The early years of Bambi, a young deer, and the trials he will face in the forest.

A coming-of-age story in nature, a hymn inviting us to feel the magic, beauty, and dangers of wildlife. The modern illustrations by Benjamin Lacombe beautifully highlight Felix Salten's classic text. Alternating between charcoal sketches and color paintings, moving between the fleeting visual atmosphere and delicate obsession, it immerses us in the life of the forest, filled with rustlings of experiences and hisses of conflicting feelings.

A book with a "lace" cover and a surprise tour through the trees of the forest. The name Bambi is linked in our imagination to idyllic scenes flooded with a delightful sense of innocence, combined with Walt Disney's famous film.

In reality, the animated film offers only a visual variation –compared to a literary adaptation– of a novel that remains largely unknown: the masterpiece of Felix Salten, the flagship of Austrian literature, originally titled Bambi: Eine Lebensgeschichte aus dem Walde (Bambi: The Story of a Life in the Forest).