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A sheep and a fox on the wall

  • 1 février 2010
It can be difficult to find the right personal touch to give to the decoration of a child’s bedroom, especially as a permanent theme won’t always be appropriate as a child grows up. Home decoration TV shows and magazines often mention wall stickers as practical solutions for making a room more individual. Décopoche has a range of stickers on the theme of the Little Prince.

 

 

These stickers are big enough to give a child’s bedroom a new dimension, an extra depth. The Little Prince and the fox become everyday companions. It is then for us grown-ups to explain who the characters are, and what is the meaning of the word “apprivoiser” (to tame) that appears on one of the stickers.

 

 

The Décopoche range also includes the famous stars the Little Prince refers to at the end of the story: turn out the lights and watch them glow on the bedroom ceiling.

 

 

All the stickers are made in France, fully repositionable and available from the online store.

The Little Prince as seen by Nicolas Rivière

  • 29 janvier 2010
Nicolas Rivière is an expatriate Frenchman now living in California. What does he do for a living? He’s a video game animator, with successes like God of War on PSP or Ghost Recon on Xbox 360 to his name. Before you can animate, however, you have to draw, and that’s where Nicolas has a gift. For his 2010 New Year’s greetings, Nicolas has drawn a Little Prince in the guise of a shepherd, accompanied by a sheep and a box… no, wait! A sheep in a box, obviously.

 

 

Investigate the work of this “digital” artist on his professional website and his blog.

A pause in the company of François Morel and Joann Sfar

  • 28 janvier 2010
It is now more than a year since Joann Sfar’s comic album adaptation of The Little Prince was published. On 15 September 2008, the Théâtre l’Européen raised the curtain on a world first – a reading of The Little Prince by actor François Morel, with live illustrations by… none other than Joann Sfar. As Sfar’s newly released film “Gainsbourg  (Vie héroïque)” proves a box-office success (500,00O tickets sold in the first week), we offer you an opportunity to look back at this artistic performance by a Joann Sfar at the peak of his style and François Morel, turned reader for the space of an evening.
 

 

 

 

The actor gives us an intense reading of the work, a few funny asides and real emotion at the most poignant moments of the tale. The two are backed by musicians, whose role is merely to remind us of the Little Prince’s odyssey and to accompany the distinctive line that is uniquely Joann Sfar’s.
 

 

 

 

 

You can find Joann Sfar’s album in the online store.

 

 

Saint-Exupéry-Guillaumet exhibition in the Vendée

  • 27 janvier 2010
Fans of Saint-Exupéry and Guillaumet are invited to make their way to the two exhibitions organised by the Cédéthèques (CD libraries) at Montaigu and La Gaubretière devoted to the two heroes of l’Aéropostale, and running until 7 April 2010. Enjoy your visit!
 

 

 

François d’Agay remembers his uncle Antoine

  • 26 janvier 2010
 François d’Agay is Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s nephew and godson. In the following video, François d’Agay remembers his childhood, when his uncle was visiting : rare & unexpected moments for all the family. François d’Agay talks about his Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s love for his nephews at a time adults and kids were not that close. A very unique moment for all Saint-Exupéry lovers.
 

 

 

The Little Prince as seen by François Fynaut

  • 22 janvier 2010

François Fynaut, a friend of the Little Prince, is an artist who lives in New Caledonia. In tribute to Saint-Exupéry’s story, he has produced a comic strip version that is essentially true to the original text but takes a few liberties with the details. The aviator, for example, is transmuted into Tony, a leather-jacketed ex-rocker whose motorbike has broken down in a grim urban wasteland.

 

Tony the biker is about to make the acquaintance of a little prince, who is on a quest to find humans. Under the influence of the little prince, the grey wasteland gradually gives way to the sands of the desert…

 

 

A free-spirited vision of the work that offers its own poetry, well worth exploring. Find out more about François Fynaut’s project on his blog and on Facebook.

 

 

Draw me a sheep competition on tKaap

  • 21 janvier 2010

The rivalry is hotting up on competition website tKaap! The entries received so far are brilliant. Remember: the competition is to draw a sheep, and the prize is a copy of Joann Sfar’s comic book adaptation of the Little Prince’s story.

 

It is clear from the drawings already submitted that competitors have taken up the challenge with a will, but keep those entries coming!

 

Let your imagination run riot and draw us a sheep. Humour, parody, poetry or a mixture of all three will be great advantages when coupled with your artistic talent. You have until 4 February to enter this keenly fought competition.

 

See you soon on tKaap.

The Little Prince as seen by Mirita

  • 20 janvier 2010
We all know that Saint-Exupéry is a popular icon in Argentina, where the Little Prince even has his very own statue. Mirita is an Argentinian illustrator; having trained as an artist, she now spends hours on her illustrations, drawing, drawing, and then drawing some more. Mirita’s blog reveals her attraction to tales and wonder (Alice in Wonderland, etc.), children’s books and… the Little Prince. The artist gives us a Little Prince sweeping his planet and rejoicing in a sunset.

 

See more of Mirita’s work on her blog.

The Vendée remembers

  • 19 janvier 2010
On 15 and 16 January 2010, the two exhibitions on the exploits of aviators Saint-Exupéry and Guillaumet during the heyday of l’Aéropostale were very well received. The Cédéthèque de la Gaubretière is currently home to the exhibition that tells the story of Saint-Exupéry and his mechanic crash-landing in the Egyptian desert. Printed on linen (the same type of fabric as was once stretched over the aircraft frame of the Simoun, Saint-Exupéry’s aircraft), the exhibition retraces, day by day, the events – the long trek under a scorching sun, the thirst, the encounter with their rescuer

 

 

that make up the central chapter of the book “Wind, Sand and Stars”. Photographs of Madame Racaud, whose family played host to Saint-Exupéry and Prévost when she was just six months old, mark a happy ending to the adventure. The photos show a smiling Saint-Exupéry, delighted at meeting his hosts.

 

 

The Cédéthèque de Montaigu devotes its exhibition area to l’Aéropostale’s South American lines, Guillaumet’s crash-landing in the Andes and his five-day hike through the most inhospitable conditions (storms, impassable mountains and all) that tested body and spirit to their limits.

 

 

Two splendid exhibitions celebrating courage and determination that offer an opportunity to get to know Saint-Exupéry and his lifelong friend Guillaumet a little better.
The “Wind, Sand and Stars” exhibition runs until 7 April 2010.

 

 

Cédéthèque de Montaigu – 19, avenue Villebois Mareuil 85600 Montaigu – Tel: 02 51 06 43 43

 

Cédéthèque de La Gaubretière – Château de Landebaudière – BP 15 – 85130 La Gaubretière – Tel: 02 51 57 49 00