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Yasuke, by Frédéric Marais At the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, in Africa, lived a young slave who had no name No one had ever given him one He ran away from his village and found work on a ship, crossing the seas to Japan, where the most ...

Yasuke

Papa, écoute-moi ! by Gaya Wisniewski Father Badger goes camping with his four sons The whole family enjoy their time except Neil, the eldest He sulks all the time and makes mischief after mischief Going fishing, helping and preparing ...

The Badgers

Un éléphant ne peut pas monter dans un arbre, by Kotimi Everyone has their limits, even an elephant, who’s not capable of climbing a tree But he can uproot it! A bird can’t knock down a tree, but it can fly! From cat to ...

Elephants Can’t Climb Trees

American Dreamer, by Antoine Vigne Living in Texas with his sister at his side, Juan is a young undocumented immigrant from Mexico desperately seeking to build a future for himself in a country in the throes of an identity ...

American Dreamer

Surf, by Frédéric Boudet For Adam, home for the holidays, Brest does not have a lot to say for itself The cranes of the port are still there in the distance, closer, in between the rooftops, the same piece of ocean, closer still the ...

Surf

Petit garçon, by Francesco Pittau, ill Catherine Chardonnay Tonight, the little boy metamorphosed into a fly Since then, with his head upside down, the world all topsy-turvy, he’s been walking on the ceiling Today, or maybe before, he ...

Little Boy

Hamaika and the Fish, by Pierre Zapolarrua and illustrated by Anastasia Parrotto Under her skinny coat of feathers, Hamaika is a very curious little hen She likes to leave her house and venture far, far, ever further away The ...

Hamaika and the Fish

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

La source des jours, by Mélanie Rutten This is the story of a dancing shadow, a dreamy deer, an inquiring book, and many other encounters along the river In this prequel to L’ombre de Chacun, Mélanie Rutten tells us about the past of her ...

The Source of Days

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

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

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

Monsieur cent têtes, by Ghislaine Herbéra Mr 100 Heads has a rendez-vous He tries on all the heads in his wardrobe without being able to decide which one to wear The arrival of his girlfriend will put an end to this trying on exercise… This ...

Mr 100 Heads

Fanfan, by Marie Sellier and Iris Fossier Fanfan is different He's not an ostrich like his parents He's an elephant! But he doesn’t know what an elephant is He goes to explore the savannah and discover When he finally meets ...

Fanfan