Praise for My Valley (Elsewhere Editions): A mix of comical vignettes and broad vistas illustrate an account of the lives and misadventures of a clan of tiny Twims . . . Like Poochie-Blue, visitors to the valley will be in no hurry to leave. --Starred Review, Kirkus Ponti's beautiful, intricate illustrations contain strange details hinting at larger stories. The guileless narrative sounds like it came directly from the brain of a child with a vivid imagination... -- Sarah Hunter, Booklist My Valley marks a particularly exciting addition to the world of translated literature... lush with colorful and stark imagery that readers of all ages will find infinite secrets in. This is a truly unique addition to any storybook collection. --Kevin Elliott, 57th Street Books Claude Ponti, in my eyes, is one of the most essential authors in the whole of children's literature. His bursting creativity and the wealth of his images incite the almost systematic pleasure of children. The Pontian universe, with its many cultural and artistic references, its themes and its language distinctive of the world of childhood, its originality in its forms, colors, typography, and the arrangement of its scenes, presents an offering of narratives that strongly engage children's emotions and which meet them on the horizon of their expectations. Here children often find the power that a new piece of knowledge or the control of a word bring, which allows them to influence their destiny just a little bit more. -- Annie Dupin sakriti opis