BACKLIST HIGHLIGHTS UNDER MY TREE
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RIGHTS SOLD: WORLD ENGLISH, SPANISH, CATALAN
THANK YOU MIYUKI
A wonderful tale to learn the art of gratitude and meditation.
A lovely picture book about nature with die-cuts in the bestselling Growing Hearts series. More than a million copies sold in 15 languages for the whole series!
WHEN I GROW UP…
THE MOON POP-UP BOOK
RIGHTS SOLD: ITALIAN
RIGHTS SOLD: SPANISH, CATALAN, ENGLISH (UK), ITALIAN, DUTCH, SIMPLIFIED CHINESE
A joyful selection of jobs, from the most conventional to the most unusual ones, which might foster vocations!
A stunning and original view of the moon!
TOMATOES ON MY BALCONY FOUR SEASONS IN YOUR BASKET
An ecological topic essential today!
RIGHTS SOLD: GERMAN, SIMPLIFIED CHINESE
“Thanks to this book's tips, you will soon be able to savor your own production!” — J’aime Lire NEXT COEDITION: DELIVERY EUROPE MAY 2019
EARLY YEARS
4 – 13
PICTURE BOOKS
14 – 17
REFERENCE
18 – 37
FICTION
38 – 39
EARLY YEARS/ AGES: 0+
A VERY SOFT CUDDLE SENG SOUN RATANAVANH MARCH 2019 160 X 160 MM – 6 PAGES – CLOTH BOOK (MACHINE WASHABLE) – €12.90
A cloth book by Seng Soun Ratanavanh, to be hold against your heart to cuddle all the little animals. The toddler is invited to cuddle lovely friends - a mouse, a squirrel, a rabbit, a hedgehog and a marmoset:
SELLING POINTS: • A soft touch cloth book to watch, to touch and to cuddle. • Seng Soun Ratanavanh, a renown illustrator unequalled to work the pattern with colored pencils and watercolor.
"Give the mice an Eskimo kiss by rubbing your nose on its pretty muzzle. Breath gently on the squirrel's tail to make its grief disappear. Cuddle carefully the ears of the chilly rabbit to warm it a little. Give a kiss to your finger and place it on the nose of the fearful hedgehog. Tickle the marmoset on the head for laughs before going to sleep! Good night!“ The drawings, characters and colors are tender, like the soft touch textile. A book so sweet that it becomes a blanket for the toddler on the path of dreams...
• The Miyuki series and Mon île by the same illustrator have been translated into 8 languages.
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EARLY YEARS/ AGES: 3+
I MEDITATE WITH TEO THE LION CUB
I CONCENTRATE WITH
LENI THE LITTLE MONKEY GILLES DIEDERICHS, ILL. BY AUDREY CALLEJA
JANUARY 2019 170 X 170 MM – 32 PAGES – HARDBACK – €10.90
An innovative new picture books series to help little ones to be relaxed and focused! Through the story of Teo the lion cub and Leni the little monkey and thanks to the narrator’s advice the child is led to do the same movements as the animals and to gradually disconnect with her/his preoccupation of the day… Through a poetic escape and eight relaxation and concentration activities, the child is in the right conditions to be calm and attentive.
SELLING POINTS: • An innovative picture book series that combines stories and exercises to help the little ones relax throughout the day.
In each picture book: -a sweet and emotional story -indications of movements to reproduce -a note for parents to accompany their children in their relaxing process
• A useful and educational reading to teach both parents and children different relaxation rituals as a first introduction to meditation. • A small format adapted to children, with a padded cover and soft touch lamination.
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EARLY YEARS/ AGES: 3+
LITTLE FOX AT SCHOOL SOPHIE LEDESMA JUNE 2019 200 X 200 MM – 24 PAGES – HARDBACK WITH A RED VIEWING GLASS, 5 PANTONES PRINTING – €10.90
A new adventure of Little Fox to get ready for the start of the school year! The bell rang… the holidays are over! It is back to school time for Little Fox. A day full of emotions and adventures of all kinds with misplaced supplies, an hidden cuddly toy, mischievous classmates, a teacher floating off in her own thoughts, an uncommon canteen, a mysterious playground, a snack at the park... Many surprises for Little Fox!
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SELLING POINTS: • A beautiful picture book for the little ones and a magical “schoolbag” (a red filter).
Like in his previous adventures, a red filter attached to the book with a ribbon allows you to find many surprises hidden in the pages behind the red patterns. The reader-investigator will be able to have fun helping Little Fox triumph over this first day. An original, funny, interactive and educational treasure hunt for starting the school year.
• Appealing graphics and vivid colours by Sophie Ledesma. • Previous titles in this series have been translated into Simplified Chinese, Catalan, Italian and Luxembourgish.
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EARLY YEARS/ AGES: 0+
AUKS OR PENGUINS? FOOD IS READY! MY PICTURE BOOK OF ANIMALS SERIES JULIETTE EINHORN, NATURAGENCY JANUARY 2019 – 2 TITLES 180 X 180 MM – 46 PAGES – BOARD BOOK – €11.90
Board books with beautiful photographs to become unbeatable about animals! Dromedary or Camel? Whale or sperm whale? Frog or toad? Thanks to a wonderful collection of pictures, you won’t confuse these odd animals with each other anymore. What do the ladybug, the giraffe or the marmot like to eat? In Food is Ready! you can say "enjoy your meal" to all these gourmands!
SELLING POINTS: • Touching, surprising and instructive photographs. • A broad and diverse selection of species. • A broad-book easy to handle.
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PICTURE BOOKS/ AGES: 3+
TINY OLGA OLIVIA GODAT, ILL. BY RAPHAËLLE BARBANÈGRE OCTOBER 2018 168 X 300 MM – 32 PAGES – 5 BOARD REMOVABLE DOLLS – HARDBACK – €14.90
A charming Russian fairytale to dare, discover and… grow up! 5 nested Russian dolls at the end of the book to carry on the story! In a dacha at the edge of the woods lived five sisters far away from the world and its turmoil: Polina, Sophia, Anna, Tania and the tiny Olga. Their lives were only joy, laughter, flower tinsels and lovely songs sung by the chimney. But above all they loved each other more than anything. However, one morning, the tiny tiny Olga, wakes up with the desire of going to the city to gaze at all its magnificence. She would love to see the shop windows, the tramway, and the lit up houses. Olga goes out of the dacha while her sisters are still sleeping. Once in the city, Olga feels very very tiny there. Nobody even looks at her. Her sisters and her lovely dacha seem pretty far away now…
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With a bit of courage and a lot of humour, the tiny Olga is going to learn how to be more confident and to free herself from her sisters… and come back to them all grown up!
• 5 nested and removable dolls at the end of the book to carry on the story of Olga and her sisters. • A new and talented illustrator at DLMJ: Raphaëlle Barbanègre. • A whimsical tale filled with humour embodied by a funny and brave heroin. • Perfect as a Christmas gift thanks to its delicate manufacture.
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PICTURE BOOKS/ AGES: 3+
THE PRINCESS WITH THE LOST GIFT BY PAULE FERRIER, ILL. BY XAVIÈRE DEVOS SEPTEMBER 2018 265 X 380 MM – 32 PAGES – HARDBACK – €16
A marvelous story to gain self-confidence and find your place in the world! In a small kingdom, lost between sky and ocean, reigned a king and a queen known for their kindness and bravery. They had five daughters: Flore, Iris, Rose, Jacinthe and Pivoine. Each one of them had grown a particular gift which was a part of the country’s harmony. One was the princess of the sea, another the princess of the wind, Flore was the princess of birds and Pivoine was the princess of trees… All of them were “gifted” and ensured the balance of the world, all… except Iris who didn’t have a gift yet. The kingdoms wise men even started to worry and encouraged Iris to find her hidden gift. It was the beginning of an initiatory trip looking for oneself…
SELLING POINTS: • A feel good tale that truly makes you happy! • Wonderful illustrations mixing gouache, oil paint and collage.
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PICTURE BOOKS/ AGES: 3+
THE BIG ORCHESTRA CAROLINE LAFFON, ILL. BY GAIA STELLA SEPTEMBER 2018 210 X 210 MM – 64 PAGES – €13
Picollo, piano and electro: let the music go! An original introduction to music for the younger ones: a discovery of instruments as well as a journey inside music history. “Prehistoric men first thought that sounds came from gods or spirits. Then they noticed they could imitate some with their mouths. Changing the position of tongue, teeth, hands, they succeeded to create a number of amazing sounds: deep or high, short or long… One after another, it sounded like birdsongs. These are the first music that men played.”
SELLING POINTS: • An unavoidable topic which can accompany musical awakening in kindergarten. • Clear texts and a playful approach. • A talented illustrator, Gaia Stella.
In eleven chapters, Caroline Laffon gives an overview of instrument families, their history, and their links. She composes a playful and educational sheet music, to which Gaia Stella brings her poetry, her sense of colour and composition. Each chapter displays an introduction, three independent paragraphs and a riddle zooming on an unexpected instrument. Contents: Small music of the world (whistles, piccolo, ocarina). Get the beat (percussions, drums, drum machine). On the road (guitar, electric guitar, balalaïka). String instruments (violin, double bass). Keys to play (piano, harpsichord). Wind instruments (harmonica, accordion, bandoneon). A tiny wood piece (saxophone, bagpipes). Brass (trumpet, trombone, didgeridoo). The song of poets (harp, pipa). The musical class (music theory, metronome). Music, maestro! (orchestra, disc jockey).
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REFERENCE/ AGES: 3+
HOW DOES THIS GROW? THE GIFT SET FRANÇOISE DE GUIBERT, ILL. BY CLÉMENCE POLLET OCTOBER 2018 BOX: 292 X 212 MM – BOOK: 190 X 200 MM POSTER: 570 x570 MM – HARDCOVER – 96 PAGES – €19.90 RIGHTS SOLD: ITALIAN, SIMPLIFIED CHINESE, RUSSIAN
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A beautiful box set to learn how 80 different fruits and vegetables grow!
• A box set full of surprises : 1 book + 1 poster + 40 memory cards + 1 activity book + 1 magnet board
In this box set:
• An informative content in a beautiful book. • Two renowned and talented authors: Françoise de Guibert and Clémence Pollet.
• 1 book How does it grow? to help little kids from the cities learn the secrets of the fruits and vegetables they often only find in their plates. How does a pineapple grow? Or an avocado, a cabbage or a peanut? Is it on a tree or underground? Is it spectacular or discreet? Each spread displays a fruit or vegetable on the left and its growing place on the right. A real gourmet bible! • 1 memory card set to play associating the fruit and vegetable to its tree or plant. • 1 activity book to keep learning while having fun. • 1 poster to know when which fruits and vegetables grow. • 1 magnet board.
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REFERENCE/ AGES: 3+
TELL ME HOW YOU WERE BORN FRANÇOISE DE GUIBERT, ILL. BY CLÉMENCE POLLET FEBRUARY 2019 190 X 200 MM – 96 PAGES – HARDBACK – €12.90
Welcome to the world! Who are young wild boar’s parents? Did you know that the giraffe calf is the baby animal that falls over from the highest point at birth? More than 40 babies were born in this new volume by Françoise de Guibert and Clémence Pollet.
SELLING POINTS: • In the same series, Tell Me How It Grows, Tell Me Where You Live, Tell Me How My Body Works and Tell Me What You Eat have already been translated into Russian, Italian and Simplified Chinese. • A graphic and accessible book for the whole family to enjoy.
The young snail, right after coming out of its egg, stays a few days under the ground before going to the fresh air, but only the night, because it would not tolerate the warmth of the sun. The kittens from the same litter don't necessarily share the same father, because each mating gives a kitten. The mommy cuckoo lays its eggs in the nests of other bird species: its nestling, just after being born, pushes instinctively the other eggs overboard, its adoptive parents feed it with insects until the young cuckoo becomes a lot bigger than them. Tell Me How You Were Born, a beautiful reference book to learn every secret of the most remarkable births.
• A beautiful and illustrated reference book to learn how the animals were born.
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REFERENCE/ AGES: 3+
I COUNT EVERYTHING GAIA STELLA MARCH 2019 HARDBOOK – 180 X 180 – 42 PAGES – €12.90
An original board book with die-cuts to learn numbers but also shapes and colors. To whom do these three black circles belong to? And these 4 brown rectangles? Or these nine yellow triangles? Turn the page to discover it! Here is an adorable board book to get to know numbers, name shapes and colors, and have fun guessing what is hiding behind the holes. The principle? Cuttings which reveal a detail of the image below. A first spread displays a big number and the number of matching holes; on the next spread, the form glimpsed comes alive in the middle of a delicate drawing with tender colors.
SELLING POINTS: • Numbers, shapes and colors: primordial skills to acquire for children.
1 red triangle? Turn the page and discover the nose of a cat. 2 blue points? These are the eyes of a man... From 1 to 10, squares, rectangles, triangles, ovals or waves become the wheels of a bicycle, the legs of a giraffe, stripes of a zebra or the teeth of a monster. I count everything approaches the first notions in a playful way in a real author’s universe. Gaia Stella within plays the process of surprise and offers an original drawing style for toddlers, with subtle engravings.
• Gaia Stella, a talented author-illustrator to follow. • A beautiful object with playful cuttings.
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REFERENCE/ ACTIVITY/ AGES: 6+
MUSICALS CÉCILE GUIBERT BRUSSEL, ILL. BY CHLOÉ PERARNAU OCTOBER 2018 210 X 250 MM – 64 PAGES – PAPERBACK – €11.90
Have fun with this playful activity book on musicals! Entirely illustrated, this activity book revisits the history of musicals, from the first talking movie The Jazz Singer to La La Land, via Singin’ in the Rain, An American in Paris or The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. A book to learn everything about the production of a show, the creation of a choregraphy, the choice of posters, sets and clothing, or the different jobs involved and, of course, the greatest stars...
SELLING POINTS: • An original activity book on the fascinating subject of musicals! • 64 pages richly illustrated with information and activities to learn while having a lot of fun! • On each spread: an informative text, a game (labyrinth, riddle, wordsearch puzzle, spot the differencies…) and activities to help children create their own musical.
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REFERENCE/ AGES: 8+
OCEAN HÉLÈNE DRUVERT
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OCTOBER 2018 250 X 360 MM – 48 PAGES – HARDBACK WITH DIE CUT SCENES AND FLAPS TO LIFT – €23 RIGHT SOLD: SPANISH, CATALAN, ENGLISH UK, GERMAN, DUTCH
A stunning lift-the flap and laser-cut book by the illustrator of awarded book Anatomy. This stylish book takes us from the shore to the ocean trenches to discover this fascinating world. Diving into this book, from the top to the bottom of the oceans, the reader will understand the cycle of water, the movements of the waves, and learn about the oceans’ inhabitants, and their vulnerability.
SELLING POINTS: • A renowned illustrator, Bologna Ragazzi Award mention in 2017 for Anatomy
An impressive die-cut frieze shows the animals living in each stratum, from the top to the dark bottom. Flaps to lift on the shore to discover shellfishes and crustaceans under the pebbles: • The tide system • The foodchain • A coral die-cut theater • A fascinating spread showing the way animals can hide and protect in the most populated zone: the top, filled with light. • A zoom on the giant squid • Die-cut black smokers on the deep dark bottom of the ocean • A large lift-the-flap iceberg • Pollution and its consequences will end this fascinating journey, to remind how essential it is to preserve the oceans.
• A fascinating topic • A stunning object
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REFERENCE/ AGES: 6+
ANTARCTICA EXPEDITIONS TO THE UNKNOWN LAND GIULIA VETRI OCTOBER 2018 246 X 318 MM – 52 PAGES – HARDBACK – WITH FLAPS AND DIE-CUTS – €18
What if the most mysterious land of Earth was not a lost island in the Bermuda Triangle or a sunken city, but an infinite expanse of ice that has always been featured on maps? On ancient maps, territories in the south of the equator were called "Unknown austral land". During centuries, people have dreamed of those distant areas of the planet, which remained unexplored for a long time. The last place to reveal its mysteries is the Antarctic, both island and continent, permanently covered with ice. During the last centuries, the Antarctic has been subject to the most adventurous expeditions and wildest dreams.
SELLING POINTS: • A beautiful book with many flaps about the last continent explored by humans. • The Antarctic, land of human adventures which captivates the young readers.
This beautiful carefully crafted book recounts the epic of the white continent: from Ptolemy's geography to the Antarctic Treaty, from James Cook ‒ who was the first to cross the Antarctic Circle ‒ to the Commonwealth TransAntarctic Expedition that crossed the continent by snowmobile; through prehistoric fossils to the fauna that lives on its coasts, from yesterday to today, from dream to science... A beautiful reference book about an attractive continent of science and peace.
• The Antarctic, a fragile continent, symbol of science and peace.
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REFERENCE/ AGES: 10+
ETERNITY TOMORROW, EVERYONE IMMORTAL PHILIPPE NESSMANN, ILL. BY LÉONARD DUPOND OCTOBER 2018 250 X 310 MM – 96 PAGES – HARDBACK – €21
Between history and science, a fabulous book to get a bit closer to immortality! Since Ancient Egypt, Humans have tried to avoid death by all means. Today we tend to focus more on how to preserve oneself from the ageing process than on life after death; how to live longer lives, and above all how to live better and older?
SELLING POINTS: • A stunning work to talk about time, life, death and desire to avoid death. • Full page illustrations combining realism and science fiction.
The richly illustrated pages bring a new and original focus on this immortality dream. In a first part, the author defines the notion of time, its unit of measurement and its relativity. In a second part, he deals more specifically with the effects of time on living beings. The third part is about the dream of immortality. In the final part, the author broaches the subject of immortality with the help of science. He also tackles bionic human beings, human cloning, leaving for another planet in order to live longer. Why are we so keen on looking for endless youth? Is it reasonable to live beyond 100 years old? As Zinoviev said: “Eternal life is the wild dream of mortals. If we were immortals, we would dream of death.”
• Clear texts, mixing science, history and philosophy: an original creation!
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REFERENCE/ AGES: 10+
GEEK ART FLORIANE HERRERO OCTOBER 2018 240 X 270 MM – 96 PAGES – HARDBACK – €24.50
Geek art is fun and meaningful, full of references and subversive. A marginal art unavoidable today! Who has never laughed at the sight of an icon of a cartoon, a video game or a cult movie being distorted or reinvented while randomly strolling on the street or the Net? Geek art is an artistic expression born as a result of screen-based culture, a fan-culture with an incredible vitality.
SELLING POINTS: • Geek art: a trendy and popular topic among teenagers and their parents. • A beautiful book with more than 300 pictures given by the artists.
This experimental and satirical art uses essential masterpieces to honour them as well as to deconstruct the societal stereotypes. Ask geeks what is their favorite book, it is likely that they will answer The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien, a reference book of the geek pantheon. As for other inspirations? On screen, Star Wars and Star Trek, Disney and the Ghibli studio; Mario or Zelda for video games, up to pixel art decorating the streets. And we mustn’t overlook Marvel and DC comics’ superheroes! A new gallery of cult characters shown trough an artistic perspective. Halfway between a satirical recreation and a poetical tribute, geek works of art often show today’s society in a bad or cynical way. For these artists, using characters such as Mickey, a children’s icon and a pure commercial product, is a way to examine our entertainment society and to invite us to look beyond appearances, to scratch the smooth and perfect varnish of the fairytales’ world. This artistic movement is already entering the sacred field of classical art with the distortion of the greatest master paintings, and of contemporary art, with stars such as Jeff Koons or Bansky playing with geeks’ codes.
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REFERENCE/ AGES: 10+
DISCRIMINATIONS KNOWING THEM TO FIGHT THEM! EMMA STRACK, ILL. BY MARIA FRADE SEPTEMBER 2018 170 X 230 MM – 160 PAGES – SOFTCOVER – €14.50
Every form of discrimination from yesterday to today are shown and analized to keep being outraged. This book is a graphic and clear picture of discriminations around the world and through history that helps realize how the standards of what is considered as normal and acceptable vary through times and cultures. On a global scale it will make the readers want to act as they will remind them how tragic the consequences of discriminations can be. On an individual scale, it will make the readers accept their « differences » and those of their acquaintances which wouldn’t be called as such in other countries or in other eras. working cover
SELLING POINTS: • An essential topic.
Contents: • Being discriminated because of your origin • Being discriminated because of your difference • Being discriminated because of your identity • Being discriminated because of your beliefs • Being discriminated because of your health situation
• A full overview mixing historical references and actual data. • A dynamic and modern layout for an easy hopping read adapted to the age group. • Hip and colourful illustrations.
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REFERENCE/ AGES: 13+
STORIES OF FRANCE WITH 100 ILLUSTRATED PLATES NAYEL ZEAITER OCTOBER 2018 260 X 370MM – 160 PAGES – HARDBACK – €19.90
An original and amazing layout, a feat of graphic creation to (re)discover the French History! France summarized with 100 illustrated plates! The chronology has been respected and the important dates are more or less there… More or less, because Nayel Zeaiter gives his own version of his own version of history and tells it through events that he has chosen. Thus, “The First Crusade” stands alongside “The War of flours”; “The last shearing of the hairy kings” along “St Bartholmew’s massacre” and “Girard the sow almost killed the emperor" comes before “The Hundred Years War”! working cover
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Just like an archivist, the author organizes sketches, pictograms and thumbnails creating links between them. The text winds up and down the page through explanations and comments often displaying Nayel Zeaiter’s humour. An amazing work, an astonishing graphic performance to discover another history of France.
• A feat of graphism for another look at the history of France: from Barbarian inavasions to the XXIst century. • 100 plates, 1000 drawings, maps and portraits’ gallery in a very big size. • Many entries, complete and precise texts worthy of a true archivist. • Several registers and a not-so-objective tone with a caustic humour for an extremely fun reading!
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FICTION/ AGES: 8+
HURRAH FOR THE HOLIDAYS! DIARY OF A PEST, VOLUME 6 VIRGINY L. SAM, ILL. BY MARIE-ANNE ABESDRIS OCTOBER 2018 140 X 205 MM – SOFTCOVER – 224 PAGES – €11.90
Fannette is going on vacation with handsome Theo’s family. But Kevin's will also be there… Will she manage to get rid of the second one to get closer to the first one? A sixth volume far from the school and its worries. But even in the mountains, a pest remains a pest! Fannette was happy to spend the holidays in the mountains with Theo's family. But their car has broken down and, while it is being repaired, she is forced to spend her days with Kevin. working cover
On top of that, the farm campsite Les Petits Gris is an organical farm that breeds snails, where you pee in composting toilet, and where there is no hot water but a lot of insects that bite.
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To make matters worse, the only spot where there is 3G is on top of a tree. How are you supposed to send messages in the middle of the night!?
• An successful French series: more than 250 000 copies sold!
Luckily, there are many funny activities: pony riding, bathing, rafting, town fair… And Fannette, pest or not, has fun despite of it all.
• A diary filled with illustrations and a fun lay out.
And then, Theo will arrive eventually…
• A heroin that girls will love to identify with. • Already translated into 4 languages.
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