My father read Rabier, I devoured his old albums as soon as I could read. Now I offer reprints to my children, who love ... It is timeless because it is a mixture of fantasy that flirts gently with surrealism, while remaining in the register of the animal fable. It's great fun. Look, even the cat perched Tales of Marcel Ayme eventually disappeared bookstores, while Gideon (which is even older) is still there.