Abelard #[nn]

From Dillies and Hautière comes this enchanting graphic novel that wears its heart on its sleeve — literally subtitled "A Magical Graphic Novel" right on the cover. Renaud Dillies' artwork sets a quietly wondrous tone: a stout, scarf-wrapped bear carrying a ribbon-tied bundle and a smaller, hat-wearing companion sit together gazing at an enormous full moon rising in a star-flecked twilight sky, two small figures dwarfed by something vast and luminous. Published by NBM/Comics Lit in 2012, Abelard has the gentle, dreamy quality of a bedtime story that sneaks up on you with unexpected depth.