Captain Rosalie

Whereas her father is at conflict, five-year-old Rosalie is a captain on her personal secret mission. She wears the disguise of just a little lady and tracks her progress in a secret pocket book. Some evenings, Rosalie’s mom reads aloud Father’s letters from the entrance traces, in order that Rosalie is aware of he’s pondering of her and looking out ahead to the tip of the conflict and to lastly coming house. However sooner or later a letter comes that her mom
doesn’t learn to her, and Rosalie is aware of her mission should quickly come to an finish. Writer Timothée de Fombelle reveals the true consequence of conflict by means of the experiences of small, decided Rosalie, whereas acclaimed artist Isabelle Arsenault illustrates Rosalie’s story in muted grays marked with tender spots of colour — the orange flame of Rosalie’s hair, the pale pink of a shawl, the deep blue ink of her father’s letters. All of the extra fascinating for the simplicity with which it’s drawn and advised, this quiet story will stick with the reader lengthy after its final web page is turned.