THE DOCTOR AND DAVY'S ARMY

DE DOKTER EN HET LEGER VAN DAVY (THE DOCTOR AND DAVY'S ARMY)
year:
2011
genre:
picture book, 32 p.
publisher:
illustrator:
Pieter Van Eenoge
age:
6+
awards:
Boekenpluim 2012, for the illustrations.
rights sold:
Korean (DDStone Publishing)

Davy doesn't feel well. He hears rumbling in his belly. The doctor says that he hears an army inside Davy. It's Davy's army that is fighting against the enemy. Davy has to rest so that the army can fight back. The army wears blue uniforms, because that's Davy's favorite colour. And there are elephants... The story is one big metaphore: the fight in Davy's stomach and the army that the doctor makes up. Illustrator Pieter Van Eenoge painted beautiful elaborate spreads.