De Vuurvogel (The Fire Bird)
Author: Bette Westera
Illustrator: Djené Fila
Original language: Dutch
Translated into English: not
Published: August 2021
Publisher: Volt
ISBN13: 9789491740565
Price: €4.99 (Audiobook)
Age: 5 years old and up
The Firebird, the picture book we are reading today, is no longer available new, as a picture book, but you can still find it as an audio book. The story was written in 1910, for the ballet The Firebird by Michel Fokine and it was and is danced to music by Igor Stravinsky. In the illustrations by Djenné Fila, the monsters do see the dancers and the story that Bette Westera tells is like a fairytale.
For mini monsters who love fairy tales this will be a wonderful (audio)book. Ours aren't really taken with it. And what do the out-loud readers think of this picturebook? The readers love the music more!
3 stars for De Vuurvogel (The Firebird), from the little listeners and their readers!