louis, and the man who works at the library, for advice on how to let his heart do the talking. In "Truffle Tackles Existence," Truffle attends his great-grandmother's funeral, which gets him thinking about the world around him. Are grandparents young once, too? Does Rocket, the dog that his family had to give up, still think about him sometimes? Do people stop loving each other if they don't see each other anymore? Fans of Louis Undercover will be delighted that Truffle -- Louis's funny, music-loving little brother -- now has his own book! Key Text Features comic comic strips illustrations Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.9 Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series) CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.5 Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7 Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).
Isabelle Arsenault es una ilustradora y autora canadiense reconocida internacionalmente por sus libros infantiles. Nació en Quebec, Canadá, y estudió diseño gráfico en la Université du Québec à Montréal. Después de completar sus estudios, comenzó a trabajar como ilustradora para periódicos, revistas y otras publicaciones antes de dedicarse principalmente a los libros para niños.
Su estilo artístico se caracteriza por el uso de acuarelas, lápices, collage y otras técnicas que crean imágenes delicadas, expresivas y llenas de imaginación. Sus ilustraciones suelen combinar colores suaves con detalles que transmiten emociones y permiten que los lectores interpreten las historias de diferentes maneras.
Arsenault ha ilustrado numerosos libros infantiles y también ha escrito algunas de sus propias obras. Entre sus trabajos más conocidos se encuentran Virginia Wolf, Spork, Fourchon y Colette's Lost Pet. Su libro Virginia Wolf, escrito por Kyo Maclear, recibió importantes reconocimientos y destacó por la sensibilidad de sus ilustraciones.
A lo largo de su carrera, Isabelle Arsenault ha recibido varios premios y nominaciones por su trabajo. Su estilo único y su capacidad para expresar sentimientos mediante imágenes la han convertido en una figura destacada de la ilustración infantil contemporánea.