Souris ma souris, by Malika Doray

Mouse, my mouse, you are a mouse. Animals have their kings and queens. And you, Mouse, my mouse, you are my queen of mouse. (…) At the slightest fright, the hedgehog curls up into a ball. But he always comes out again. The snail retracts one or both eyes at the slightest breath of wind. But he inevitably puts them back out after a while. And you, Mouse, my mouse, like all the little mice in the world who are learning to walk, you sometimes fall. But you always bravely get back up.

By playing with sounds and rhythm, Malika Doray creates a nursery rhyme to read and read again for the greatest pleasure of toddlers. With her easily recognizable, gentle style, she reassures them of the permanence of the world and encourages them to gain confidence in themselves.

Hardcover picture book, 17 x 22 cm, 32 pages