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K-3
Translated by Sophie B. Watson.
Illustrated by
Delphie Côté-Lacroix.
Two adults become friends (and maybe more) by turning a chance encounter into deep understanding. Over drinks at a café, they share the respective disabilities (Leon's "small problem with [his] eyes" and Florence's with her lungs) they've had since childhood and ask honest questions. Black-and-white illustrations, accented with red, yellow, and blue, suit a story (translated from the French) that is at once simple and full of empathy and feeling.