Dernière heure: la déconfiture du lièvre(Breaking News: Mr. Hare Defeated)

Summary

Reporters have flocked to a forest clearing to cover an astonishing story: A tortoise has won a race against a hare! But how is that even possible?

Was the hare kidnapped along the way? Did he take a powerful sleeping pill and fall fast asleep? It’s a mystery!

A modern retelling of Aesop’s famous fable, with a few nods to classic fairytales!

About the book

The story is a retelling of the fable The Tortoise and the Hare from the perspective of the hare, who is interviewed after his defeat.
Several fairytale characters make appearances in the story, including the Three Little Pigs, Rapunzel and Alice in Wonderland.
Robert Soulières’s fast-paced writing is full of humorous twists and turns, making it especially fun to read aloud.
Sans Cravate also had fun slipping amusing details into the illustrations for eagle-eyed readers!

Recognitions

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Dimensions

32 pages
Hardcover
9" x 10.5"

Publishing date

April 2024

ISBN

978-2-925215-56-1 (paper)
978-2-925215-57-8 (PDF)
978-2-925215-58-5 (EPUB)

Price

$21.95 CAD (paper)
$13.99 CAD (PDF & EPUB)

Production

Created, produced and printed in Quebec