80s/90s children's adventure book

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80s/90s children's adventure book

1Paula29
Oct 29, 2023, 1:38 pm

Hi there! Looking for the following. These are the things I remember:
- children's book from the 80s or early 90s, I guess for ages at least 6 and up
- a proper story with many illustrations (not an illustration book with just a few lines or words)
- blue-ish cover, size of a normal novel, on the front an illustration of the protagonist
- a male figure (bear or man) goes on a long solo travel through different landscapes meeting different beings, I remember a cliff, cacti (?), a hat (perhaps a sombrero?), the building of a robot or large construction (?)
- there is a solemnness to the man/bear and his journey
- I would categorize it as more of an alternative/artsy/odd story, not disney-ish or with many bright colors
- Of the following I am not actually sure, but I have a vague memory of it being a book that can be flipped over and read from either side; or the story ends where it begins
- I remember the drawings reminding me of Janosch (but I can't find any Janosch book that matches my description)
Thanks in advance for any help!

2Paula29
Nov 18, 2023, 8:50 am

Hi there! Is there anyone out there who might recognize what I'm looking for? Thank you! :)

3Kathy_Moon
Nov 20, 2023, 11:09 am

4RosetheReader
Nov 20, 2023, 5:01 pm

>1 Paula29: Just throwing The Little Prince out there.