Abel, the juggler, and his bear, Nour, travel from castle to castle. At parties and balls, Nour dances and twirls, and Abel collects coins in his hat. One day, their footsteps lead them to the king’s castle. Mathilde Brosset has set her book in a medieval setting, once again giving pride of place to the themes of celebration and animality. Beyond the theme of friendship, she raises the question of a return to the wild, of the call of nature in opposition to the world of men. The collages, rich in texture, are worked vertically through the towers of the castles and the tall trees of the forest.
Age : From 5 years•Size : 15 x 30 cm•Volume : 40 pages•Price : 16.5€•ISBN : 978-2-930938-78-3•Rights sold :
Mathilde Brosset is a French author-illustrator living in Brussels. After several years of study at the Beaux-arts de Bordeaux and the Université du Québec à Montréal, she joined the Institut Saint Luc (Brussels) in illustration.
As an alternative to traditional drawing, collage allows her to work on large formats and to adjust her composition as she goes along, like a puzzle whose pieces are moved around until they find their place. She creates illustrations for magazines and leads creative workshops in museums, schools, libraries and bookstores.
Her previous albums, “Meunier, tu dors?”, “Le bout de la ligne”, and “Me pas fais pas rire! “are published by L’atelier du poisson soluble.
