Ages 6-8 - 24 pages, 1249 words | 11 minutes of reading | © MØTUS, 2020, for the 1st publication - all rights reserved
Lili-Rose gradually understands that Achilles, her white chinchilla, will not wake up. So she goes in search of another animal, "one that doesn't die". Thanks to this search, helped by a merchant full of mischief, she will gradually come to terms with the loss of her little companion, and, while remaining faithful to him, she will end up adopting Doris, a new grey-purple chinchilla...
Joëlle Ecormier and Brunella Baldi deal with the theme of grief in a delicate way. In small touches full of humour and tenderness, the author accompanies the reader through the different stages of overcoming grief and finding hope, while Brunella Baldi's luminous colours and round pencil sketches reinforce the softness of this book.
Raconté par Evelyne