What happens when a rugby player escapes from a painting by Henri Rousseau. It all starts at the New York Guggenheim Museum… Jean sets off to explore the city. Amid buildings and masters paintings, from Chinatown to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), he meets an impressive range of characters and landscapes. A great tribute

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The meeting in the African savannah of a giraffe and Sükh, who has come from the land of celestial mountains by hot air balloon. Its the beginning of a great, and in many ways perilous journey. Illustrations of the book are in charcoal, with soft, clean lines, contrasting with touches of yellow gouache paint.

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It’s time for a nap. Charlotte isn’t sleepy. Shh ! say her parents… Charlotte then takes us into her dream, the discovery of Mr. Cheng, charming citizen of China who, every day, chooses his socks and shoes …

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Come ladies and gentlemen ! The show will begin ! All of you come along to see the artists of the poet circus ! Odette the Shrimp, Lucette the Owl, Denis the Athlete, Doris the Cheerleader, and the mysterious Secret Silhouette, that will reappear at the end of the book. Maybe ! In the tone

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