A special edition of Éluard’s famous poem, circulated clandestinely as early as 1942 and now a landmark of world literature.

Fifteen artists from around the world illustrate this incredibly powerful poem. Though it was born as an act of Resistance against Nazism, its breath of freedom speaks above all to our emotions, our human dignity, and love. These are values many of us long to share with children, whether at school or at home. At the end of the book, historical and visual materials recount the incredible story of this poem, which was dropped by parachute during World War II.