Key Selling Points

• The character of a beloved picture book jumps out of his pages into the real world.
• Themes explored include loss, grief, disappointment and friendship.
• Written in short, accessible chapters, this is the perfect picture book for children transitioning to independent reading and early chapter books.
• The illustrator is well-known for her live window paintings for many large corporations, including Google, Stella Artois, Nespresso, Dove and many others.
• The author is also an illustrator who has written and illustrated a number of books for the Québécois publisher Les Éditions de la Bagnole.
• The print book includes a brown ribbon bookmark inspired by Raymond's tail.

This adorably illustrated picture book celebrates the love we have for books and the strength of friendship.

Raymond is a brave, strong and hairy buffalo. Gilbert is a quiet, growing and not-at-all hairy boy. Raymond is the hero of Gilbert's favorite book, and Gilbert brings his favorite book everywhere. When an unfortunate incident separates the two, Raymond finds himself in a very unusual situation—outside of his book and loose in the local library! There's nothing for Raymond to do but wait for Gilbert to come find him. But as the days turn into months and months into years, Raymond has to be brave and make a new home in the library shelves and a new friend in the librarian, Nicole.