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Ooh-la-la (Max in Love) (Picture Puffins)
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780140555370
ISBN: 0140555374
Label: Puffin
Manufacturer: Puffin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 40
Publication Date: January 01, 2002
Publisher: Puffin
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Studio: Puffin
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Editorial Review:
"I can't believe it. Me. Max Stravinsky in Paris. Picasso. Paté. The opera. Ballet. The crème de la crème. The city that gleams. That romantic, extravagantic city of dreams. Oh pluperfect Paris, just give me a chance and I'll toast your beauty, oh Paris of France." So begins Maira Kalman's boldly painted, wildly designed, linguistically playful masterpiece Ooh-la-la (Max in Love), the story of a millionaire poet dog named Max who has come to Paris from New York and is staying at a hotel run by the aromatic Madame Camembert.
Moodily meandering, he wanders through the Parisian parks and boulevards with a hangdog expression on his face. After all, c'est Paris in the spring, and love is in the air for everyone it seems, except Max. Along the way he meets an outlandish cast of characters including Fritz from the Ritz (where he quit in a snit when the chef in a fit threw escargot on his chapeau); his French tutor Charlotte Russe (who came by autobus); and Pierre Potpourri, the owner of the noise-soaked, blue-smoked Crazy Wolf Nightclub, where Max finally encounters the piano-playing Crêpes Suzette, the dog he's been waiting for his whole life. The rest is history!
This is one of our favorite picture books of all time ... and for those who are equally mad for Max the poet dog, we can also recommend the hilarious and quirky Max Makes a Million, Max in Hollywood, Baby, and Swami on Rye: Max in India. (All ages, but perhaps especially for adults with stars in their eyes or Paris in their hearts.) --Karin Snelson
Max, a millionaire dog poet, has come to Paris from New York to see the sights and find his heart's desire. As he basks in the glitter and glow of Paris, Max finds himself in the midst of cosmopolitan expatriates and eccentric Parisiennes. Ooh-la-la (Max in Love) quivers with surreal and funny language, and idiosyncratic, luminous art. "With a palette as subtle as the light on Montmartre and a notably free, sophisticated style, Kalman incorporates witty references to artists and their work in her own delightfully lively paintings." (Kirkus Reviews) "Brilliant, bold, funny, and obscure, this is definitely one of Kalman's best efforts to date." (School Library Journal)
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Delightful Book for Adults as well as children
I adore Maira Kalman and her wonderful books. They are whimsical and charming and just plain fun. This is a dear book and to be enjoyed by all ages.
Rating: - Perfectionner!
J'ai aimé ce livre ! Ma mère a acheté ce livre pour moi quand j'étais jeune, comme son nom est mon premier nom et le nom de jeune fille de ma mère. Même par-dessus dix années plus tard, j'ai toujours et aime ce livre ! Les dessins, la poésie, l'histoire. ...all de ceci fait ce livre un parfait pour n'importe quel enfant ou n'importe quel adulte. Si vous ne l'obtenez pas pour l'histoire, l'obtenir pour ses dessins
Rating: - Ooh La La We Love It!!!
This book will be a favorite for years to come. It is interesting for kids and adults alike. (Grown ups: you know how awful some books are to read. This one is fun!)
This is funny and fun. AND Max falls in love! What could be better? This is a great place to begin your Max adventures. I also recommend Max Makes a Million and What Pete Ate from A to Z (Pete is not a "Max" book, but it is excellent nonetheless).
Happy Reading!
Rating: - So you think you're an artist...
Max, starry-eyed romantic poet, goes to Paris where everything is absurd and wonderful, like watching Salvador Dali's clocks tick forward, backward, and melt into eternity on funky mushrooms. Swanky, smart, and just plain bizarre, this book is suitable for everyone with a twist. It made me laugh. It made me cry. My honey goes wild every time I read it aloud in my wretched French accent.
Rating: - the best book ever
I'll give this book five stars because I just loved the way Mira Kalman used so many details. In this book Mira Kalman uses her creative and funny illustration to express her writing.
I really really liked,no loved this book.You might think of gross ,mushy ,gushy stuff!But Mira Kalman expresses the feeling of love in a calm ,yet sensible way as Max falls in love with the dog of his dreams!
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