The collector

Ever since she was a little girl, Tanaquil has collected everything. Soft toys and stuffed animals, moss and lichen, stickers and perfume, teapots and guitars. So much so that, throughout her life, Tanaquil has never had room for anything else. Will she have room for the child she’s about to give birth to?

Strong points: 

– Through a funny and whimsical story, the universal theme of the collections gently invites us to reflect on our daily consumption and our impact on the environment.

– Rhythmic, sonorous writing: the author skilfully plays with the stylistic device of accumulation

– Colorful, meticulously detailed illustrations: each double-page spread is a real tableau in a varied and incredible universe, and readers will find a bonus sticker sheet at the end of the book!

Reviews:

“Here’s a thrilling album in vibrant colors and energetic fluorescent orange, celebrating the art of collecting! The textured, colorful cover invites you to dive right into the book, whose full-page illustrations and rhyming text offer a catalog of collections, each more interesting and surprising than the previous. Somewhere between a picture book and the story of a lifetime, we follow our dynamic, sparkling heroine, whose collections grow with her and evolve in great freedom.
Finally, when her child arrives, she puts everything aside to devote herself fully to them. Magnificent!”

-Nouvelles du livre jeunesse (TRIM/MARS 2025 — N°243)