Understanding the Conflict: Captain Rosalie and Her Father's Letters

Timothée
de Fombelle and Isabelle Arsenault seize the heart-wrenching price of conflict for one small lady in a carefully drawn, expertly advised story.

Five-year-old Rosalie assumes the role of a captain on her personal mission while her father is away at war. Disguised as a little girl, she diligently tracks her progress in a secret notebook. She finds comfort in her mother reading her father's letters aloud, reassuring her of his thoughts and anticipation of returning home. However, when a certain letter remains unread by her mother, Rosalie realizes her mission is nearing its conclusion. Through the poignant tale of determined Rosalie, writer Timothée de Fombelle highlights the true impact of conflict. Accompanying the narrative, artist Isabelle Arsenault beautifully illustrates Rosalie's story with muted grays accentuated by touches of color like the fiery orange of her hair and the deep blue ink of her father's letters. This quietly captivating story, told and drawn with remarkable simplicity, lingers in the reader's mind well beyond the final page.