In the vein of The Man Who Planted Trees, a story by Jean Giono set in the heart of Provence, illustrated with 14 Van Gogh paintings.

Elzéard did it. Elzéard Bouffier. Planted oaks nonstop on the deserted moors that surround his sheepfold. From those oaks, a whole forest was born. When the old man died, young Fanfan promised to travel across Provence. Now, notebooks and cards in hand, she is finally ready to return to Elzéard's forest.