The Disheveled

Feet in the wet grass, the disheveled discover in the early morning everything a menagerie in the sky. A frame approaches… Throughout the poetic text of Anne Cortey which pays homage to nature, magic of a children’s day at the edge of a lake follows the shape of the book: Thomas Baas plays with the format, the layout page, the turnaround to give life to charming mischievous characters immediate. This is the big upheaval!

The Author
Anne Cortey studied art history. She worked in children’s bookshops, then freelanced in children’s publishing, and now publishes albums with Albin Michel and Sarbacane, and novels with L’École des Loisirs.

The Illustrator
Illustrator and poster designer Thomas Baas is a graduate of the Arts décoratifs de Strasbourg (Claude Lapointe studio). He has published numerous books, notably with Actes-Sud, Gallimard, Albin-Michel and Sarbacane. His work is as elegant as it is intelligent and tender, appealing to young and old alike.