Ariol #3

A cheerful little donkey and his round-nosed pig friend sprint across the cover in pure best-friend energy — Ariol clutching what looks like a tennis racket, both kids mid-laugh and full of life. Emmanuel Guibert and Marc Boutavant bring a bouncy, effortless warmth to this 2008 volume, and the title *Copain comme Cochon* ("Thick as Thieves") says it all about the friendship at the heart of the series. A genuinely delightful all-ages read that captures the scrappy joy of being a kid with a good pal by your side.