Marie Sellier / Marion Lesage
Africa little Chaka...
Color illustrations
40 pages
(2007)
Publisher Meeting of National Museums
(320x250x10)mm
Weight: 585grs

Papa Dembo tells his grandson, Chaka, about his Africa, as he experiences it, as he feels it. Describing his childhood, the bush, the spirits, the festivals, he also traces the universal history of life. On paintings by Marion Lesage, Marie Sellier printed her rhythmic words and sentences which create a mysterious, captivating and moving Africa. The reproductions of traditional objects, subtly inserted into the body of the text, add a welcome documentary dimension to the tale. A wonderful African dream....