It all starts when a travelling circus arrives in a small village…
Everyone is intrigued and excited to see the show, which is said to feature a terrifying monster. That evening, Otto, the narrator, takes a seat in the tent. But when the curtains open, the reader gets a big surprise: the monster on the stage is actually a human child, while the audience is full of terrifying, grotesque monsters! Otto, whose face is finally revealed, is also a hairy monster. Little by little, Otto and the human child get to know each other, and change the way they both look at the world.
Reviews
Eerie and thought-provoking, shifting our complacent perspective as good stories do
A rich, haunting story – gorgeously told. Our world needs beautiful, dark, thought-provoking books like this now more than ever
Creepy, poetic and profound… a beautifully illustrated book about difference that hooks you like the best of ghost stories, before turning a mirror on its reader and challenging our preconceptions, our fears and our prejudice
A sumptuous book with dreamlike illustrations… Superb!
Livres Hebdo
An intriguing atmosphere, where the strange and familiar mingle… The power of the story and illustrations give wings to the reader’s imagination
Télérama
