This black and white wordless picture book captures Mr. Hulot’s hilarious encounters during his vacation at the beach. The 1960’s style illustrations are the perfect scaffold for inviting young readers to discuss the comical scenes. All readers will enjoy reading this stylish book. Mr. Hulot is a French comic strip character created and played by the comedic actor and filmmaker, Jacques Tati. The original Mr. Hulot books were created by Tati and turned into a series of short French films in the 1960’s. English speakers can read more about this iconic character in David Merveille’s earlier Mr. Hulot books that have been translated into English. ema

Title: Mr. Hulot At The Beach
Author: David Merveille
Illustrator: David Merveille
Publisher: North-South
Copyright: 2016
Original Language: French
Translator: North-South Books
Original Title: Monsieur Hulot á la plage
Original Publisher: Rouergue, France
Original Copyright: 2015
ISBN: 978-0-7358-4254-0
Hardcover pages: 32
Age range: 4-8
Genre:Wordless Picture Book
Authors’ ethnicity: Belgian
Authors’ residence: Brussels
Illustrator’s ethnicity: Belgian
Illustrator’s residence: Brussels
Subjects: Beach, Black and white, Comic, Summer, Swimming, Vacation,