author/illustrator: He Zhihong
ages: 3+
32 pages
22 x 28.5 cm
hardcover
French
Les Éditions des Éléphants
Rights sold: Korean
Where Is My Mum?
A marvellous picture book that combines suspense, mutual aid, rescue... and lots of tenderness.
Baby Seal is worried because his mum hasn't come home… Little Bear taunts him, but soon finds himself trapped on the ice, adrift, with his mother.
Baby Seal jumps into the water and is helped by a hundred-year-old turtle, a devoted tern and a whale to rescue the two bears. Mummy Seal, too, who is in danger herself.
He Zhihong raises young children's awareness of global warming, while imagining a happy ending to this dramatic episode. Her soft paintings on rice paper make for a tender book, ideal for nursery schools, where the hero overcomes his fears and learns to be independent.
IN THE MEDIA:
"This beautiful picture book raises awareness of global warming and the importance of solidarity." - Biblioteca
"The ice is melting, and so are we." - Version Femina
› 9 picture books by He Zhihong available here.