C'era una volta La Signora Souris

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C'era una volta

La Signora Souris

(2020/2021 school project)

Idea

Genre children's fiction, culinary fantasy (fantastic recipes)

Format graphic novel, hardcover, self-contained volume (48 pages)
Target public of children
Atmospheres tah are intended to create light-heartedness, relaxation, comfort
Narrativa time frame the story begins towards the end of spring and ends with the end of summer
Places Provence (France), Madame Souris country cottage and surrounding village.

Initial state Returning from the usual visit to her husband, Souris decides to go through the vast expanse of lavender, that evening she wanted to try his hand at an infusion and biscuits with the flowers of that fragrant plant, and there was no better thing than to pick it in the homecoming. On her way to her destination, she finds an old teapot, presumably abandoned, near an old tree. Souris does not miss the opportunity and feeling a certain interest in these abandoned objects, she decides to take it with her and take it home.
Armed with a teapot and a bouquet of lavender, the petite lady arrives at her small cottage in the middle of the countryside and, after saying goodbye to her two geese, enters the house and places both of her spoils on an old and rustic wooden kitchen counter. .
In the evening she decides to make her late husband's favorite cookies with the lavender she had picked on her return home in the morning.

Development The following morning the elderly Souris wakes up with a sweet scent of freshly baked cookies, immediately gets out of bed and with a cheerful step goes down to the kitchen but finds nothing but a few remaining cookies from the night before, nothing steaming or just taken out of the oven. oven. "Oh damn Souris, you're running out of steam my dear!" she says to herself.
That evening, after washing the dishes, a rather unusual and odd fact happens, from the spout of the old teapot steam begins to puff, incredulous Souris suddenly drops the cloth on the ground and goes towards that old and abandoned object and, without have no fear, lift the lid to discover what was hidden inside the teapot.
A cheerful family of mice intent on peppering some cookies.

Final Having overcome the first moments of insecurity on the part of the mice, Souris, together with her new family of pets, is preparing to live with lots of love and so much sweetness among cakes, biscuits, jams and crunchy bread. But above all with a husband who from up there can only be proud of her.

Characters

Souris (first picture) A very curious and sprightly elderly lady, in love as on the first day of her deceased husband with whom she has a strong bond. She loves nature and the freshly baked bread he brings to her pigeon friends every morning.
Her being a very empathic person will help her to relate to the various characters.

The Toposki Family (second picture) A cheerful little family of country mice that lives in an old and abandoned teapot.
The Toposki family is made up of Mother mouse, a skilled cook and pastry chef, Papa mouse, a handyman ready to fix broken and battered objects, plus two small mice ready to entertain even the most grumpy of living beings. Initially unrelated to Mrs. Souris, over time they will establish an excellent relationship with her.