Looking for Napoleon
The bravest journeys fit on a plate.
Who hasn’t dreamed of getting lost in a broccoli forest?
Mariana has. When Napoleon, her mischievous cat, runs away, she sets off after him like an Alice in a land of fruits and vegetables: an avocado raft, a gossipy bumblebee, a banana moon. A playful rhyming picture book where every bite becomes part of the adventure. It was born at home: as a child I never liked vegetables, while my little brother loved them.
- Format
- picture book, rhyming text
- Readers
- early readers
- Role
- author & illustrator
- Technique
- analog + digital: hand-made watercolor textures and brushes
Personal project
Process
Every story starts with a pencil storyboard, which I revise until the rhythm feels right. Then come the color tests: each project asks for its own palette and technique, more saturated or closer to graphite, while always keeping something of my own colors. For this journey, the color had to taste like fruit.
