"Vive la France!"

Poetry illustration

ink drawing © David John 1984

This is one of a series of drawings for a book which contained poetry by children from several countries.

As everybody knows, ALL Frenchmen wear berets and striped T-shirts, consume vast amounts of baguettes and wine and juggle garlic cloves while recklessly riding bicycles. It all makes crossing the road a tough business for snails (why did the snail cross the road?), but it ought to be grateful that it's not on the menu.

Cliché upon cliché, I'm afraid, mais c'est la vie.