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Korczak pour que vivent les enfants, by Philippe Meirieu and Pef Very few books are designed to help children think about their education This book explores the career of Janusz Korczak, a doctor and gifted educator who was a tireless champion ...

Korczak-Long Live the Children

La Disparition, by Agathe Frasson-Cochet A mother chaffinch goes in search of her fledglings, guided by the grand duke who saw them beneath the aqueduct, by the parrot who spotted them in the copse, by the duck who watched them crossing the pond ...

The Disappearance

Babak, le jour où ton cheval est né, by Alain Serres and Vanessa Hié The illustrations in this volume show each stage of a single painting that grows more complex with every page As readers follow the “birth” of this work, they’re also ...

Babak, the Day your Horse was Born

Un Enfant, c'est comme ça! by Alain Serres and Silvia Bonanni What are children like This highly imaginative collage book attempts to define what it means to be a child, both seriously and with humour A strong text that can be read aloud, even ...

That’s What Children Are Like

Et si Tout ça n'était qu'un rêve, by Thierry Lenain and Irène Bonacina Radhija is a girl who wonders: “and if I was just someone’s dream, of someone who dreams And when he wakes up, I may not exist anymore" She thus asks her mother, her ...

And if all this Was just a Dream

Cinq amis, by Junko Nakamura 5 friends live together on a farm Then each has to go live on his own, but each continues to think of his old friends Being separated without being forgotten, to be able to stay friends even when apart, hoping to meet ...

Five Friends

Wangari Maathai, la Femme qui plante des millions d'arbres, by Franck Prévot and Aurélia Fronty Magnificent colours and lines bring children on the steps of this uncommon Kenyan woman who became Peace Nobel Price Wangari Maathai was much more ...

Wangari Maathai, The Woman who Plants Millions of Trees

Mandela, l'Africain multicolore, by Alain Serres and illustrated by Zaü 20 years ago, Nelson Mandela was set free after 27 years in prison He was to become the first black president of South Africa From the fields of his childhood to the supreme ...

Mandela, the Multicoloured African

Il était un arbre, by Emilie Vast Follow the life of a tree, from Spring to Winter: the birds nesting in the Spring, the dears enjoying the new leaves, the courtship display of the animals, the fruits growing, the squirrels enjoying them in the ...

Once Upon A Tree

Pas le temps, by Anne Crausaz Ants come and go to fill their underground galleries with seeds But why are they in such a hurry The young reader travels with the ants through the die-cut holes in this book, from the light of day into the darkness ...

No Time

Qui a mangé , by Anne Crausaz So… who’s been eating the radishes Who tasted the tomatoes Who scoffed all the chicory Each of these questions is answered on a page in the colour of the vegetable with a telltale nibbled edge, while also ...

Who Ate That?

Le Loup qui avait toujours faim, by Eric Battut This wolf really has a voracious appetite He devours everything, everywhere, all the time : wild boars, mountains, forests And inevitably he gets fatter with every meal ! Why not go on a diet He ...

The Wolf that was Always Hungry

Plume, by Isabelle Simler This title draws the portrait of birds, funny and stylized, in contrast with the drawing of their feathers, detailed and naturalistic Filled with humour and tenderness, the book will be enjoyed for its details One can ...

Feather

Je me déshabille tout seul by Julie Clélaurin and Claire Le Grand Now that I have grown up, I know how to undress alone I take off my sweater, my t-shirt, my socks and my pants Then I take off my underwear, and what can we see A small child is ...

I Can Undress Myself!

Jouets des champs, by Anne Crausaz Lucien and his mother go for a walk in the forest A bag must be prepared but of course all the stuffed animals cannot fit in Little bear, the favourite will always have his place, but the others must stay home ...

Toys of the Meadow

La Toile, by Isabelle Simler This is the story of a spider, both an artist and a collector, that can't resist in painting the landscape where it lives with all that falls into its legs The Web is a magnificent herbarium and an extraordinary ...

The Web

L’une et l’autre, by Anne Crausaz One is an only child, the other the oldest of a large family One lonely day, the paths of these two snakes cross, and an extraordinary friendship begins… Through the pages, the two friends, who have become ...

One and the Other

Small, by Pef This is the story of a very small man, who shuffles through life with very small steps His goals are no bigger than himself, and he never makes a big impression This entertaining book plays with the words “big” and “small” ...

Small

À bas le coton, vive l'illustration, by Solenn Larnicol Solenn Larnicol’s picture diary is a witty account of her life as a young illustrator Drawing all night, selling linens all day: it’s not easy being a young artist! The author reveals ...

Down with Cotton, Long Live Illustration

Tête-à-tête avec mon chat, by Isabelle Simler It happens just like this, one fine day: the little boy and his beloved cat switch bodies In his cat’s shoes, he discovers the world through its eyes and tries out new sensations Padding around, ...

Tête-à-Tête With My Cat

À l'école arc-en-ciel, by Béatrice Fontanel and Lucile Placin One morning, tears stream down Tom’s face so fast that they flood the school playground The children are delighted, the teachers turn into mermaids and everyone has fun playing ...

At Rainbow School

Il y a, by Guillaume Apollinaire and Laurent Corvaisier The great French poet Guillaume Apollinaire died in 1918 in World War I His poem, “There Is”, which he wrote while at the front, is an ode to love and peace 2014 will be the centennial ...

There Is

L'enfant qui savait lire les animaux, bestiary illustrated by Zaü, text by Alain Serres A captivating book for animal lovers and art enthusiasts Zaü’s animals all have a powerful presence and exude a quiet serenity Accompanied by a few simple ...

The Child Who Could Read the Animals

Louise de New York, la détective, by Jean Poderos, ill by Gaia Guarino Y o u d o n ’ t k n o w Louise of New York Louise is a great detective Doesn’t matter how old and ugly she is, because she has solved many cases and clues Together with ...

Louise of New York, the Detective

Le Héron et l'Escargot, une fable, by Marie-France Chevron, ill by Mathilde Magnan This is a funny and efficient tale, a new version of the law of the strongest No lamb or wolf here, but a starving heron and a dreaming snail A snail that, before ...

The Heron and the Snail

En t'attendant, by Emilie Vast A character – the mother – is waiting, observing nature evolve, seeing things grow and gradually come to maturity Every change is an opportunity for the first introduction to nature, a colour chart and picture ...

Waiting For You