"And you, madame! Do you recognise this person?" (from ***Private Eye Grabote*** by Nicole Claveloux)

Well, well!
And do you know where he lives?

And you, madame! Do you recognise this individual?
I see, I see!
But where is he hiding?

Haha, I thought she dealt with the manatee and goose rather well.

So I recently rediscovered this lovely comic which I had as a kid. In French it’s Pas de grisbi pour Grabote, or “No cheese (money) for Grabote.” It’s a little book of 18pp, the second of Claveloux’ Grabote series. I found it super-cute, whimsical, absurd and inventive, altho at times there was sort of a menacing ‘Ralph Steadman’ vibe as well. So-- something to generally amuse kids, but also something to intrigue creative types, perhaps.

One can read it online below, using the buttons at the bottom to navigate:

www.resaclic.net/grabote/grisbi/grisbi