author/illustrator: Nina Neuray
ages: 5+
40 pages
20 x 29 cm
Hardcover
La Partie
sold: Korean
On the Edge
About this book
A free-spirited, inventive picture book about rewilding and living beings sharing territory.
The cold has emptied out the park of walkers. A red fox ventures into it, dawdles a little and digs the soil beneath the playground slide. Soon, wild animals crowd the place: ducklings swimming in the pond,
boars bathing in the footbath… Fall and Winter go by peacefully but when Spring comes, everything changes: with loud sounds of lawnmowers and vacuums, people are here, preparing their comeback. Scared off, the animals run away, all except the sleeping bear, who winds up sowing panic and dividing the humans: should they cage her or help her?• Nina Neuray’s creative style conveys a necessary reflection about borders, walls, and the various ways living beings can share a place.
• Many cheerful details to observe and a satisfying angle: what do animals do when humans aren’t there?