Il pavee e la ragazza

Lovely short story with beautiful water colour illustrations

- Siobhan Dowd Plot The narrative centers on a young man named Jim (Pavee) and a girl named Kit (Buffer), who first met in the town of Dundray and led quite different lives in the Irish countryside. The child Jim and his family arrived in Dundray as temporary residents along with other communities

A beautifully illustrated, sensitive story capturing a section of a child’s life who experiences another few weeks of school by order of “the education people”. Jim Curran is happy being him. He lives in a traveller community. Despite being told not to mix with “buffers” he finds a friend in Kit. The Leggi tutto

Siobhan writes so movingly and well, and this short story about a Traveller boy who falls in love with a non-Traveller girl (known as a Buffer) is beautifully rendered and very special. It's been given gorgeous new illustrations by Emma Shoard, and all in all this is a wonderful release that will de Leggi tutto

This is a short story padded out by watercolour art. The illustrations are colourful, lively, simple and full of movement, mostly depicting the life of a young lad and his family. The story is told from the point of view of a traveller lad who arrives in a new town. We see the gap between travellers Leggi tutto

I actually really enjoyed this book! I am totally honoured to have read a book by this amazing author who originally wrote A Monster Calls. This is an interesting story about Irish gypsies and how they are treated because of history. Two of the children start at a school and are picked on. Jim meets a Leggi tutto

I really loved this story. I think one of the most valuable aspects is how it depicts preconceived notions and prejudice without education, emphasising how this impacts young people's experiences. For such a short story, the characters were captivating. The illustrations solidified the atmosphere cr Leggi tutto

Racconto illustrato che combatte i pregiudizi nei confronti dei ROM. Un ragazzo, analfabeta, è costretto ad andare a scuola, dove fa amicizia con una ragazza, outsider per altri motivi, che gli insegna le basi della lettura e gli dona un po’ di normalità, ed è preso di mira da bulli razzisti. Per col Leggi tutto

—> 3.5 out of 5 This is a beautifully illustrated short story centred around a gypsy boy, who comes to live in a small town in Ireland. I am going through a really rough time at the moment with exams and so I wanted something relaxing, which would help me feel all warm inside. Mission accomplished ☑️ Leggi tutto