One summer day, when the sun was beating down on the doors and on their heads, Marie and Nino rushed off to watch the heron. For the past few days, its behavior had been intriguing and amusing the two observers! It daydreamed with its beak pointing skyward. It sniffed the wildflowers in Grandpa’s meadow. It waddled and hopped about cheerfully. This heron, usually so methodical, so efficient, so predictable!
L’envol tells of the summer sun, vacations spent observing nature, but also the birth of a relationship between a male and a female heron, but perhaps a little more than that…
Morgane Bellec’s gentle, fluid lines blend seamlessly with Sophie Casteldaccia’s subtle prose.