author / illustrator: Soyung Lee
ages: 5+
52 pages
25 x 30 cm
hardback
Les Éditions des Éléphants
French
Sold: Korean
Live a Little, Mole
Letting yourself be carried along by chance and encounters can change the course of a lifetime!
Mole works hard on his land, hoping to grow the most beautiful carrots in the world. Lucane is a renowned psychiatrist who spends his days listening to everyone else's problems. Neither of them is happy. Just when Mole is feeling discouraged, he meets Lucane by chance. Walking under the moonlight, the new friends tame each other, get away from the hassles of their lives, taste risk and discover themselves, starting a great friendship.
A wonderful and tender story showing that accepting chance doesn't mean that your life and destiny will get away from you. On the contrary, it can enable you to free yourself from what hinders you, so that you can better fulfill your life."This beautiful, colourful picture book sensitively depicts the difficulty of expressing anxieties, the ressources of friendship and the virtues of action." - Le Monde
THE AUTHOR:
Soyung Lee was born in Seoul in 1980 and spent several years in Paris studying at the École Olivier de Serres. After graduating with an applied arts degree, she published several picture books in Korea and France, where she is recognised as a talented new illustrator and storyteller. She currently lives in Korea.
BY THE SAME AUTHOR:
- Millepages award
- sold: Korean, Italian, Spanish, Simp. Chinese, Swedish
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