Monkey Lake

When she is tired, Pilou's mother often mixes up words. One evening, rather than asking him to throw his clothes in the dirty laundry bag, she suggests that he put them in the monkey lake. The child laughs, then slips under the covers with this image in mind. The evocative slip of the tongue then acts like a real magic key, leading the boy into a fascinating dream, populated by monkeys and creatures that are sometimes marvelous, sometimes frightening. "On tired days, my mother says words backwards. Animals become arims, a laundry bag turns into a monkey lake. And I, Pilou, become Loupi and sometimes, when evening comes, I dive with her words into the marvelous lake of the night."

32 pages

Hardcover

From 4 years old