ABOUT THE BOY WHO ATE AN OAKWOOD CHAIR

VAN DE JONGEN DIE EEN EIKENHOUTEN STOELTJE AT (ABOUT THE BOY WHO ATE AN OAKWOOD CHAIR)
year:

2005

genre:

picture book, 32 p.

publisher:

De Eenhoorn, Wielsbeke

illustrator:
Gerda Dendooven
age:

6+

One day, Geurt runs to Gerlinde, the girl next door, and says: 'I have done something special.' Geurt tells her that he ate an oakwood chair. Soon, the whole street, village, country,... talks about Geurt. He performs in commercials, attends ceremonies and in America, a movie is made about him. Finally, Gerlinde and Geurt marry and grow old together. But one day, Glenn becomes ill: he can no longer hide the truth about the oak-wood chair... An slightly absurd story about honesty and love, insipred by my little nephew who dared me to write a story about an oakwood chair...