Quick Look
- A brilliant new picture book from the award-winning creator of The Night Walk, a 2021 New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book
- A young boy becomes dependent on a big, knitted blanket to make him feel safe, even when it keeps him apart from those around him
- Tommy's story inspires discussions about stepping outside our comfort zone and dealing with anxiety in a healthy way
- Quirky illustrations in Dorléans' distinctive style are full of gentle humour as Tommy's blanket becomes larger than life
Tommy's comfort blanket makes him feel safe from the things that scare him (that is, everything) but does it stop him from living life to the fullest? A quirky, humorous picture book about facing our fears from the award-winning creator of The Night Walk.
Description
Tommy is afraid of everything. He is afraid of wind, rain, cats, dogs, dragonflies, loud laughs... All of it.
One stormy night, Tommy wraps himself in a big red blanket and discovers that inside his knitted shield, he doesn't feel so afraid anymore. So, he wears his blanket everywhere. He wears it at home, in the car, at school, in the playground... Everywhere.
Tommy starts to try new things, confident that nothing can hurt him. But his woolly armour has created a new barrier between himself and the world around him. Can he find a way to let go of his blanket and start living fully?
Quirky imagination and gentle humour weave their way through both the words and illustrations in this distinctive picture book about dealing with anxiety and learning to step outside our comfort zone. From the creator of New York Times-acclaimed picture book The Night Walk.
Reviews
Praise for Marie Dorléans:
'Awash in nocturnal blue, Dorléans's graphite pencil illustrations of a family of nighttime explorers evoke a luminous sense of wonder.'
-- The New York Times on The Night Walk
'A graceful, perfectly paced appreciation of nature.'
-- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) on The Night Walk
'This hushed, intimate picture book creates a respite from the demands of the daytime world and pulls readers into a moment of pure wonder and peace.'
-- The Horn Book Magazine (Starred Review) on The Night Walk
'Fabulous'
-- Peters, Book of the Week, on The Prickletrims Go Wild
'A clarion call to take time to smell the flowers - and to let yourself and your garden go a little wild.'
-- Kirkus Reviews on The Prickletrims Go Wild
Author
Marie Dorléans is an award-winning children’s author and illustrator from France. She is the creator of The Prickletrims Go Wild and The Night Walk, which won the prestigious Landerneau Children's Book Prize in 2019 and was named a New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book in 2021. She lives in Strasbourg, France.
