"Journey to the Land of Trees" Author: [France] Le Clezio / [France] Henri Galleron Publisher: Shanghai People's Fine Arts Publishing House

Nobel Prize-winning author Le Clézio writes poetic stories for children

Lead your children to the kingdom of trees

Play, sing and dance with the spiritual trees

Feel the soothing magic of nature

◎ Editor's Recommendation

Classic stories for children written by literary masters

Beautifully illustrated version drawn by Chinese and foreign illustrators

☆ Nobel Prize winner and French writer Jean-Paul Le Clézio wrote a rare poetic short story for children, which will lead children into a spiritual kingdom of trees and help them make friends with the trees.

☆ When we follow the boy in the story into the kingdom of trees, we can see the unknown side of the trees: they have their own language, eyes, can listen, and have completely different personalities. The serious oak, the playful birch, the taciturn fir... Each tree is a complete creature, exuding a unique charm and possessing the magical power to soothe people's hearts.

☆ The famous French illustrator Henri Galleron used surreal brushstrokes to depict the fantasy tree country. The pictures are bold and imaginative, showing the magical scene of the tree country at night, which is sometimes quiet and sometimes full of vitality.

◎ Introduction

The "Great Writers Write for Children" series of books selects children's literature works compiled by world literary masters, aiming to provide domestic young readers with literary reading materials that are close to classics, easy to read, and broaden their horizons.

"A Journey to the Kingdom of Trees" is an imaginative short story written for children by Nobel Prize winner Le Clézio. It tells the story of a bored boy who wants to travel but cannot go far due to limited conditions. So he walks into a kingdom of trees, where the trees seem to have souls and different personalities. They whisper, sing, and dance. The boy becomes friends with the trees, and the trees protect the boy. The author uses poetic language to present a fantastic journey full of fantasy, which is filled with pure childlike innocence, showing the infinite energy and wonderful spirituality of nature, as well as the spiritual comfort that creatures in nature can bring to humans.

◎ Media Recommendation

☆ A very warm little book. Although it is written for children, like The Little Prince, its charm will resonate with adults.

——Amazon user reviews

◎ Celebrity recommendation

☆ "A writer who combines betrayal, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy, exploring marginal figures dominated by civilization."

——Nobel Prize Award Speech

◎ Award record

☆ Won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2008

Author: Le Clézio (1940—)

A famous French writer, he is one of the representative writers of the French New Fable School in the second half of the 20th century. He is known as one of the "Three Stars of France" along with Modiano and Perec. In a 1994 French reader survey, Le Clézio became the most popular writer. In 2008, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature. His representative works include "The Trial Record", "War" and "The Wandering Star".

Illustrator: Henri Galleron (1939-)

French illustrator, born in Provence in southern France. In 1974, he began working as a freelance illustrator, and published his most famous children's illustration, "The Kidnapping of the Coffee Pot" that year. Galleron's painting style is very varied. He often alternates between delicate black and white illustrations in meticulous acrylic or watercolor paintings, and uses a variety of different painting techniques.