Two kids decide to climb a mystic mountain to get their hands on a legendary treasure. This coming-of-age fairytale is for all ages!

Have you ever dreamt that you are flying? In a distant valley, atop an inaccessible waterfall, lives a community of people who once possessed the ability to fly. Believing that they are descendants of ancient birds, they dress in bird-like attire and hide their faces with feathery masks. Against this backdrop, two children, Aquil and Tylon, embark on a journey to climb the highest mountain in the valley and uncover a legendary treasure. However, the adults dismiss their quest as nothing more than a fairy tale. What secrets does the mountain hold? "An Early Bird Told Me" is an original, coming-of-age adventure that will take readers on a surprising journey.

Maxence is a French writer and director living between Paris and Tokyo while focusing on language, education, and gender issues. "An Early Bird Told Me," translated from "Un Oiseau qui tombe à pic," is Maxence's first collaboration with an illustrator.