Chris Judge: There was a Bing Bong

High in the mountains in the middle of a dense forest lived Bing-Bong - a black shaggy monster with eyes burning like two lanterns. More than anything, he loved growing flowers in his garden, reading books, baking cakes and drinking tea with them. So he would have lived quietly and peacefully, but suddenly he began to notice that everyone around was walking in pairs, gathering in flocks, and he was still alone. And then Bing-Bong decided to go in search of other monsters in order to also find relatives and friends. But starting on his journey, he could not even imagine that his journey would be so long and difficult. After all, monsters are very rare on Earth and finding them is a great success!
The protagonist of the book, although a monster, is not at all terrible, but kind. The book tells about loneliness, but it does not overtake melancholy, but rather inspires hope. Of course, Bing-Bong is sad, and who would not be sad in his place, but he is determined to go all over the world to find a family. And the reader becomes a participant in this fascinating journey-quest. Together with the hero, he makes his way through forests, climbs mountains, crosses a river, hangs over an abyss, wanders in a cave, swims in the sea, drowns, and then walks along the bottom. Together with Bing-Bong, he gets into a clam trap, plays catch-up with a sea turtle, and rides a whale. And he rejoices that in the end the hero finds relatives and friends, however, not at all where he thought to find them.
This story was written by artist Chris Judge, and for each twist of the plot, he drew illustrations with unexpected details that are very interesting to look at. Large and small pictures, like frames of a movie, replace each other, folding into a colorful canvas. And the reader suddenly catches himself thinking that the hero on the pages of the book seems to come to life.

Author: Chris Judge

Translation: Galina Filatova

Pages: 32 (coated). Soft cover

Dimensions: 279x214x4 mm