The Awakened Forest
Writtern and illustrated by Testelin Paul
- Picture Book
- Age group: 4 and up
- Pages: 48
- Format: 24 x 34 cm
- Hardcover
- RP: 16 euros
Dive into a sensory and poetic walk through a living, mysterious forest. Step by step, you discover a world teeming with detail: on the carpet of fallen leaves, tiny animals bustle in silence—snails, ants, badgers, wild boars. Majestic trees, from beeches to chestnuts, shelter a multitude of birds, squirrels, and hidden nests.
As you wander, each corner reveals its secrets: a hut for playing, the oldest oak, a burrow, a pond teeming with life where frogs, dragonflies, and newts coexist. Wildflowers color the undergrowth, while butterflies, bees, and ladybugs flutter about. Further on, a stream winds its way, watched by the kingfisher, the trout, and the heron.
The clearing finally opens to the sky, but life continues to thrive in the grasses, where field mice, grass snakes, and grasshoppers greet you. This book is an invitation to open your eyes to the richness and magic of nature, at every step, with every glance.



