Sharing the Cthulhu Mythos with Toddlers

Juliane Bosch has created an illustrated album called “Cthulhu, le Rêveur Ancien” based on H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Call of Cthulhu,” adapted for children aged 5 to 8. For over a decade, Bosch has been reinventing classic works to share with her own children, and now extends this practice to other families’ children. The story follows Francis, who discovers notebooks in his great-uncle’s office containing accounts from three men—Henri the sculptor, John the policeman, and Gustav the sailor—who encountered strange events. All three accounts reference the phrase “In his house of R’lyeh, Cthulhu dreams and waits.” Rather than presenting Cthulhu as a monster to fight, the narrative frames it as a mystery to solve. Written by Bosch and illustrated by Emmanuel Draw, the album includes games to extend engagement with the universe. The project is being funded through Ulule.

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