A Boy and a House

I'm confused. Who is looking after this kid? Is it the women with the bun from the first page? Or the woman with a pony tail on the next page? How come no one is chasing after him to prevent him from entering a creepy looking building? I am fine with a boy exploring a new universe and making a new friend, but in a secure environment, as the boy was no more than 6 years old. The illustrations are full of details, but many of them are unsettling to me: the doll on the chair, the tail of the reptile in the cabinet, the dead fox serving as a scarf... This is simply not my kind of book.

Thank you NetGalley and Annick Press Ltd for providing me with a free digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

Read and reviewed: 2018-12-05