Children's literature
Sindy Marchand ,
Sindy Marchand ill.
Le Gros Mouton Rond
The Big Round Sheep
Maribelle est un gros mouton rond recouvert de laine rosée.
Un jour, après un éternuement, toute sa laine s’est étrangement envolée !
Malade et attristée, elle remarque que ses amis complimentent sa fine silhouette.
Étonnamment, tout le monde trouve ce changement plutôt chouette.
Maribelle est très troublée et rumine alors cette grande question :
Est-ce donc si mal d’être rond ?
Sindy Marchand transforme son vécu adolescent en force créative. Avec Le Gros Mouton Rond, son premier livre jeunesse, elle aborde la grossophobie et les préjugés liés au poids.
Maribelle was a big round sheep,
Her rosy wool was soft and deep.
One day she sneezed, and with a whoosh,
Her wool flew off in one big swoosh!
She felt quite sad, her shape now slim,
Her friends all cheered and clapped for her trim.
They smiled and said she looked just right,
But Maribelle frowned, it didn’t feel bright.
She whispered inside, without a sound:
Is it really so bad to be round?
Sindy Marchand turns her teenage experience into creative strength. With The Big Round Sheep, her first children’s book, she addresses fatphobia and weight-related prejudice.