Les larmes de crocodile

Les larmes de crocodile uses a linguistic explanation as an excuse to invite young readers on a poetical stroll along the Nile.

The fresh, pared-down illustrations and harmoniously laid out, economical text inaugurated a new way of envisaging children’s books: neither cloying nor educational, but with a droll, partners-in-crime feel, a place where the artist can play freely with his own youthful spirit.

First published by Robert Delpire in 1956, Les larmes de crocodile has become a classic of children’s book.