Omelet with Sugar: Adventures of the Family from Cherbourg

The author of the book you hold in your hands, Frenchman Jean-Philippe Arrou-Vignod, is one of those six brothers Jean, about whom the story will be told. To be more precise, he is Jean B., the second oldest. From childhood, Arrou-Vignod loved to read. In 1984, he published his first "adult" novel, for which he received the "Best Debut" award, and a few years later released a second book – for children. Today, Arrou-Vignod, the author of about thirty books, heads the children's literature department at the largest independent French publishing house "Gallimard." His series "Adventures of the Family from Cherbourg," so loved by children and parents in France, was created in collaboration with the famous illustrator Dominique Corbasson, whose works can be seen in the pages of magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Madame Figaro, and Vanity Fair. In spirit, "Adventures of the Family from Cherbourg" resembles the famous "Little Nicolas" by René Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempé: the characters of the "Family" are the same cheerful, restless boys who are always eager to get into some trouble. The series opens with the book "Omelet with Sugar" (1999).
Have you ever eaten an omelet with sugar? It's very easy to make! Recipe: take a family with five sons, add one more baby, a turtle, a guinea pig, and a handful of white mice. Mix well. Don't forget about the strict mom and the dad who is handy with everything, and of course, the school friends with rich imagination. A pinch of mischief – and it's ready to be served!