author / illustrator: Sigrid Baffert/Soyung Lee
ages: 5+
36 pages
20 x 26 cm
hardback
French
Les Éditions des Éléphants
Sold: Korean
Bo and the Grumblion
About this book
For all those who sometimes feel the urge to burrow away and hide… A luminous and hopeful picture book.
Life is sweet and joyful for Bo and Lili at the top of the great beech tree. Until the Great Storm comes and turns everything upside down. Bo decides to leave the now unwelcoming treetop and burrow into a den. There, he finally feels sheltered — from the world and from the noise. But Lili and their friends don't understand. Since when do birds live underground? And who is this Grumblion that seems to be taking up more and more space inside Bo's head?A sensitive story that shows the amazing power of friendship and music, without underestimating the strength of sadness, complemented by Soyung Lee's magnificent illustrations.
THE AUTHOR
Sigrid Baffert is a children's author, musical theatre writer and lyricist. Her books, which have received numerous awards, explore social and family themes. She lives in Paris.
THE ILLUSTRATOR
Born in 1980 in Seoul, Soyung Lee studied applied arts in Paris. She is published in both France and South Korea, and found great success with It's All Right, My Toad (Prix Millepages, Tatoulu, Livrentête). She lives in South Korea.
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