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 | Norman and Brenda
Author: Thompson, Colin
Illustrator: Lissiat, Amy
Country of Origin: Australia 
Ages: All Ages
Themes: Family, Friendship, Humor, Self-Esteem, Community
Hardcover $9.95 |
"Norman and Brenda toddle separately toward middle age desperately lonely, believing they will never find a companion... These pitiable, ragged characters trudge across double-page panels in this pint-sized picture book, with Norman’s story on top and Brenda’s below. Lissiat’s illustrations, sharp sketches amid washes of purples, blues, browns and grays, perfectly capture the bruised souls of two quiet, peripheral people... Lyrical repetitions of language also echo between Norman’s and Brenda’s worlds, fairy tale–like...This deeply affecting story makes clear just how elusive happiness can be, and how wonderful it is when you finally find it." - Kirkus Reviews
"The by-line "the anti-heroes’ anti-heroes" combined with the fact that the protagonists are unapologetically thirty-seven means that this isn't your usual fare...So I look at it this way: If we are allowed to have graduation picture books whose sole purpose is to send our children off into the big blue world in some kind of a meaningful fashion, why can't we have post-graduation books? This is the kind of story you'd hand to someone who was certain they'd never meet the love of their life. Norman and Brenda ain't sexy, but they're hopeful." - A Fuse #8 Production
Also by Colin Thompson:
The Big Little Book of Happy Sadness
The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of Riley
HARDCOVER ISBN: 978-1-933605-86-9
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