Bøker av Olivier Tallec

From author-illustrator Olivier Tallec, a clever, joyful story about a king with everything who goes searching for nothing-literally There once lived a king who had absolutely everything-and we mean everything. From elephants without trunks, to caramel-flavored ice skates, to caterpillars on bicycles, and even storm clouds that refused to make lightning. Yes, there was simply nothing you can imagine that this king did not have . . . well, except for nothing itself. From author-illustrator Olivier Tallec, The King and Nothing is the wonderfully whimsical and philosophical take of one person who searches high and low for nothing, only to encounter something at every turn. Just how far will the king go to find nothing?

In his first wordless picture book, Olivier Tallec shows the pointlessness of war through his smart, comic, emotionally astute illustrations.

The squirrel loves a particular tree and is happiest eating pinecones in its shade. But then the squirrel starts to worry. What if someone else decides it''s THEIR tree? What if that someone wants to eat THEIR pinecones in the shade of THEIR tree? Should the squirrel build a gate? Or maybe a wall? Yes, a wall. The squirrel will build a long and high wall that no one can get over or around. Only, now that there''s a wall, how can the squirrel know what''s on the other side of it? Maybe a better tree is out there, full of pinecones. Maybe even a whole forest of better trees...

Being a hero is hard! Check-out these mini heroes as they ride the emotional rollercoaster of life. You'll see.