See below for English description.
Ninon sait faire beaucoup de choses: nouer ses lacets, r?citer l'alphabet ? l'envers, et m?me aller toute seule chez son amie Susie. Mais elle ne sait pas dire non. Quand elle y parvient, elle est tr's surprise des cons?quences, et le lecteur ?galement.
Cette jolie histoire d'Heather Hartt-Sussman, accompagn?e des dessins aussi dr?les qu'originaux de Genevi?ve C?t?, explore tendrement ce qu'est l'amiti? et l'importance de se fier ? son propre avis. Beaucoup d'enfants pourront s'identifier ? Ninon lorsqu'elle apprend qu'on peut d?fendre son opinion sans pour autant perdre ses amis.
Ninon can do all sorts of things: tie her own shoelaces, recite the alphabet backwards, even walk to her friend Susie's house all by herself. But what Ninon can't do is say no. When she finally finds her voice, the consequences are not what she - or the reader - expects.
Heather Hartt-Sussman's charming story, complemented by the playful, quirky illustrations of artist Genevi?ve C?t?, is a comforting exploration of friendship and the importance of trusting one's own judgment. Many children will root for Ninon as she learns that you can stand up for yourself and still be good friends.
Original title: Noni Says No
About the Author: Heather Hartt-Sussman a ?tudi? ? Brandeis University et ? la Sorbonne. Elle a travaill? dans divers domaines comme le journalisme et l'?dition, et est une auteure reconnue de livres pour enfants. Elle vit ? Toronto, Ontario. Genevi?ve C?t? a toujours ador? dessiner. Enfant, elle s'inventait des histoires simplement pour le plaisir de les illustrer. Au fil des ans, elle a continu? ? nourrir sa passion pour le dessin et les arts, si bien qu'elle a d?cid? d'en faire une carri?re. Apr's avoir ?tudi? les arts et la communication au C?gep, elle a termin?, en 1987, un baccalaur?at en infographie ? l'Universit? Concordia, ? Montr?al.
Heather Hartt-Sussman, born in Montreal, graduated from Brandeis University and attended the Sorbonne. She has been a copywriter for BCP in Montreal, a reporter for The Hollywood Reporter, editor-in-chief of international news for TV Guide in French Canada, columnist of the popular "Heather Hartt in Hollywood," and host of E! Entertainment Television's The Gossip Show. She is author of the highly acclaimed children's picture book Nana's Getting Married. Heather Hartt-Sussman lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Genevi?ve C?t? has won several awards and honours including the Governor General's Award for Children's Illustration and the Elyzabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award. Her art has appeared in such publications as The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and L'actualit?, as wel as in several children's books, including her own Me and You (Comme toi!), Without You (Sans toi!), What Elephant? (Quel ?l?phant?) and With You Always, Little Monday (je suis l?, Petit Lundi). Genevi?ve lives in Montreal, Quebec.
