By Mathilde Van Gheluwe. Published by Peow Studio. Softcover, 130 pages, B&W, 2019. A dark yarn of poetry, party, and witchcraft (Debuted at the 2019 Angoulême International Comics Festival) ☆ ☆ ☆ One of the Beat's Best Comics of 2019* ☆ ☆ ☆ Welcome to Funky Town! My name is Lele. I’m going to be twelve soon, so I’m not really a kid anymore. I live here in Funky Town. Every night people are drinking and dancing and celebrating together. I don’t like parties very much, and I don’t have any friends, except for Cat. My favorite things in life are poetry, food . . . and mom, of course! Oh, and each day I go to Baba Yaga’s house in the woods to get mom her potion. Mom always tells me to be careful around Baba, but I don’t know why. When I grow up, I will be like Mom.". . . dark, moody, depressing . . . one of the best [books] of the year, and it will break your heart." Philippe Leblanc, The Beat " . . . made me want to go to the woods and become a witch too." frankie, Goodreads review
