AVENTURES DE SAM -LES-

Sam, tall, hairy, and kind, sets off on an adventure in Gaspésie, meeting monsters, sorcerers, and talking animals in a land where legends are alive.

I’m going to tell you the story of Sam, tall, hairy, and friendly. Have you ever heard stories about creatures lurking in forests to devour lost children? About sea monsters circling a strange land some call the end of the world and others, Gas-pe-sie? Sam has. Talking animals, an immortal sorcerer, Sauteux, and other strange beings await around the next mountain.

Philippe Garon defines himself as an “inhabitant” and a generalist of the literary arts. Born in 1974 in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts in the far reaches of Gaspésie, Quebec, Garon explores storytelling, poetry, narrative, theatre, essays, and song. A gregarious animal, he experiences writing primarily through encounters and movement: chopping wood, gardening, skiing. Les aventures de Sam is his first book.

Enzo Lord Mariano is an illustrator and musician. He discovered the magic of illustration as a child and caught the music bug in his teenage years. Since then, he never goes anywhere without a pencil in his pocket and a mandolin slung over his shoulder. Between concerts, he draws picture books and comics. He lives in Montréal, Québec.