Azur is the blue-eyed fair-haired child, Asmar his olive-skinned soulmate, one wet-nursed by and the other the natural child of an Arab slave in the Christian West. After years of seperation, and as young adults, the two meet again, this time in an Arab world of souks, vivid textiles, beautiful gardens, technology, elaborate palaces and smiling people. Now they both seek the same goal, to rescue and marry the legendary Djinn fairy. find out more...

A beautiful elaboration of a Senegalese folk tale; Kirikou summons himself from his mother's womb, only 10 cms tall, but walking, talking, questioning and quickly setting out on a quest to defeat the wicked sorceress who has cursed his people. Kirikou is a beautifully rendered tale with African art as its benchmark and using a flat two-dimensional look. A delight for the children and one that us older, saggier ones can enjoy as well. find out more...

Caesar offers the villagers a deal, if they can successfully complete 12 tasks he will hand over the Empire, if not, they must surrender…fortified by magic potion Asterix is well up for it. Loosely based round the Twelve Tasks of Hercules. find out more...

The Romans are beginning to suspect that our invincible heroes are really gods, so Caesar offers the villagers a deal, if they can successfully complete 12 tasks he will hand over the Empire, if not, they must surrender….. fortified by magic potion Asterix is well up for it. Here they are; 1) Run faster than Asbestus, champion of the Olympic Games. 2) Throw a javelin farther than Verses, the Persian. 3) Beat Cilindric, the German. 4) Cross a lake! 5) Survive the hypnotic gaze of Iris, the Egypti find out more...