Laurent tout seul

This summer, Laurent Lapin is finally old enough to play outside. At first, he's allowed to go "as far as the fence", then as far as the chestnut tree, but each time he ventures "just a little bit further". One morning, he even jumps the river and sets off on his first journey alone... Published in 1996, this magnificent story of learning to leave the family nest hasn't aged a day, and this re-edition, slightly reworked with photoengraving, brings out the luminosity of the colours even more. The intrepid little rabbit's eyes, brimming with mischievous curiosity, are avid to discover the unknown world opening up to him. His big ears, true barometers of his feelings, allow us to characterize at first glance the emotions at a child's level, just like the beautiful new cover. "Maybe I'm not that big...", he thinks, curled up in the grass, surprised by the solitude of the coming night. Somewhere between a tribute to Grégoire Solotareff and the affirmation of her own universe in the making, Anaïs Vaugelade's art is already perceptible here, sensitive, accurate and so childlike.