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www.levipinfold.com/Illustrated By
Levi PinfoldPublisher
Templar PublishingPublication date
1st March 2011ISBN
9781848771017Publisher Profile
Templar publishes books that children love and that librarians and parents want to share with children. These are quality picture and novelty books which children treasure and want to read over and over again. From the amazing baby® range, to Maurice Pledger’s delightful Sounds of the Wild titles and, of course, the best-selling Ology series, which sees Vampirology just published – and look out for our tenth Ology title in autumn 2010. Templar has also launched a brand new fiction list featuring debut authors, Teresa Flavin with Blackhope Enigma and Stephanie Burgis with A Most Improper Magick for 9-10 year olds. Young teens should watch out for the extraordinary ‘The 10pm Question’ by New Zealand writer Kate de Goldi and the amazing World Shaker by Australian writer Richard Harland. Johnny O’Brien’s second Jack Christie adventure, Day of Deliverance is out in June. Ever popular Simon Bartram continues his lunar adventures with Bob and Barry – new titles this year include A Right Royal Disaster and The Heartless Robot. In 2009 look out for the second novel in the Dragonology Chronicles – The Dragon Diary by Dugald Steer: a debut novel by Johnny O’Brien – Day of the Assassins, and for the 5-8 year olds, The Lunar Adventures of Bob and Barry is a new series of early readers written by Simon Bartram.
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The Django
Written by: Levi Pinfold
Illustrated by: Levi Pinfold
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This book, based on the story of legendary jazz musician Django Reinhardt, is illustrated in a detailed and painterly style, evoking the Romany gypsy traveller lifestyle that the young Django (Jean) lived as a child, with old fashioned caravans and scenes round the camp fire. The boy Jean is taken over by ‘the Django’, who has a life of his own, makes Jean play and then damage his father’s banjo, and generally causes trouble. But Jean’s father, who realises his son must have musical talents, buys him his own banjo.
The Django eventually disappears to leave Jean to develop his musical talents on his own – but with a suggestion that he may be hiding somewhere in the background whenever music is being played, dancing and singing along with Jean.
Synopsis
The Django by Levi PinfoldThere’s magic and music at the heart of this original and touching story. When Little Jean first comes across the Django he just sees a tricksy creature capable of causing absolute chaos. And, first by breaking Jean’s father banjo and later by playing all kinds of tricks around the farm, that is exactly what the Django does. Of course, Jean gets the blame for everything that goes wrong as no one else can see Django. If only he can go back to life before the Django. But will that make Jean happy? Written as a tribute to the great musician Django Reinhardt this is also a touching story for all. Levi Penfold was awarded the prize for the Best Emerging Illustrator for The Django.
Reviews
'What makes the book special is its painterly qualities: take, for example, the picture of the caravan, standing in summer grass, next to a shed of stained corrugated iron.. It is a fully imagined world. I liked, too, the fierce, lived-in authenticity of the father's face. It will be relished by sophisticated children and jazz-loving adults alike.' The Observer
About The Author
Levi Pinfold graduated from University Collge Falmouth in 2006. He is currently a Freelance Author and Illustrator working in Bristol. He was chosen as one of the Booktrust Best New Illlustrators of 2011.
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