Editions MeMo Archives - Hannele and Associates

Quand il fait mauvais temps, by Anne Crausaz When it’s grey outside, lizards warm themselves as they can, birds don’t leave their branches and wait but this is the moment when snails can finally rejoice, and salamanders finally come ...

When It’s Grey Outside

Le dehors, by Mélanie Rutten While their dads were making pancakes and their mums were gone for a walk, Coyote and Bear are playing outside They suddenlty hear a noise PUPOWEE Coyote wants to know where this sound comes from and takes ...

The Outside

Comme ça, by Claire Lebourg The day you were born, it was sunny just like now I hugged you tightly and our life together began, just like that Claire Lebourg tells, with warmth and delicacy, the arrival and the daily life of a baby but ...

Just Like That!

La Fiesta, by Sesyle Joslin and John Alcorn After La Petite Famille, Sesyle Joslin and John Alcorn continue their introduction to foreign languages to their young readers with this bilingual book released in 1967 This new ...

The Party

Ma plus belle ombre, by Carl Norac and illustrated by Gaya Wisniewski I have to tell you something Sometimes, when I’m drawing, in he comes He sits down behind me Yes, a giant rabbit I don’t know where he comes from, how he got ...

My Most Beautiful Shadow

Le nouveau canard, by Claire Garralon The ducks are having fun all together in their (finally) shared pond, and warmly welcome all the newcomers But one day, comes a duck that doesn’t look like them, a multicolored and geometrically ...

The New Duck

Batabata, by Émilie Vast A young bat explores her own world, and throughout this leporello, the reader will follow her rise in the sky On this journey, she will meet a cat, a weasel and an owl before reaching up the top of the tree and ...

Batabata

Korokoro, by Emilie Vast A hedgehog rolls down from the branch of a chestnut tree Once on the ground, off he goes He progresses into the unknown, walking and rolling, making light of every obstacles on his way! Along the way, he stumbles ...

Korokoro

Pouet ! by Claire Garralon Rebecca is flying above the beach when she hears a pretty funny sound Honk! Out of curiosity, she comes closer and sees Roger on the sand, looking pretty bad “Rebecca, I ate sope squeak!” Roger clearly ...

Squeak!

Le Typographe, by Gaby Bazin Let’s put an apron on and visit the typographer’s workshop, where you’ll find printing presses, type cases and monkeys (the nickname was given to typographers because of their agile movements!) Young readers ...

At the Typographer’s

Je confonds tout!, by Émilie Vast After I am Scared of the Wolf and All I Want is a Super Power!, Émilie Vast’s bunnies discuss the differences between kinds of animals that people often mix up Brown Bunny loves telling stories but ...

I Mix Up Everything

Patatours, by Alice Brière-Haquet, illustrated by Diana Nagy A bit of cloud, some raindrops, a gust of wind and a touch of sunshine, that’s the magic recipe of the Creator A few brush strokes left to apply, and hedgehogs, birds, octopuses and ...

Potato Bear

Masques de la jungle, by Nathalie Parain The Jungle Masks by Nathalie Parain was published in 1933 The purpose of the book is to create seven animal masks, all inspired by Kipling’s Jungle Book: the wolf, the panther, the tiger, the ...

The Jungle Masks

Les images libres, by Loïc Boyer Nicole Claveloux, Etienne Delessert, Patrick Couratin, France de Ranchin, Bernard Bonhomme, what do these French illustrators have in common They were all involved in the renewal of the children’s ...

Free Pictures

Maddi dans la grotte, by Pauline Barzilaï Page after page, Maddi brings the reader into a mysterious cave where animals, dancers, classrooms and movies follow one another Eerie, magical and sometimes funny, the cave reflects a child’s everyday ...

In the Cave with Maddi

Le plus grand, by Malika Doray The whale is the biggest animal in the ocean The giraffe is the tallest on land And who do you think is the biggest of them all in my arms It’s you! With a warm visual style and the musical quality of ...

The Biggest of Them All

Pas pareil, by Émilie Vast First there was Me and then there was You By the way, have you ever seen a corgi And a dalmatian No two dogs are more different One has a plain coat, the other’s is spotted One has short legs, the other ...

Not The Same

Une nuit au jardin, by Anne Crausaz A light flickers in the tall grass tonight Suddenly here it is, running away! Hurry, let’s follow it! Flashlight in hand, an exploration begins, guided by a living light In this large-format picture ...

One Night In The Garden

Olive et le grand jardin, by Ariadne Breton-Hourcq and Laurence Lagier Look closely at this tiny little bird: he has the shape of an olive, the size of an olive, the colour of an olive So his name is Olive! This morning, like every ...

Olive and the Big Garden

L'été de Chnourka, by Gaya Wisniewski In spring flowers blossom and now summer has finally arrived It’s time for Chnourka and her friends to enjoy picnics in the hills, swimming in the blue lake and spending long summer evenings ...

A Summer With Chnourka

Pendant ce temps, by Malika Doray But what do parents actually do when the kids are at school Maybe they go back to bed Unless they have fun all day long Or perhaps they spend their time working Through a presentation of ...

Meanwhile

Quatre contes d'Andersen, by Hans Christian Andersen and illustrated by Elisabeth Ivanovsky Published in 1942 in Antwerp, this book presents four of Hans Christian Andersen’s first tales that are illustrated by Elisabeth Ivanovsky: The ...

Four Tales by Andersen

Sous le soleil, by Ariadne Breton-Hourcq Laurence Lagier When it’s summertime in the orchard, you can eat the berries without a care in the world The berries are eaten by a jay, who will be eaten by a weasel, who will be eaten by an ...

Under The Sun

L'orage, by Elena Del Vento First it’s a just a drop of rain and then a deluge of thunder, wind and lightning! After the thunder comes the show: beams and rays of light swell and then disappear before a roll of thunder illuminates the page with ...

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