#936 of 1001 · February 22, 2023

Witness the beauty of utterly unfiltered adoration in Thomas Scotto and Olivier Tallec’s Jerome By Heart. Young Raphael is in love. He holds a deep affection for his playmate, defender, and all-around best friend Jerome. The two boys spend their days together, eating, laughing, and telling stories together from morning until night. Raphael’s parents treat his love at best as naive friendship, at worst as a persistent nuisance—but he does not need their understanding. As long as he has Jerome, he is content, and all is right with the world. Scotto’s text, translated from French by Claudia Zoe Beck and Karin Snelson, celebrates the wonder and sheer joy of the central relationship, while Tallec’s sensitive art conveys a gentle innocence. #heart #friend #friends #friendship #love #book #books #childrensbooks #beautifulbook #beautifulbooks #beautifulbookcover #beautifulbookcovers #picturebook #picturebooks #picturebookillustration #picturebookart #childrensbookillustration #childrensliterature #illustration #kidlit #kidsbooks #bookworm #booklover #booklovers #bibliophile #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #instabook #instabooks