It is described as "Classic comics storytelling for young readers in the vein of Calvin & Hobbes", and although the characters have a relationship that mirrors that of Calvin and Hobbes, I feel the comic might be too inaccessible for younger readers. I enjoyed it mainly because I could appreciate the art (beautiful), but there's certain things like not defining Newton's 3rd law or the main characters using a photobooth (but it's not obvious that it is a photobooth) that I think would be lost on children. Similarly it is not clearly defined when a sequence is spread over multiple pages or just the one page, the only way to know is when a small snail appears in the bottom corner to signify the end, but it is not immediately obvious nor explained.
However I feel adult readers would enjoy this more as the story seems to have an aura of reminiscence and tries to capture the charm of a child's imagination as it transforms the world, and there are messages about cherishing this feeling and not growing up too fast (forever young) that might hit sentimental notes in people.

A very short comic with a very lovely sepia-toned palette with cute characters (both human and snail). This is not exactly a proper storyline, but rather tiny vignettes with Pierrot and Mr. Snail discussing the possibility of getting to the moon, the physics (or lack of) involved, and the wondrous possibilities of dreams. While I enjoyed the themes and the artwork, I wished that it was a more cohesive storyline that set in place the rest of Pierrot's adventures (this being Volume 1). It was pretty to read and look at, but I'm not really invested in the further storyline. I was also disappointed that there wasn't really much surreal imagery used, as the blurb suggests; while I'm sure further volumes will have more, this one was sadly lacking and was one of the main reasons I requested it.

In the end, it seems to be more of a melancholic French look at the nostalgia of childhood dreams--a book more for adults than for children. And even though that summary is incredibly on point with my aesthetic, it still just fell flat for me.