La Madeleine de Proust, by Marcel Proust and illustrated by Betty Bone

Marcel Proust is obviously not a writer for children. But in Remembrance of Things Past, several scenes of his childhood are perfectly adapted to young children. Marcel recalls his childhood while eating small biscuits; his mum comes to say goodnight but doesn’t stay long enough to the young Marcel’s will; his first love encounter with a young girl. Three extracts sparkling with happiness, magically illustrated with lively colourful art…

23 x 32,5 cm, 48 pages

Rights sold: Chinese (Mainland China), Korean