La boîte de petits pois #[nn]

Three small schoolchildren — two girls and a boy in matching uniforms — stand before a towering, overgrown wall covered in a massive painted face and scattered stickers, rendered in delicate, sun-warmed watercolors that give the whole scene a quietly enchanting atmosphere. This 2019 Delcourt album, La boîte de petits pois, is a collaboration between Giedré and Holly R., whose gentle, sketch-like linework makes even an ordinary neighborhood wall feel full of mystery and childhood wonder. A lovely read for anyone drawn to intimate, warmly illustrated French comics that find the extraordinary in the everyday.