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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

Une sirène tombée du ciel, by Raphaële Frier and illustrated by Sandra Poirot-Chérif Pierre, a fisherman and dreamer, sees a siren fall from the sky Once, then twice – and each time an explosion sounds as the figure falls The fisherman ...

The Siren Who Fell from the Sky

Dehors, dehors, dehors, by Hubert Ben-Kemoun and illustrated by Bruno Pilorget “Outdoors!” pleads Pablo’s mum, horrified to see him glued to his screenson a beautiful spring day… The boy is told not to come home until tea-time and sets ...

Outdoors, Outdoors!

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

Petit pêcheur, grand appétit, by Suzy Vergez A little fisherman living on an island used to catch one fish for the whole family to share but as time passed his appetite got bigger So he made larger and larger nets to bring in a bigger ...

Little Fisherman, Big Appetite

Cabanes amies, by Delphine Roux and illustrated by Evelyne Mary The thing he loved most of all was building huts with his friends in the Little Wood It was so good to hide away there, cosy and sheltered from the world, smiling and ...

The Hut Lover

Au dodo! by Charly Delwart and Marguerite Courtieu It’s time to go to bed! Everybody ...

Bedtime!

Souris par-ci, par-là, by Early in the morning, Mum Mouse goes to find food for her little ones She sneaks into the garden, then inside the house The cuts in the pages allow the little reader to take her to the cheese while avoiding ...

Mice Here and There

Slip, by Alex Cousseau and illustrated by Janik Coat What on Earth is Undies looking for in his pockets! The sun is high, the sand burns it’s summer Undies the kangaroo desperately wants to swim but doesn’t dive in right away ...

Undies

Une nuit à Insect Hôtel, by Claire Schvartz A stormy night, a roaming creature, insects strangely disappearing Adventures, thrills, love and humour are happening in the Insect’Hotel! It’s the end of summer and the Cowpat family ...

One Night At The Insect’Hotel

Confettis, by Adèle Jolivard Five thoughtful stories recounting the everyday life of a young girl A fair and sensitive description of childhood ‘‘I go to school riding my bicycle everyday’’ With five little stories, Adèle ...

Confetti

Changer d'air, by Jeanne Macaigne In this ecological story, The House is the main character It is located in a very nice neighbourhood She and her inhabitants mutually bring happiness to one another! She likes to warm them up in winter, ...

A Change Of Air

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

Bulles de vie, by Hélène Romano and illustrated by German Barthélémy Written by a specialist in child trauma, Bubbles of Life explores the repercussions of a pandemic as seen through the eyes of school-aged children Simple and easy ...

Bubbles of Life

Au pays des loups qui chantent, by Mickaël El Fathi and illustrated by Odile Santi A stirring journey through the great plains of Mongolia, Where Wolves Sing is the poetic tale of a man and a wolf who seek to live in peace, side by side ...

Where Wolves Sing

La fourmi, l'oiseau et le vaste monde, by Niels Thorez and illustrated by Valérie Michel This is the hilarious, timeless tale of a pompous, loudmouth ant and its encounter with a wise, worldly bird The book’s theatrical tone, biting ...

The Ant, the Bird and the Wide, Wide World

Archives détective, by Nancy Guilbert and illustrated by Anna Griot The Archives ...

The Archives Detective

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

Salt Water

Polly et les trois chiens, by Adèle Verlinden Princess Polly and her faithful corgi Waikiki both live in Canid Land, where humans and dogs live in harmony But one day, all the dogs went mysteriously missing The audacious Polly goes looking for ...

Polly and the Three Dogs

Vertige, by Isabelle Simler A ladybug is looking for a safe place to lay her eggs But nature is full of surprises, and every time she sets down, thinking she’s found the perfect spot, she finds herself being shooed away by animals ...

Topsy-Turvy

Qui cache qui Bestiaire farceur, by Didier Lévy and Elis Wilk Here is an offbeat bestiary, full of humour and fantasy, which shows us not the animal described but another, often related to it Thus the cheetah in the text sulks to pose in front ...

Who Is Hiding Who? A Mischievious Bestiary

Une drôle de bête, by Martine Laffon and Delphine Durand “It was a long, really long time ago It was such a long time ago that no one remembers It was from a time where mankind didn’t exist And here’s why” The One from Up Here ...

An Odd Beast

Le bon coin, by Alexandra Pichard It is not easy to ring out the good quack The one that would attract a real duck Even when you are the most gifted ornithologist The ornithologist knows everything there is to know about birds Well, ...

The Good Quack