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Des deux côtés du monde, by Susana Robledo, wood engravings by Renaud Perrin A superb collection of woodcut illustrations, printed in two different colours, tells the moving tale of two children whose paths cross against the backdrop of ...

From the Opposite Sides of the World

L’ombre de chacun, by Mélanie Rutten This is the story of a melancholy deer, a sporty cat, a little lost soldier, a rabbit that isn’t big enough and a silent shadow Their paths cross and they walk together toward a mountain, near a volcano, ...

Their Own Shadows

Öko, un thé en hiver, by Mélanie Rutten It's winter in the village and Madeleine, the old cicada, has just died Everybody gathers to say goodbye to her Öko, Mitsu, Eliott and other friends discuss around the fireplace about her, and also ...

Öko, Tea in Winter

Le Diamant du sultan, by Catherine Gendrin and Judith Gueyfier The sultan wants to give his pregnant wife a gift once the baby is born He asks the jeweller to drill a magnificent diamond But the jeweller splits the stone in two! He is ...

The Sultan’s Diamond

Éphémère, by Frédéric Marais No matter how short their life is, mayflies can, too, aspire to a remarkable fate! A poetic and refined picture book with a fatal outcome… inevitablyA fragile and graceful insect, the mayfly only exists for ...

Ephemeral

Ton Cauchemar, by Malika Doray A little book talking about this specific relationship between a child and his nightmare Even if he is huge and terrifyng, there are many ways to try to know him Because nightmares are just dreams to tame! 20,5 ...

Your Nightmare

Eliott et Nestor, l'heure du matin, by Mélanie Rutten It's summer time Eliott has convinced Nestor to go on travelling with him On their way, Nestor's bad mood and small habits are getting on Eliott's nerves Nestor finds his friend too ...

Eliott and Nestor, Morning Time

Le Petit Brown, by Isobel Harris and André François Little Boy Brown is a young boy who lives in New York City He describes the world he and his parents live in, with no nature, almost no underground, between tunnels and subways One day, ...

Little Boy Brown

Dans la boîte, by Dorothy Kunhardt Pewee is a tiny little dog in a box at the circus Everybody loves him But one day a terrible frightful awful thing happened, Peewee the tiny little dog started to grow He became so big, that he now had ...

Now Open the Box

Drôles de bêtes, by André Hellé Odd Animals (Noah’s Ark) is André Hellé’s masterpiece and was one of the artist’s most remarkable creations for Tolmer, the master printer First published in 1911, his illustrated book is no less than ...

Odd Animals

1, 2, 3 étoiles! Je compte dans la nature, by Anne-Sophie Baumann and Anne-Lise Boutin This unusual picture book invites children to explore the world of figures and big numbers: from zero for a worm's paws, to 10 pips hidden in an apple, to ...

1, 2, 3 Stars! Counting Nature

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