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D'un petit oiseau gris souris, by Mathias Friman He was born a mouse, but dreams himself as a bird He tries to come up with a beak, to flap its paws in order to fly, to sing like that magpie, to walk on two legs like this wading bird, but nothing ...

From a Tiny, Grey as a Mouse Birdy

La nuit, tous les chats by Claire Garralon At night all cats are grey In the day, they get dressed And when it’s dark, they turn grey again, dressed or undressed In her new picture book, Claire Garralon is back with her cats in a world ...

At Night, All Cats…

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

Comme un poisson fleur, by Julia Sørensen This book gently addresses the themes of parenthood, difference and inclusion through the story of Marcel, born with webbed feet and an extra chromosome We follow Marcel's daily life from his birth to ...

Like a Fish-Flower

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

Carnaval ! by Julie Billault and illustrated by Jean-Charles Baty Carnival! is set in a wacky town where multicoloured animals dwell on one side of the street and their black-and-white counterparts on the other Many of the town’s ...

Carnival!

Patchou, l'alpaga du Pérou, by Li Lamarre and illustrated by Odile Santi Admired for his thick fleece, Patchou the Alpaca won’t let anyone shear it But as time passes, his wool grows long and becomes filthy and uncomely When the others ...

Patchou, The Alpaca From Peru

Dis, pourquoi tu boudes by J-R Catremin & Arnaud Roi This is the story of a little mouse who has been waiting, staying still since dawn But why A cat, a dog, a wolf and a bear approach her one after the other, ...

Why Are You Pouting?

D'un grand loup rouge, by Mathias Friman After being chased away from his territory by men, the red wolf has to run away to survive It is after a long and harsh journey that he meets a pack of wolves which define themselves as white ...

About A Big Red Wolf

Sauve-toi, Éli, by Élisabeth Brami and illustrated by Bernard Jeunet War is raging and Eli’s parents send him to stay with farmers to keep him safe The young Jew doesn’t understand why he can’t live with his parents or play ...

Save Yourself, Eli!

Sacha le pêcheur, by Florie Saint-Val Sacha is a fisherman whose life is well paced, yet a little monotonous Every day he goes fishing at the lake with his cat Moustache Everything always goes the same way without anything unexpected ...

Sacha The Fisherman

La vérité sur les habitants des autres planètes, by Julien Baer and Magali Le Huche A funny and gentle journey of discovery to meet the inhabitants of other planets…In this wacky, fake documentary, the author shows different types of ...

The Truth About Other Planets’ Residents

Un flamant dans la ville, by Raphaële Frier and Julia Chausson Stunned residents watch as a pink flamingo arrives in the bustling city centre Some claim this strange outsider has no business being in the city, while others say this funny bird ...

Flamingo In The City

Mister Papillon, by Alice Meteignier The participants to the Mister Butterfly contest parade onstage under the eyes of the dazzled audience One of them stands out With his sublime wings and a demeanour full of confidence, he is the perfect ...

Mister Butterfly

Pétite Pépite, by Nada Matta An adult is looking for a dress, a game or a book to offer her little girl Each time, she has to explain that she is not like other children Nada Matta takes us, page by page, through questions and answers, to ...

Little Treasure

Le loup et la petite fille, by Yves Jaffrennou and illustrated by Evelyne Mary When you’re a little girl, befriending a wolf is no ordinary thing But it’s such fun to play lot's of wolf games! One day, the little girl wants to ...

The Wolf and the Little Girl

Couac, by Emilie Vast and Angélique Friant Once he has broken out of his eggshell, this character, not quite the Ugly Duckling, discovers the world around him and other people’s opinions Since the ducks reject him, he sets off in search ...

Quack

Plus haut que le ciel, by Carl Norac and illustrated by Zaü Four meercats spend their days gazing at the sky and arguing about the best way to watch it The argument is so heated that it turns into a brawl None of them notices a ...

Higher Than the Sky

Chat noir, chat blanc, by Claire Garralon In a black and white world, black cats and white cats cannot meet, even though they’d like to So what’s next They have to invent their very own world An elegant cardboard book to ask without fuss ...

Black Cat, White Cat

La drôle de fleur, by Géraldine Renault and illustrated by Naomi Katsu Blanche is a strange flower All white, she appeared one day in the morning dew Among the poppies, cornflowers and nasturtiums, she feels so bland, with no brightness She ...

The Strange Flower

Les Farfelus, by Miguel Tanco It is hard to spot a Gentle Rascal among ordinary people The Gentle Rascals look just like ordinary people, but if you pay careful attention, you will see that they are different… In this highly sensitive ...

The Gentle Rascals

L'Arbre et le Poteau, by Laurent Condominas and Nina Missir It is true that the tree has branches, while the pole doesn’t The tree has leaves that fall in the winter, and children are used to play at its feet It gives shelter when it rains, and ...

The Tree and the Pole

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 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

Je ne suis pas comme les autres, by Janik Coat This animal book unveils its characters through comical and unexpected situations You thought that lazy people were phlegmatic Driss has enough energy to go and lie down on top of the Eiffel Tower! ...

I’m Not Like the Others