Emily Kado
The Spiders' Secret
Will be published approx. on 11. August 2026
Book
Hardback
120 pages
978-1-5458-2750-5 (ISBN)
Description
An uplifting and encouraging children's adventure that champions the power of one's imagination and proves that we all have the courage to face our fears, no matter how old you are.
Emily’s favorite thing to do is play with her best friend Suzie. One day, when Emily goes to surprise Suzie at her house, Suzie isn’t home…but other scarier things are! Soon, Emily is on her own exciting adventure where she is joined by a new, helpful insect friend along the way. With his help, and that of her special witch costume, Emily finds the courage to confront her fears of spiders, the dark, and…crazy clowns!
Emily’s favorite thing to do is play with her best friend Suzie. One day, when Emily goes to surprise Suzie at her house, Suzie isn’t home…but other scarier things are! Soon, Emily is on her own exciting adventure where she is joined by a new, helpful insect friend along the way. With his help, and that of her special witch costume, Emily finds the courage to confront her fears of spiders, the dark, and…crazy clowns!
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
313 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5458-2750-5 (9781545827505)
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Person
Antoine Dodé is a French writer and illustrator and a graduate of the St-Luc Institute in Brussels. His first comic book, Armelle et l'oiseau, published in 2004 by Carabas, which he illustrated and wrote, received the St-Michel Audience Award in Brussels. He has drawn numerous comics, notably for the American market: The Crow Curare, written by James O'Barr, published by IDW, and several Percy Jackson graphic novels adapted from Rick Riordan's novels, published by Disney-Hyperion. In 2021, he illustrated a story by Aurélien Ducoudray, Chen les enfants perdus, published by Glénat. In recent years, he has collaborated regularly with the magazine Métal Hurlant, as well as with Éditions de la Gouttière, for which he recently completed a children's comic book, Emilie Kado and The Secret of Spiders.