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Marie Dorléans is an award-winning children’s author and illustrator from France. She is the creator of The Prickletrims Go Wild and The Night Walk, which won the prestigious Landerneau Children's Book Prize in 2019 and was named a New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book in 2021. She lives in Strasbourg, France.

'This must-buy story has timeless illustrations and a sensitive plot about overcoming fears and being brave.'-- School Library Journal, Starred Review'Comfort leads to confidence and more in this supportive story.'-- Publishers Weekly'The gently playful text brings a sense of lightness to the topic of childhood anxiety. A soft, whimsical approach to a complicated subject.'-- Kirkus Reviews'With text and artwork so well integrated, The Blanket has many elements of a classic picture book, and is a welcome return to that way of telling stories with detail and textual progression.'-- Books for Keeps'Now might be the perfect time for a story that stresses how the safe and the familiar may be comforting but it's great when you push yourself to do new things. Plus that red really pops.'-- Betsy Bird, A Fuse8 ProductionPraise for Marie Dorléans:'Awash in nocturnal blue, Dorléans's graphite pencil illustrations of a family of nighttime explorers evoke a luminous sense of wonder.'-- The New York Times on The Night Walk'A graceful, perfectly paced appreciation of nature.'-- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) on The Night Walk'This hushed, intimate picture book creates a respite from the demands of the daytime world and pulls readers into a moment of pure wonder and peace.'-- The Horn Book Magazine (Starred Review) on The Night Walk'Fabulous'-- Peters, Book of the Week, on The Prickletrims Go Wild'A clarion call to take time to smell the flowers - and to let yourself and your garden go a little wild.' -- Kirkus Reviews on The Prickletrims Go Wild