All Dark

July 1977: in the middle of a stormy night, a power failure puts New York city in the dark. A stunning die-cut leporello book.

 

A little girl searches for her mother, with 3 matches in her pocket.

3 matches, 3 bright moments, a giraffe, a saxophonist, the chaos caused by this extraordinary event, are illustrated in a magnificent leporello.

The delicacy of Amandine Piu's illustrations and the poetry of Gilles Baum's text are once again perfectly combined in this book.

 

• 2024 shortlisted for the Premio Andersen - Miglior libro fatto ad arte 

 

IN THE MEDIA 

 

"A fold-out frieze illustrating the struggle between fragile light and menacing darkness, with a little girl as the endearing fairy-tale heroine. Like a hopeful, optimistic Little Match Girl". - LI&JE

 

 

"This original poetic picture book immerses us in the nocturnal life of New York City. Its landscape format, striking yellow-and-black colour scheme, and accordion-style folding make it a playful object that can be transformed into a 2.5-metre-long frieze or a shadow theatre set with just a simple torch. The delicately cut-out New York cityscapes are projected onto the wall, creating shadow play that heightens both the curiosity and unease of this nighttime urban stroll. A beautiful book that plays with the ambivalent fear of the dark—and sheds light on the world." - Nantes livres jeunes