author/illustrator: Charlotte Gastaut
ages: 7+
60 pages
29 x 32.5 cm
hardback with gold pantone and die-cuts
French
Amaterra
sold: English (world), Italian
Beauty and the Beast
This stunning die-cut picture book tells the enchanting story of the famous tale, adapted by Madame Leprince de Beaumont and inspired by Philip Glass’s opera.
Belle, a kind and generous young woman, sacrifices herself to save her father, who is held captive in a mysterious castle inhabited by a fearsome Beast.
Gradually, Belle discovers the sensitivity hidden behind the Beast’s monstrous appearance.
Will she be able to uncover the castle’s secret and break the curse before it’s too late?As delicate as lace, with golden pantone, a wonderful die-cut new book by Charlotte Gastaut.
IN THE MEDIA
"Rarely has the tale of Beauty and the Beast been told in such bright, Japanese-inspired, and contemporary attire." - La Libre Belgique
"Last minute, quick, a gift! Some lovely ideas..." - Public
BY THE SAME ILLUSTRATOR
THE ILLUSTRATOR
Charlotte Gastaut was born in Marseille, France, in 1974. She graduated from the École Supérieure d’Art Graphique (ESAG) and works in women’s magazines and children’s publishing (Père Castor, Flammarion, Thierry Magnier, Gallimard Jeunesse, Gautier-Languereau, Amaterra...).
She also works for Fendi - one of her dresses was exhibited at the MET New York Karl Lagerfeld exhibition, Van Cleef for whom she decorated the 5th Avenue, and other jewelry and fashion designers. Charlotte Gastaut also started her own silk scarves line in 2017.
Her works was exhibited several times in Paris (Galerie Robillard) and she received two Italian awards:
- 2019 Gold Romics, 2019
- Premio nazionale Nati per Leggere, Special Mention, Torino Book Fair.
Her books published by Amaterra have been translated into 10 languages.
"From her mother, an artist and painter, and her Swedish grandmother, who read her stories filled with princesses and trolls as a child, Charlotte Gastaut inherited a taste for the marvellous. (…) Her graphic style, delicate and abundant, is instantly recognisable, even though it draws on a variety of influences: Scandinavian illustrators (Kay Nielsen, Tove Jansson, John Bauer), but also Persian miniatures and Japan." - La Croix L'Hebdo