A review by lpm_reads
Captain Rosalie by Isabelle Arsenault, Timothée de Fombelle, Sam Gordon
4.0
Captain Rosalie is a beautiful, sobering story.
Rosalie's father is a soldier, fighting in the war far away. Her mother works in a factory,. The teacher at the village school watches over Rosalie while her mother works. Each day Captain Rosalie hides among the coats at the back of the classroom, unnoticed and ignored, which suits her secret mission just fine.
War leaves nothing untouched. Not the soldiers, not the countryside, not the families left behind. Her mother reads the letters her father sends home, but Rosalie can't help but wonder if she isn't be told the whole story. Fombelle's story of a young girl's determination to complete her mission--to learn to read--is beautiful. When she can finally read the letters for herself, she learns the horrible truths of war and loss, but the way in which she handles those truths speaks to the strength and resiliency of children.
Accompanied by simple, charming illustrations, this story reads like a story of an earlier era--in the best way possible.
Rosalie's father is a soldier, fighting in the war far away. Her mother works in a factory,. The teacher at the village school watches over Rosalie while her mother works. Each day Captain Rosalie hides among the coats at the back of the classroom, unnoticed and ignored, which suits her secret mission just fine.
War leaves nothing untouched. Not the soldiers, not the countryside, not the families left behind. Her mother reads the letters her father sends home, but Rosalie can't help but wonder if she isn't be told the whole story. Fombelle's story of a young girl's determination to complete her mission--to learn to read--is beautiful. When she can finally read the letters for herself, she learns the horrible truths of war and loss, but the way in which she handles those truths speaks to the strength and resiliency of children.
Accompanied by simple, charming illustrations, this story reads like a story of an earlier era--in the best way possible.