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"And you, madame! Do you recognise this person?" (from Private Eye Grabote by Nicole Claveloux)
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Well, well!
And do you know where he lives?And you, madame! Do you recognise this shady person?
I see, I see!
But where is he hiding?
Haha, I thought she dealt with the manatee and goose rather well.
So I recently rediscovered this lovely comic which I had as a kid. In French it's Pas de grisbi pour Grabote, or "No cheese (money) for Grabote." It's a little book of 18pp, the second of Claveloux' Grabote series. I found it super-cute, whimsical, absurd and inventive, altho at times there was sort of a menacing 'Ralph Steadman' vibe as well. So-- something to generally amuse kids, but also something to intrigue creative types, perhaps.
One can read it online below, using the buttons at the bottom to navigate:
It's the german-accented french that's confusing both me and google-translate:
ah too bad