Editions MeMo Archives - Hannele and Associates

Sous le soleil, by Ariadne Breton-Hourcq Laurence Lagier When it’s summertime in the ...

Under The Sun

L'orage, by Elena Del Vento First it’s a just a drop of rain and then a deluge of thunder, ...

The Storm

Dans le cœur, by Nada Matta I’m six years old and I live with my family in the suburbs One day, some men push us in a truck with other people We’re packed at the back The driver speaks loudly and gives us orders I’m scared Men, women, ...

In My Heart

La lithographe, by Gaby Bazin Visit the workshop of the lithographer and discover how this printing technique is almost magical Mixing history of printing with technical explanations and plastic arts expriments, Gaby Bazin promotes the ...

At The Lithographer’s

Où ça va by Anne-Sophie Baumann and illustrated by Claire Garralon Used water Treated and returned back to nature The balloon punctured Repaired thanks to a patch Egg shells A great repellent for garden slugs! Where Does It Go ...

Where Does It Go?

Eau douce, by Émilie Vast It’s the end of summer and life is still in full swing, both ...

Fresh Water

Les velus, by Sandrine Massuger The Shaggies are five very hairy friends who live near the forest For them, Midsummer means getting disguised, playing games and telling stories When it gets too hot, rainy days are such a relief! But mind ...

The Shaggies

Merveilleux, by Gay Wegerif Gay Wegerif paints very simple but suggestive shapes in order to celebrate uniqueness She creates a hide-and-seek game in which animals happily melt in and come out of the background Young readers will enjoy ...

Wonderful

Sabbon le Gibbon, by Kenji Abe Sabbon is a little gibbon who loves apples He loves them even more when he gets to share them with other animals Nature actually encourages his natural kindness When he takes good care of his apple tree, it ...

Sabbon the Little Gibbon

Eau salée, by Émilie Vast At low tide, fish disappear into the ocean On the seashore, kelp is ...

Salt Water

D’où ça vient by Anne-Sophie Baumann and Claire Garralon Where does milk and water come from Sugar and honey And sand And a balloon And bread And where do they go Anne-Sophie Baumann and Claire Garralon geniusly answer ...

Where Does It Come From?

ChatChat, le chat du chien, by Mélanie Rutten Kitty Cat usually wakes up at sunrise But this morning he can’t put his second sock on He puts it at the tip of a stick and starts drawing circles before Doggy Dog says “Let’s go for a ...

Doggy Dog and his Kitty Cat

Ours à New York, by Gaya Wisniewski Everyday Aleksander has the same boring routine to go to work He walks to his workplace located in a gloomy building There he organises files all day long while his co-workers never actually notice him ...

Bear in New York

L’imagier de l’hiver, by Anne Bertier Following her brillant Summer Time book, Anne Bertier keeps exploring seasons and this time it’s a visual wandering through winter When turning the pages, paper cut snowy views ...

Winter Days

La maison de l'ours, by Émilie Vast Mr and Mrs Bear live with Little Bear in a dark, narrow, but very comfortable cave One day Mrs Bear wonders at the nice houses of human families: they are big with light rooms and countless treasures ...

Mrs Bear’s House

Rouge-queue, quatre histoires d'oiseaux, by Anne Crausaz Explore in four chapters and four seasons, the vibrating lifetime of four different species of birds: redstarts, nightingales, robins and rock ptarmigans Follow them through the ...

Redstart, Four Bird Stories

Les fleurs sucrées des trèfles, by Cédric Philippe Agathe is a shy little girl who is very fond of her old uncle, Yvon One day she hears by accident that he is suffering from a heart illness and that he is slowly dying ...

The Sweet Flowers of Clovers

L'oiseau bleu, by Isaure Fouquet This is the story of a very special bird When he flies in the sky, his feathers actually provide water to the ground And when every year his swallow friends fly away for their big trip, he knows it’s his ...

Bluebird

Dans la forêt, by Ghislaine Herbéra Winter is coming and cold days are expected to be harsh At Nin’s house, there is no more wood and not much food left One night she hears her parents whispering: “At sunrise, we’re all going to ...

Into The Woods

Papa, écoute-moi ! by Gaya Wisniewski Father Badger goes camping with his four sons The whole family enjoy their time except Neil, the eldest He sulks all the time and makes mischief after mischief Going fishing, helping and preparing ...

The Badgers

Je veux un super-pouvoir !, by Émilie Vast After I am Scared of the Wolf, Émilie Vast’s two bunnies now discover the amazing gifts of both familiar and exotic animals Tortoise can hold his breath for six hours, Chameleon changes ...

All I Want is a Super Power!

Un pull pour te protéger, by Malika Doray A sweater is to keep you warm, a blanket is to keep you cosy, a bottle is to keep your milk, a spoon is to keep delicious food, a mouth is to keep you babbling, our eyes are to keep looking at ...

To Keep You Warm

Chut !, by Claire Garralon Look at this funny bear! What did you say You can’t see him and you don’t even hear him So let’s carefully open our eyes and ears and play a game First let’s ask the colours all around to make less ...

Hush!

Nathalie Parain, by Michèle Cochet, Michel Defourny, Claude-Anne Parmegiani Born in Kiev in 1897, Nathalie Parain studied at the Vkhutemas in Moscow In the 1920s, she moved to Paris with her husband, philosopher Brice Parain ...

Nathalie Parain

Sioux, Soussou et Souzy, by Anne Kellens Sioux, Soussou and Souzy are very curious and creative mice Each season is a new adventure for them Ice-skating on a frozen pond in Winter, carnival time in Spring, picnics with friends in ...

Sioux, Soussou and Souzy

Engloutis !, by Emilie Vast Something is coming The animals have no idea They’re running, scratching, looking for food Snail is the first to be caught as he nibbles on a dandelion Gulp, gobbled up in one go Then Bumblebee, Toad, Adder and ...

Gulped!