Petit Poilu #9

Pierre Bailly and Céline Fraipont deliver a sun-soaked pirate adventure in this ninth volume of their charming Belgian series for young readers. The cover sets the scene perfectly: a red-haired girl in pirate gear and the fuzzy little hero Petit Poilu ride atop a giant tortoise along a tropical beach, treasure map in hand and a colorful parrot perched nearby. Le Trésor de Coconut looks like exactly the kind of breezy, warmhearted romp that has made this 2011 Dupuis series a delight for early readers.