L'il’ Ludwig and P'tit Rene is a philosophical picture book for children (and perhaps an adult or two). Join them as their play on the beach transforms into a surreal, rhyming wrangle over the nature of perception, dreams, math and more. There is even a run-in with an Evil Genie! Meant to span a wide age range, the gorgeous, watercolor illustrations, poetry and silly accents should entertain the young, while the ideas expressed, accurate representations of those of the famous philosophers after which the young protagonists are named, should perplex and engage a more mature reader.