Astrid Desbordes, trans. from the French by Noelia Hobeika, illus. by Pauline Martin. Little Gestalten (Prestel, dist.), $17.90 (40p) ISBN 978-3-89955-765-7
A child gets a lighthearted lesson in unconditional love in this story from the team behind Travels of an Extraordinary Hamster and other titles. It’s bedtime, and as a woman with long dark hair attempts to answer her curly-haired son’s question...
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Astrid Desbordes and Pauline Martin, trans. from the French by Claudia Bedrick, Enchanted Lion, $17.95 (56p) ISBN 978-1-59270-093-6
Charming full-color drawings highlight this first children's effort from French writer Desbordes and artist Martin. The adventures of Mole, Snail, Rabbit, Squirrel, and Hamster are visually childlike and clean, showing country scenes and pleasant...
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Astrid Desbordes, trans. from the French by Linda Burgess, illus. by Pauline Martin. Gecko Press USA (Lerner, dist.), $12.99 (126p) ISBN 978-1-9272-7183-4
In this companion to Diary of a Solitary Hamster (Enchanted Lion, 2010), six childlike animal friends—Mole, Bear, Snail, Squirrel, Rabbit, and Hedgehog—share a series of genial adventures. And then there’s Hamster, the gang’s snarky, narcissistic...
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Astrid Desbordes, trans. from the French by Claudia Zoe Bedrick, illus. by Marc Boutavant. Enchanted Lion (Consortium, dist.), $17.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-59270-174-2
Desbordes revisits themes from her 2010 picture book, Daydreams of a Solitary Hamster, as she explores the eccentricities of three animals that live in a chestnut tree. Readers first meet Edmond, a lonely orange-red squirrel who generally stays at...
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