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La balade d’Oscar, by Charlotte Bresler and Anouck Constant Oscar is a quiet dog Oscar loves going for walks, meeting up with his friends and barking non-stop But what Oscar loves above all is boiled eggs, great love stories, ...

Oscar’s Walk

Un bébé sur la terre, by Alain Serres and Zaü This is a cartoon account of a love story, pregnancy, childbirth and a baby’s first months, with a shout-out to all the babies in the world This baby is Zaü’s first ...

A Baby on Earth

Doris, by Coline Irwin and Malika Doray In this very delicate picture book, Doris tells her daily life, a quiet and colourful life She still feels the freedom she loves so much, her “joie de vivre” Doris knows that she doesn’t have much ...

Doris

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

Toute une histoire pour un sourire, by Frédéric Marais and illustrated by Émilie Gleason That morning, in the subway, passengers are worried Why is that man who just walked into the wagon smiling like that Someone’s hand pulls the ...

Warning Smile!

Le rêve de Gaëtan Tapla, by Stéphanie Demasse-Pottier & Adèle Verlinden Gaëtan Talpa has everything a young mole could dream of: a nice home, toys, hugs and a joyful gang of friends There is Hedgehog Harry, Field-Mouse Joe, Spider Sam, ...

Gaëtan Talpa’s Dream

Mon petit paradis, by Lili Scratchy A fresh and bubbly picture book to remember that our own paradise is never far away! What could be worse than parents always watching you, a cat vomiting into your slippers, or having the same friends since ...

My Little Paradise

Un tout petit silence bleu, by Alain Serres and Sandra Poirot-Chérif Joan, a silence collector, manages to find silence even in the din of the city He’s good at noticing nature’s little signals and, in return, it gives him a huge gift: the ...

A Tiny Blue Silence

La Visite, by Junko Nakamura A family is at the park; a white cat slinks between the trees Back home, the black cat looks out of the window After dark, a curious visit takes place: in the cosy, warm glow of the living room, the two cats become ...

The Guest

Ce qui nous rassemble, by Noé Carlain, illustrated by Sandra Poirot Cherif This book lists all that brings people together, all those little everyday things and gestures A moving sentiment in these times of divided societies, enabling us to ...

Things That Bring Us Together

Santa Fruta, by Delphine Perret, illustrated by Sébastien Mourrain In the Colorado desert, a cactus is feeling bored Thousands of kilometers away, a cat loves nothing better than to lie flat on the ground next to the radiator Following advice ...

Santa Fruta

La Maman de la maman de mon papa, by Gaëtan Dorémus A child dreams of meeting his great grandmother, even if she must be « really really really old »… He manages to convince his parents and goes to visit the famous mother of the mother ...

My Father’s Grandma

Toute une vie pour apprendre, by Gabriele Rebagliati, illustrated by Michio Watanabe You can learn anything To plant flowers, eat with chopsticks, ride a bike, speak a foreign language… And it is exactly what the character of this ...

A Lifetime To Learn

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

Pablo et la chaise, by Delphine Perret An initiatory tale to help discovering the pleasure of being oneself As a birthday gift, Pablo receives a chair This makes him angry, and he locks himself in his room with his present, determined not to ...

Pablo and His Chair

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

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

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

Mitsu, un jour parfait, by Mélanie Rutten Normally, Mitsu likes mornings But on that day, she gets up in a bad mood! As her daily life becomes unbearable, Mitsu decides to venture out On her trip, she experiences a unique encounter that will ...

Mitsu, a Perfect Day