À Cheval ! #1

From L. Dufreney and Miss Prickly comes this delightfully charming opening volume of À Cheval !, subtitled Hip Hippique, Hourra ! — a comedic love letter to equestrian life published by Delcourt in 2015. The cover sets the tone perfectly: a chestnut horse has improbably climbed an apple tree in pursuit of its prize, while below, a spotted pony, a stocky little Shetland, and a tall grey horse look on with varying degrees of bewilderment — all set against the sunny backdrop of a riding centre and its paddocks. If this irresistible cast of four-legged characters is any indication, readers are in for a warm, witty romp through stable life.