THE CHILDREN'S BOOK WRITER WHO HATED CHILDREN

Bertrand Santini

Gontran Pelpoir writes children's books, but he didn't mean to... And for a good reason: he has a children phobia!

Gontran Pelpoir is a serious academic who dreams of publishing his new essay, but then his editor suggests he write a sequel to Peter and Elliott the Dragon, a book for... children! The only problem is: Gontran Pelpoir hates children. He ends up giving in, and his book becomes a real success. Gontran is petrified of meeting readers and does everything to avoid them: from a fake bomb attack at the Montreuil Book Fair to irreversible arthritis in his hand to stop signing.
But he receives an offer he can't refuse: Princess Bianca, daughter of the King of Présigurie, dreams of meeting him. He doesn't really want to go but... for 20,000 euros a night, he accepts. Unexpected twists and turns ensue, and his stay is extended far beyond anything he could have imagined.

Bertrand Santini is a renowned children's book author. He wrote and illustrated the successful series Le journal de Gurty, which sold over 600,000 copies (including 100,000 for the first volume).