Margot Kerlidou Claude Ponti The River (Hardback)

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Title: The River
Condition: New
EAN: 9781962770477
Format: Hardback
Author: Margot Kerlidou, Claude Ponti
ISBN: 9781962770477
Publisher: Elsewhere Editions
Release Date: 03/24/2026
Description: A psychedelic adventure story of friendship, peril, gender questions, and foraging in two floating villages, perfect for 5-8 year olds — the latest fantasy world from beloved writer and illustrator Claude Ponti.

In two floating villages on the river Longo live a pair of boat-faring communities, sailing where their whim or the current takes them. The Oolongs are known for the delicious roots, fruits, and flowers they gather; the Kukichas pick healiherbs, and prepare powerful potions that help them feel their best. Both communities foster an atmosphere of openness and play in all aspects of life, including where gender is concerned. For Lu Cha (an Oolong boy) and Ali Roo (a Kukicha girl), it's only natural that gender can be chosen, tried out, and reconsidered as each child sees fit. All is well in this idyllic world until suddenly, from far beyond the shiverbanks and the boobam brambles, a mysterious beast comes to prowl.

Claude Ponti develops parallel utopian worlds where two communities, governed by values of kindness, openness, inventiveness, and the pursuit of beauty, end up realizing they need each other. In Claude Ponti’s wonderfully detailed illustrations and sparkling wordplay, skillfully translated by Margot Kerlidou and Alyson Waters, young readers will find a faraway world of pleasure, fright, and friendship.
Language: English, French
Genre: Children's Books
Topic: Baby & Picture Books
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 216mm
Item Length: 254mm
Intended Audience: Ages 4-8
Release Year: 2026

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