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Amélie Patin

Autrice illustratrice

Nantes

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Charlie et le champignon

2021

I illustrated the youth novel Charlie et le champignon, written by Julieta Cánepa and Pierre Ducrozet, and edited by Les Éditions du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. This book is part of the collection titled Les Contes du Muséum.

Charlie wants to protect the living world, but she doesn't know how to face the great danger it endure. One day, a miracle happen, and she become so small that the ground become a jungle, with a great mushroom at its center. A great adventure then begin, and Charlie come to discover the underground world'secrets.

13 × 19 cm, 64 pages with 30 illustrations.
The book is printed in 3 Pantone colors.

Cover of Charlie and the Mushroom, an illustrated book printed in three Pantone colors, published by the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle.

the cover

Charlie walks past the entrance of the Jardin des Plantes, lost in thought about the environment.

The entrance of the Jardin des Plantes of Paris

Charlie walks through the Jardin des Plantes, surrounded by autumn foliage, looking concerned.

Scene in the Jardin des Plantes

Charlie gazes at the mammoth statue, yet her mind stays focused on the future of life.

Charlie and the Mammoth

Charlie stops in front of a weeping beech, a tree with imposing roots, at the base of which a boletus mushroom is growing.

Charlie, the weeping hornbeam and the mushroom

Now tiny, Charlie stands before a towering mushroom, surrounded by vegetation that suddenly appears immense.

Tiny Charlie and the giant porcini

Charlie steps into an underground cavity covered in white filaments, marking the start of her journey into the hidden world beneath our feet.

Charlie and the mycelium

Charlie runs through a spiraling underground tunnel, chased by a giant earthworm emerging behind her.

Charlie and the worm

Charlie moves through an underground tunnel made entirely of mycelium, leading to a mysterious golden doorway.

The mycelium embracing roots

Charlie, now tiny, sees a giant slug moving toward the  porcini mushroom to eat it.

Charlie and the larva

Charlie explores an underground world filled with insects and mycelium.

The underground life

Charlie discovers a seed sprouting in the underground world.

The seed growing

Charlie emerges from underground, surrounded by animals from her sketchbook.

Biodiversity

Charlie bids farewell to the cep in front of the large tree with twisting branches.

Goodbies

Charlie looks at nature with a changed perspective after her underground journey.

Charlie and the Lebanese cedar

The book in library

The book in library