A deeply moving depiction of how great strength can be drawn from what may seem a weakness. Bubble Wrap is a universal story that will resonate with readers for its portrayal of difference and exclusion.

Hortense’s parents have always been overprotective: if they could, they would pack her in bubble wrap like a precious ornament. It makes sense, though. Hortense is a hemophiliac, and the slightest injury could be life threatening.

And yet, she won’t let her disease get in the way of living life to the fullest. Bursting with imagination, Hortense—an avid martial arts fan—vows that she will have the upper hand over her body.

A lesson in resilience whose manga-inspired illustrations, done in alcohol-based marker, exploit the concept of “bleeding”. Turn over each page to find a different version of the sketch from the previous page, as if the art has somehow unexpectedly bled through the paper. Sometimes re- vealing more than the controlled image dared to show.

A sensitive, original, colorful and surprising graphic novel.

“Simon Boulerice once again invites young and old alike to follow in the footsteps of his delicate and wonderful pen. An intelligent book, carried by the poetry of Eve Patenaude’s drawings, which transform simple bloodstains into magnificent blossoming flowers.”
—Le Soleil

“With Simon Boulerice, there is no mistaking it. The author, with his sensitive pen, knows how to deal with a young audience. He always tackles the most marginal subjects in a skillful and poetic way. [...] A magnificent work, as much in its content as in its container.”
—Coup de pouce