Laura Catalan – Les Enfants de la Balme

Laura has illustrated ‘Les Enfants de la Balme’, a new historical middle grade series from Editions Mame set in June 1940.

In the small village of La Balme, the lives of Philippe, Marie and their cousin Paul are turned upside down by the Second World War. Obey or resist, everyone will have to make a choice.

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