Muriel and the Mystery by Charlotte Parent
Muriel and the Mystery by Charlotte Parent
Muriel and the Mystery by Charlotte Parent
Muriel and the Mystery by Charlotte Parent
Muriel and the Mystery by Charlotte Parent
Muriel and the Mystery by Charlotte Parent

Muriel and the Mystery by Charlotte Parent

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Canadian Author and Illustrator

Ages: 4–7 years

A little shrew encounters the unexpected in this charming picture book that explores change and the fear of the unknown. For fans of Little Witch Hazel and The Hidden World of Gnomes.

Muriel is having a perfectly ordinary day in the forest she knows by heart, when, while gathering snails in the underbrush, she encounters a mystery!

It's different from anything she's seen before, and it certainly doesn't belong in her well-ordered life. Though she tries to put it out of her mind, that becomes difficult when the mystery won't leave her alone. . .

Muriel will need to muster her courage to face the unknown and embrace the changes it brings to her forest. And maybe, just maybe, she will make a new friend along the way.

Charlotte Parent is an award-winning illustrator and author of children’s picture books who lives and works in Montreal. She holds a bachelor’s degree in visual arts from Concordia University, where she specialized in drawing. Her books include The Magic Cap by Mireille Messier, Milo the Knight by Grégoire Laforce, and Le premier arbre de Noël by Ovila Fontaine, which was the winner of the prestigious Governor’s General Literary Prize for Young People’s Literature in the Illustrated Books category. The English language version, The First Christmas Tree, will be published by Orca Books in 2025. Her first picture book as both author and illustrator, Murielle et le mystère, is forthcoming in French from Comme des géants. Charlotte’s work is characterized by gentle colors, emotive lines and shapes, playful patterns, and lush textures. She works in all kinds of traditional media, including colored pencils, gouache, and ink. She loves children’s stories that are fresh, thoughtful, and a little weird.

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