Gus’s Garage
PRIZE OF THE CHILDREN’S JURY 2017 (FLANDERS)
BOOK OF THE MONTH MAY 2018 (GERMANY) | PRIX ESCAPAGES 2019 (FRANCE)
Gus is a cheerful do-it-yourselfer. Early in the morning, he arrives at his garage, where everyone comes by with a different problem: Rico has backache, Janne thinks it’s too hot, Walter misses the sea. Don’t panic: Gus always comes up with something! Using an old scooter, a discarded bathtub and a worn-out
fridge, he makes the most amazing vehicles in everyone’s size.
Picture Book | 40 pages | 26,5 x 24,5 cm | Querido
“The most magical picture books tell their story in images, as much as in words. Gus’s Garage, by Leo Timmers, is the best example of seamless storytelling I have seen recently, joining Timmers’ other wonderful books for early picture book readers.”
“Supersaturated hues and maximum automotive whimsy make this one to pore over.”
“Leo Timmers, creator of picture books, again steels many hearts.”
“This is an amusing book to reread, since even the smallest details are assigned a narrative purpose. Clearly, one animal’s clutter is another pig’s livelihood in this
buoyant, rhyming tale.”