Croland of the kingdom, the lion Krotokus first reign as a tyrant absolute. Helped by his bodyguard and his adviser chimpanzee Shita, he terrorizes his subjects, spending his time sleeping and stuff yourself in his Castle of Bones. But recently, the people scold. It requires the application of the law: if the king is not an heir before the 13th moon, it will hold elections. To avoid losing his throne, Krotokus needs his son to marry Pupus soon to become the heir. The problem is that Pupus since its birth, is only interested in boys and spent his time playing with his buddies cheetahs.
Shita imagine a marriage between a princess and Pupus butterfly Danaides country. Thus, the people will see the lion in his new king while he is in fact a puppet manipulated by his father, the latter keeping the kingdom between his legs of iron. The plan seems perfect, but is not counting on hyenas rebels, to prevent the marriage can take place, remove the Princess Butterfly ...
Caryl Férey starts with Krotokus in a huge farce, chaining and improbable adventures exciting adventures. Above all, it provides a gallery of characters each more truculent than each other: the tyrant Krotokus ridiculous Shita Councillor sly, cunning fox, the effeminate Pupus, the naive princess and her servant butterfly daisy cow ... Rarely Having such a cast, even in the fables of La Fontaine.
The other major interest is the fact that the text has several levels of interpretation. For children, humor, adventure and the final removal of the tyrant will be the highlights. The biggest will in turn in the sequence of events winks an eye to history and even recent events: seizure patterns on employees (on the island of elephants), and the fight against protectionism exacerbated immigration (on the island to old) or research legitimacy of dictatorial regimes around the development of tourism (on Komodo Island). In short, is a true story Krotokus, jubilant and very well done, even if the end may appear too simplistic for adults. A counselor at least those who want to spend some time reading with a piece of children's literature that can be shared family of several generations.
Krotokus 1 king of beasts, Caryl Ferey, Pocket Jeunesse, 2010. 219 pages. 14.90 euros. From 9 years .
The more info: Férey Caryl is also and above all a writer of thrillers for adults whose last novel, Zulu, has been collecting awards: Award of the Nouvel Observateur and BibliObs noir 2009; Grand Prize of the readers of Elle 2009 (police officer); Prix Jean Amila 2009; Grand Prix crime fiction 2008.
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