Story: Gabrielle Roy
Adaptation: Dominique Fortier
Illustrations: Rogé
Songs: Daniel Lavoie, Dominique Fortier and Christian Vézina
Narration: Marie-Thérèse Fortin
Performers: Daniel Lavoie, Ingrid St-Pierre, Alexandre Désilets and Les Soeurs Boulay

Christine lived in a small town under the infinite skies of Manitoba, where time drifted by more slowly than anywhere else in the world during the sweltering heat of summer. She would explore its streets on roller skates or stilts, to go faster or see further. One morning, beneath the leaves of a small maple tree, she discovered an old man, Mr. Saint-Hilaire, who invited her to spend a whole day by the shores of Lake Winnipeg. A universal, deeply poetic picture book about childhood, friendship, and the pull of wide-open spaces. The disc accompanying the book offers a warm and reassuring reading of the story, followed by 13 songs with melodies that are both simple and refined.

MUSICAL PICTURE BOOK
ISBN: 978-2-924774-56-4
Publication date: April 27, 2021
Age: 7 and up
Themes: Friendship, plains, youth, summer

Hardcover, 28.5 cm x 21 cm, 56 pages, accompanied by a 53-minute disc (1 illustrated story + 13 songs) and a download code for MP3 files.