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by Claude Léveillée (Author), Manon Gauthier (Illustrator)
Une collection de chansons d'un grand auteur-compositeur québécois pour éveiller l'oreille musicale chez les tout-petits. Dans l'univers fantaisiste du grand auteur-compositeur québécois Claude Léveillée, les animaux possèdent de fabuleux talents. Les chiens ont appris à pêcher et les vaches à jouer du piano. Même les grenouilles chantent du Mozart. L'album réunit les chansons créées par Clo-Clo pour l'émission Domino, diffusée à Radio-Canada dans les années 50. Chaque pièce musicale célèbre avec entrain la vie à la ferme et celle de ses occupants, la puce comme le cheval. Les enfants se délecteront des délicieuses onomatopées et des illustrations expressives qui les accompagnent. Hi-han, meuh-meuh! Le disque comprend 14 chansons. An homage to the beloved creator of Clo-Clo the Clown, this anthology revisits his early days in television through children's songs performed by contemporary young singers on the French and Canadian music scenes. The 14 songs in the storybook and CD give children a glimpse of animals they've surely never encountered before. Among them are Irma--the chicken who doesn't lay eggs--in "À la ferme de Grand-père" (On Grandpa's Farm), fleas that travel the world on every other animal's back in "Le choeur des puces" (The Flea Choir), and chickens that are fed up with hatching eggs and go on strike in "Les poules" (The Chickens).
Author Biography
Claude Léveillée was a singer-songwriter, composer, actor, and author who achieved fame on a global stage. In addition to writing songs for artists such as Edith Piaf and performing around the world, he created the character Clo-Clo the Clown and musical scores for numerous television plays and shows. He was the first Québécois invited to perform on the Ed Sullivan Show. Manon Gauthier is a children's book illustrator whose books include Ma maman du photomaton, for which she was a finalist of the prestigious Governor General's Literary Awards, Croque, and Oupilaille et le vélo rouge. She lives in Montreal, Quebec.
