Rickie Raccoon’s Big Trip

Nine years ago, Rickie Raccoon found herself stranded on a beach on Vancouver Island after a bad storm. Luckily Mrs. Rosabianca found her, but Rickie has very few friends. What she likes most is going to the beach to collect objects that have been washed up by the tides. One day, the Foxy brothers – some bullies who aren’t very nice to her – discover that when she gets angry, Rickie turns into a real monster!

Who is she really and where does she come from? In order to find out, Rickie decides to take a trip on a whale’s back to the island of Hokkaïdo where the Tanuki live, beings with the gift of metamorphosis… 

A wonderful story about reclaiming self-esteem, that’s funny and slightly kooky, told in a picture book where full-page illustrations and vignettes create an unexpected and delightful rhythm.