author/illustrator: Cécile Jacoud
ages: 5+
34 pages (5 die-cut layers for each spread)
20 x 20 cm
hardback, die-cuts
Amaterra
In the Secrets of Foliage
A stunning tunnel book for ages 5 and up. Six scenes made of five successive layers reveal the hidden life within the foliage of trees.
The European Sparrowhawk, the Eurasian Jay, the Climbing Ivy, the Tawny Owl, the Dormouse, the Mistletoe, the Pine Processionary Caterpillar, the Oak Hawk Moth, the Tinder Fungus..., the foliage of trees shelters an entire ecosystem.
An incredibly delicate work of cutouts accompanied by informative texts.
"Alongside these enchantingly die-cut pages is an informative text on the beauty and ingenuity of living things. A sublime book object, to be treasured."
- Le Point, a selection of picture books for Christmas, Dec. 2023
"A breathtaking immersion in the heart of trees. (...) A finesse marvel, Cécile Jacoud's tunnel illustrations - made of five die-cut pages - accumulate details and weave poetic garlands, like odes to the flora and fauna of the undergrowth."
- Télérama
- Dans le Secret des Feuillages Cécile Lacoul AMUERMA Ed. Amaterra After delving into the depths of burrows (Dans le secret des galeries), Cécile Jacoud delves into the alcoves and green theatres of the forest. A breathtaking immersion in the heart of the plant world, her work of cut-outs and stylised drawings invites us to lift curtains of foliage, spy on animal habits through moucharabiehs of mixed leaves and creepers, and wriggle under moss and lichen. You'll be amazed to find dormice, jays, hawks, caterpillars and weevils hidden under twigs, on branches or in the crevices of tree trunks. Nestling in the hollows of the bark, two tawny owls can be made out beneath a tangle of ivy. A little further on, the golden wings of the oak sphinx flutter in a cameo of brown and auburn.