Hidden in a remote place surrounded by high mountains, there lies a secret valley.

There is an entrance, but you could pass by it a hundred times and still not see it...

It's autumn in the hidden valley and there's a sense of change in the air. Ticky is about to fly away to warmer places, and Yula is painting him a farewell gift.

But when Yula draws, she loses all sense of the world around her... Welcome to Carles Porta's beautifully imagined world, where tiny onion-headed ballerinas dance among multicoloured autumn leaves, and new friends are found in the strangest ways.

• Carles Porta is an established illustrator whose work has gained acclaim across Spain and France. 
• An entrancing story with a mysterious folk-tale atmosphere and eccentric characters reminiscent of Tove Jansson's Moomins. 
• The first book in the new Tales from the Valley series, which take place in each season of the year.