story of Chun-Liang YEH • illustration of WANG Yi • in the collection Cœur vaillant
A Hedgehog Tale
album 20x20 cm, 36 pages full colours, hardback
very short story based on a Chinese classic (approx. 600 words)
key words : courage, tenderness, adventure
illustrated for children from three to six of age
price France : 10 euros TTC
ISBN 978-2-35558-009-3
The Spring is here. Cici the Little Hedgehog goes to the other side of the woods to greet his best friend Weiwei. He bumps into a red mushroom and is covered with spores all over. Scared as he is, he hides the mushroom under a pile of leaves before going home. Actually, he thinks he is going to die of poison and wants to prevent others from being poisoned. His papa Haobaba consolates him : his spines and his courage will protect him from all the dangers of the world. Cici is happy now.
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Chun-Liang YEH, traveller through different cultures, was born in Taiwan and has studied in Britain and France, where he lives now. He worked in a parisian practice of architecture before devoting himself to making books on architecture and design. Publisher of picture books for children since 2007, he is also the Chinese translator of Paradis artificiels of Charles Baudelaire (Taipei, 2007).
Illustration
WANG Yi, born in Beijing, graduated from the Ecole supérieure des arts décoratifs of Strasbourg. With her fine drawings, WANG Yi creates a delicate and sensitive world with delicious details inviting the eyes and the spirit to travelling. Her images vibrant with tension and emotion, inspire humour and generosity.
Collection Cœur vaillant
presents very short stories inspired by Chinese classics
illustrated by artists living in France
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In the same collection
A Blackberry Tale (Mûres mûres), 2008
A Pinch-Heart Tale (Pince-cœur), 2008
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