Berthile et le monde sans espoir #[nn]

From Maurizia Rubino comes this charming French-language graphic album, its cover depicting a wide-eyed young girl in a teal dress sprinting through a darkened, otherworldly landscape thick with vivid pink flora — while a looming, ghostly winged robot dominates the background and a small shadowy creature watches nearby. The teal-and-pink palette gives the whole scene a dreamy yet unsettling atmosphere that perfectly captures the tension of a little heroine facing something far larger than herself. Published by Les Aventuriers de l'Étrange in 2021, *Berthile et le monde sans espoir* looks like exactly the kind of imaginative, visually striking adventure that rewards readers of all ages.