LITTLE HEN’S (AN FOX’S) PUZZLE-BOOK BY MALIKA DORAY
THE VERY JUNGLY JUNGLE BOOK
Board book, 19x29cm, 9 pages, 10 puzzle pieces in the inside back cover, 13.90€
Board book with round corners, fluo pantone and a flap on each spread, 27.5x33.5cm, 7 pages, 14.90€
Ages 2 & Up
Ages 3 & Up
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ittle hen wishes she could stay up late, just like foxes do. So she slips on her fox’s feet, and her fox’s tail, and her fox’s head. Now she can stay up late! But when it’s late enough, isn’t it time to slip on her hen’s pyjamas again? It is up to the child to decide by playing with the 10 reversible puzzle pieces at the end of the book to compose little hen’s outfit… or fox’s! Soon to be followed by Little Cat’s (and mouse’s) puzzle-book.
A modern new series for toddlers to learn about opposites and transformation while playing with shapes!
1 • BOAR
BOOK
BY JOSEPH JACQUET, ILLUSTRATED BY LUCIE BRUNELLIÈRE
In this visually captivating board book, it is up to the budding explorers to spot more than 50 animals hidden in the lush and vibrant illustrations of the tropical jungle.
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arly in the morning in the deep of the very jungly jungle, all the animals are waking up. Balthazar the panda lingers, Boris the rhinoceros yawns and Jeff the monkey stretches. Page after page, through the hours of the day, they all go about their daily habits in the luxurious and flamboyant sceneries. With about 55 animals to look for, some hidden under flaps, children will marvel at all the details of the mesmerizing images and immerse themselves with delight in the deep of this very jungly jungle.
BOAR
BOOK • 2
WHAT IS IT?
BY CÉCILE BOYER
THE LA YBIR , THE POPPY
Novelty book, hardcover, die-cut and one unidentified object on cover, 25.5x31cm, 40 pages, 15€
Board book, 21x22cm, 24 pages with flaps, 12€
Ages 3 & Up
Ages 3 & Up
BY BERNADETTE GERVAIS
15,90 € 978-2 226-25767-3 Prix : Isbn :
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he poppy and the ladybird don’t only have their red colour in common. Despite their natural triviality, both are also a source of admiration, mystery and questionings to children. Why do ladybirds have a spotted dress? Why is it impossible to make a poppy bouquet? With flaps to lift, colourful pencil sketches and amusing anecdotes, Bernadette Gervais unveils what’s beneath the visible surface of nature and everything there is to learn and know about these fascinating natural wonders. Two colouring pages at the end of each book will add a playful note to the pedagogic approach.
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With humour and ingeniosity, Cécile Boyer offers a smart and playful exploration of shapes and objects.
3 • NOVELTY BOOK
Faithful to her humourful and understated style, Bernadette Gervais returns with a charming collection of board books which focus on children’s favourite curiosities in nature.
NOVELTY BOOK • 4
ALL SPORTS
BY ANNE-MARGOT RAMSTEIN
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Hardcover picture book, 18.6x27cm, 120 pages, 16€
Hardcover picture book, 23.5x30cm, 64 pages and one detachable stencil sheet, 14.90€
All ages
Ages 5 & Up
BY BASTIEN CONTRAIRE
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n this new picture book, Anne-Margot Ramstein explores the fascinating subject of sports with style and humour. Rather than providing an exhaustive inventory, this title approaches sport through unusual angles: the artistic characteristics of a discipline, the elegance of a particular gesture, the humour or harshness carried out during athletic events. Simple sport infrastructures such as an arena, a boxing ring, an exercise mat or a football pitch become the stage for aesthetics and amazement. Each illustration is accompanied by a single verb evocating the spirit and the feelings of the sportsmen in action. These unusual sport shots leave room for dream and imagination and are sure to delight both children and parents!
5 • PICTURE BOOK
ONES OUT
The Odd Ones Out is a graphic and stylish take on the classic children’s spotting book.
B Rediscover the universal theme of sports with this unique and graphic picture book by awardwinning author Anne-Margot Ramstein.
astien Contraire plays with the analogy of shapes, proportions and functions. Using stencil patterns and only two colours, green and red, the elements all look unexpectedly alike and it makes spotting the inconsistency trickier. The illusion is sometimes amusing, sometimes bluffing and always smart! And the book comes with a detachable stencil sheet to initiate children to this technique and give them the opportunity to recreate two of the beautiful stencils.
PICTURE BOOK • 6
ANYA AN WHITE TIGER
BY FRED BERNARD AND FRANÇOIS ROCA
SECRETS OF CLOTH
Hardcover picture book, 28.5x35.5cm, 40 pages, 19€
Hardcover picture book, 25x33.5cm, 128 pages, 24.90€
Ages 8 & Up
Ages 7 & Up
BY CLAUDE FAUQUE, ANNE LASCOUX AND CHARLOTTE GASTAUT
n a snowy country governed by a cruel and unfair king, a curse strikes all children who were born the same year as the prince: one after the other, each of them disappears and is never seen again. Anya belongs to this lost generation. Having lost her twin brother who was kidnapped as a baby, the young girl grows up with her white tiger and is well determined to face the danger when it will come. Until one day, it does… There starts a fantastic adventure involving a fire-eating witch, a fate-sealing premonition and a rebellion led by an army of wild animals…
An utterly original picture book disclosing the poetic and symbolic aspects of fabric!
François Roca
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C Fred Bernard
« Les enfants ne dispa raissent pas comme ça. Aucune trace sur la neige. Quelqu’un, ou quelque chose, av ait dû les prendre, mais quoi ? »
19 €
isbn : 978-2-226-31863-3
Albin Michel Jeuness e
Année après année, au pays du Grand Blanc, les enfants d’une même générat ion se volatilisent mystéri eusement. Anya a 12 ans et est une forte tête. Avec Tigre Blanc à ses côtés, elle se prépare à affronter la menace , bien décidée à en découdre.
Fred Bernard
• François Roca
Albin Michel Jeunesse
Fred Bernard returns with a new epic story magnificently illustrated by François Roca’s wide range of frosted and bluish colors.
7 • PICTURE BOOK
loth is at the center of the 24 tales from all around the world displayed in this exceptionally manufactured picture book which combines laser cuts, gold pantone and a cloth cover with a gold foil stamping. Some of these tales are known to us and some will be a discovery, but all of them have in common to reveal the importance of textile, be it when involving a weaving loom, describing a princess’ finery or introducing weaving as a skill passed on from mother to daughter. At the end of the book, a documented history of cloth and finery allows the reader to go further and learn about the way fabrics have evolved from ancient Greece to nowadays.
PICTURE BOOK • 8
THE NOTEBOOKS OF LOUISE SERIES BY MARION MICHAU AND CHARLOTTE MARIN
IN THE LAN THAT IS LIKE YOU
Novel, 14x20cm, 240 pages, 12.50€
Novel, 14.5x21.5cm, 250 pages, 15€
Ages 11 & Up
Ages 13 & Up
#1: FAN OF HIS #2: GOL EN VOICE
A hilarious yet tender new series dedicated to the day-to-day life and preoccupations of today’s teenagers.
9 • FICTION
L
ouise is a 14-year-old girl of her time: she speaks with her friends on Skype, doesn’t want to tidy her room, fights with her older sister and not only is she an unconditional fan of Ricky, singer and leader of her favourite boy band, the Connections, she also hides a certain talent for singing! In the first title, Louise attends the longexpected concert of the Connections not suspecting that this will mark the beginning of a frenetic three-day VIP experience any of her friends would crave for… only to realize in the end that there are more important things in life than getting an autograph! In the second volume, Louise’s musical (mis)adventures continue when her well-intentioned boyfriend Nathan enrolls her for the TV reality show Golden Voice and she receives a call from production to take part in the competition. A younger version of Bridget Jones, Louise is always coping with her teenage imperfections and awkward situations with a self-mocking sense of humour and a lot of heart!
BY FABRICE COLIN
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he mother of 15-year-old twins Lucy and Jude has disappeared in blurry circumstances a year ago and they now live with their father, a famous and eccentric Beatles specialist who pretends that everything is alright. This could have been a very boring summer if it had not been for the intervention of Marilyne, the freshly-retired, hyperactive and rock-n-roll grandmother who reveals that their mother, who wasn’t their birth mum, had left some clues for them to find their biological mother. Marilyne embarks the four of them in an eventful trip across Europe where they have identified 3 potential candidates. This is without knowing that they will unwittingly take part in a burglary, survive a plane crash, steal DNA tests and that the journey will take them all the way to Hong Kong’s hazy skyline. Carried by a Beatles soundtrack and the piercing voice of Lucy who is talking to her absent mother, this epic and extravagant journey will turn out to be a lifesaving experience and new start for the whole family.
This delightful cast of outlandish, moving, warm, sometimes dysfunctional and vividly hysterical characters makes for a one-of-a-kind novel that embarks the reader on both a touristic and existential journey.
FICTION • 10