The Elves of Cologne

. und eh ein Faulpelz noch erwacht, war all sein Tagwerk bereits ge- macht! So bequem war es in Köln vordem. - Bis des Schneiders neugie- riges Weib Erbsen ausstreut eines Nachts. Fort war der märchenhafte Zau- ber. Jeder musste wieder fleissig sein. Zu der altbekannten Geschichte von August Kopisch schuf Eve Tharlet neue Bilder voller witziter Details.

Eve Tharlet was born in Alsace, France and spent much of her childhood in Germany. After graduating from the Superior School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg, France, she began working as a freelance illustrator in 1981 and quickly received international acclaim. Her big breakthrough came with the series about Davy, the cute and cheeky bunny, which propelled her name around the world. Eve lives and works in Brittany, France.