Poster for Kids

As a greeting to the sun on Sempé’s August 11, 1997 New Yorker cover. The simplicity of the infinite landscape, the gradations of the dawn sky, the thin strips of foam and the pastel yellow sand beach, make the little gymnast in red shorts who stands on his head, a real ray of sunshine. 

For several years now, Soledad has been collaborating with Image Republic, creating a very colourful collection of feminine illustrations.

For several years now, Soledad has been collaborating with Image Republic, creating a very colourful collection of feminine illustrations.

Classical dance and ballet are among Sempé's recurring themes. On this March 23, 1987 cover, a young ballerina presents her steps under the keen eye of her teacher. With her arm raised, she looks like a statue of liberty, while the shadows of her classmates draw a reflection close to that of the Skyline in the Hudson River. 

The school's general supervisor, nicknamed Le Bouillon by the children for his mania for forcing people to look into their eyes, is this figure of severity that we take pleasure in defying. So, if the students are talented in foolishness, Le Bouillon is especially famous in the art of punishment ...