Ana Ana #5

From Dargaud Jeunesse comes this utterly charming entry in the Ana Ana series, subtitled Super-héros en herbe — "Budding Superheroes." The cover shows young, blonde Ana Ana striding confidently across a sunny meadow, her red cape billowing, surrounded by her whole delightful crew: a fuzzy blue monster, a shaggy orange creature, a determined squirrel, a tiny caped penguin, a green furry friend, and a feisty rabbit, every single one of them masked and caped in matching red. It's a warm, energetic watercolor scene that promises exactly the kind of imaginative, joyful adventure that has made this Franco-Belgian children's series so endearing.