Sometimes, we get fed up with everything. Getting up when it’s cold and still dark outside; eating green stuff; doing homework when it’s nice outside; saying ‘hello’, ‘goodbye’, “please” and ‘thank you’… The protagonist and her best friend, Lili Townsen, decide to go away, because that’s how it is! They pack all their things. But to see the sunset, you have to be outside at night… That’s a bit too frightening. And to find treasure at the end of the rainbow, you have to wait for rain… That takes too long. And then it’s snack time, and their favourite film is showing at the cinema club tonight. So, as for leaving, we’ll see… Maybe tomorrow?
Freedom of tone, irresistible energy and impertinence are the strong points of this little picture book. It’s about friendship and imagination, but also courage and determination. A resource book for playing down everyday annoyances, carried by Lucie David’s whimsical illustrations, which recreate a whole little world made up of small objects from pop culture.
Publication : 20 Mar 2026•Age : From 5 years•Size : 20 x 14.5 cm•Volume : 3 pages•Price : 13.5€•ISBN : 978-2-931296-37-0•Rights sold :
Stéphanie Demasse-Pottier is a children's librarian and author. She began writing for young people in 2017 and has over twenty albums and novels to her name. These include Tant pis pour la pluie ! with Lucia Calfapietra at Grasset jeunesse, Louise with Magali Dulain at L'Étagère du bas, Mon île with Seng Soun Ratanavanh at La Martinière jeunesse, Les sentiers perdus at Hélium, Le rêve de Gaëtan Talpa with Adèle Verlinden at Les Fourmis Rouges, Fin d'été with Clarisse Lochmann at L'Étagère du bas and Deux pingouins at A pas de loups.
Lucie David is a French author and illustrator living in Rennes. In 2020, she obtained her master's degree in visual communication at La Cambre in Brussels. With a bachelor's degree in literature, she attaches great importance to words. She likes to experiment, give free rein to her imagination, divert, make impromptu associations, and play with words and forms. She is also a sensitive colourist with a unique style. Her first album, Et j'entends siffler le train (And I Hear the Train Whistle), was published by Sarbacane in 2024.
