Alix & Arsénou #2

Frédéric Brremaud and Paola Antista whisk readers away to the breathtaking calanques of southern France, where a cheerful brown-haired girl with a camera pauses on a stairway railing — her small cat companion close behind — to drink in a stunning panorama of white limestone cliffs, wildflowers, and shimmering turquoise coves. The cover's lush, wide-format composition really earns its landscape format, framing the scenery with gnarled trees and a perched red bird as naturally as a postcard come to life. If you're in the mood for an adventure that wears its sunny Mediterranean heart on its sleeve, Alix & Arsénou dans les Calanques looks like a thoroughly lovely place to spend an afternoon.