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BORIS What aRe yOu dOIng, BORIS? / BORIS attackS!
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BORIS by Mathis
Boris is a small bear funny and lovable with quite a strong personality. he has a love hate relationship with his toys…. Boris can be stubborn, mischievous, domineering, quick-tempered, but never boring age 2+ • 14 x 14 cm • 32 pages • hardcover • 6.50 €
BIlly the BRat / tOP-tO-BOttOm / PIxel ROBeRt the 4 SeaSOnS Of antOnIO VIVlaVI / letteRS In featheRS and fuR the aPPROxImate POny encyclOPaedIa / hyacInth and ROSe
theatRe the theatRe factORy
caRd gameS PIctuRe-caRd taleS
POcket PaPeRBackS he lOVeS me, he lOVeS me nOt… / BatteRed meRcedeS the laSt ORang-utan / the gueStS
chIldRen’S nOVelS death tO death / the teaR duStBIn / haIRy
teen nOVelS ultRaVIOlet / hOW I Became a cOP / fed uP Of lOVe / thOSe WhIte yeaRS caRgO fOR BeRlIn / tIfI In haItI / Jade gReen, BlOOd-Red
teen thRIlleR anOtheR day In the lIfe Of a POOR fOOl
What aRe yOu dOIng, BORIS? for once, Boris is sitting quietly behind his desk, drawing. One by one his toys come up to him to ask: “What are you doing?” “I am drawing a rabbit,” Boris replies, time after time. finally, Boris loses his temper and the toys come to regret ever moving in with the little bear. But, honestly, is a little solitude from time to time, too much to ask?
BORIS attackS! Boris explains his battle strategy to his toys: when the monster sprawling, mouth-gaping on the armchair, falls asleep, they will charge into attack. But surprise assailants may also be surprised in turn by how angrily surprised monsters react – until their cuddly paternal monster instincts return. When dad wakes up, we find out where Boris gets his monstrous sense of humour from!
fantaSy SamIen, the JOuRney tO the OtheRWORld
ShORt StORIeS lIke catS and dOgS: taleS Of BROtheRS and SISteRS half-angel, half demOn
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a charming prince is transformed into an ugly toad. to break the curse, he asks the reader for a kiss. “Please put an end to my heartbreak! I must find the true princess who will kiss an ugly toad! go on, give me a peck on the cheek!” each page features a different part of the toad’s body for the reader to kiss. good luck! Smackers a-plenty and crazy laughter guaranteed! 2 years + • 12 x 12 cm • 24 pages • cardboard • €6.50
the album follows the adventures and minor scrapes of a girl and her dog, from different points of view. each image is divided into three horizontal sections, providing three different perspectives on the minutiae of an autumnal walk. Betty Bone explores a theme that is dear to her in children’s books – the notion of time and space – in a very personal and cinematographic idiom. 5 years + • 23 x 25 cm • 32 pages • hardback • €15.50
By Betty Bone
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By Françoise de guibert illustrations By ronan Badel
BIlly the BRat
the action takes place far, far away, in the barren landscapes of the american far-West. today, Billy the Brat is out riding his horse ert and Billy is in a hurry. If anybody stands in his way, they had better watch out. Because when Billy is in a hurry, no one can stop him: not the Indians, not the cowboys and their herds, not the cassidy gang, not even miss carter and her pretty blue eyes – no one! today is a day like no other, because today, Billy the Brat’s mother is making… Pancakes! Oh yeah!!! 4 years + • 21 x 16 cm • 40 pages • hardback • €12.90
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PIxel ROBeRt By Yassine
Pixel Robert is a funny little square-looking chap whose curiosity for life will wind him up in all kinds of madcap adventures. during each episode he spies a small coloured square floating around on the blank double page, and moves in for a closer look. On turning the page, our hero discovers the full picture and the small square of colour reveals itself to be the snout of a tiger in the jungle, a pile of elephant’s dung in the heart of India, a flying bullet from the six-shooter of a pistol-packing cowboy in the farwest, or one of many other surprises. a sparkling-fresh album, without words, which plunges the reader into hilarious comical situations with graphically original and highly colourful images. 5 years + • 24 x 24 cm • 40 pages • hardback • €15.50 5
this is the encyclopaedia the world has been waiting for: for here is a work that explains the history of the pony from its prehistoric origins to the present day, how to choose your pony, how to talk to a pony, how to feed a pony, how to recognise the enemies of a pony, the stories of the ponies that have changed history, and the ponies made famous by art and literature. as a bonus there are tests, beauty tips for ponies, a photo-story of a typical day at a pony club, and the icing on the cake, recipes for pony treats!!! all ages • 20 x 24.5 cm • 48 pages • softback • €9.90
each season has its own special music. as the days and months go by, claire franek plays with the key moments of each season, each forming a joyous song in the day-today life of a family. let yourself be caught up and carried away by the spray-up-the-nose rhumba or the ballad of the forest animals in autumn in this spring-fresh album packed with humour. 5 years + • 21 x 16 cm • 48 pages • hardback • €13
By Claire Franek
PIctuRe BOOkS
By Manu Boisteau
the 4 SeaSOnS Of antOnIO VIVlaVI
PIctuRe BOOkS
the aPPROxImate POny encyclOPaedIa
hyacInth and ROSe
By François Morel illustrations By Martin Jarrie
Philippe Lechermeier Delphine Perret
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five tales based on madcap animal correspondence! a xenophobic blackbird writes anonymous hate mail to chickens. a snail sends love letters to a slug fashion model. a fox sweet talks the mother of a pretty plump hen to win her daughter’s “hand” in marriage. In these hard-hitting hilarious tales concealing a refined and intelligent critique of the shortcomings of our society, Philippe lechermeier provides a brilliant exploration of the language we speak and the language we use in letters. the line drawings by delphine Perret nicely complement the lively biting humour of these charming tales. 5 years + • 12 x 15 cm • 176 pages • softback • €9.80
By philippe Lechermeier illustrations By Delphine perret
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martin Jarrie has painted forty eight lavish portraits of flowers. françois morel has written the portrait of hyacinth and Rose, which is told by their grandson, now an adult and who remembers his vacations with them. hyacinth is a communist and very anticlerical and Rose a proud holierthan-thou… they also have very opposite natures. But, they have a great common interest: flowers. the story of their garden is the story of their life made of small marvels and great struggles, of seriousness and of imagination. 7 years + • 29.5 x 37 cm • 80 pages • hardback • €31
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age 6 + • 10.5 x 15 cm • 48 pages • Softcover • 5 €
By ghislaine Beaudout illustrations By Claire Franek a work for learning the basics of speech and drama, featuring a “theatre workshop” section including a number of practical exercises to develop concentration, expression and improvisation. there is a “performance workshop” section to create a real play (including costumes and decors, writing texts, and organising rehearsals…) and a documentary section giving historical background and useful addresses. this fun and very comprehensive work, delightfully illustrated by claire franek provides an innovative, entertaining and valuable manual for child participants of theatre workshops as well as the adults running them. 8 years + • 20 x 24.5 cm • 156 pages • hardback • €19.80
he lOVeS me, he lOVeS me nOt… By Catherine sanejouand
Valentine takes time to realise that theo is different to other boys. he doesn’t wear stinky trainers, and he’s actually very good looking. She decides she is definitely in love with him. léa, her best friend, is also in love. But she too refuses to say who the lucky boy is. a tale of confidences and dismay, first loves and first disappointments.
POcket PaPeRBackS
theatRe
the theatRe factORy
BatteRed meRcedeS
By hubert Ben Kemoun mercedes has not uttered a word for 6 years. maybe it’s because she’s afraid of saying too much. In lessons at the “special” school she attends, she is merely a passive spectator. But at home, she talks and talks, especially to argue with her mum. mercedes decides enough is enough and that it is time for the secret of her silence to come out into the open.
caRd gameS
the laSt ORang-utan gaétan is the apple of his parents’ eyes, or rather was the apple of their eyes, until orange stubble started growing all over his body, since which he has not spoken a word. his parents are beside themselves. experts from all fields – medical and engineering – are called in, but no one can provide any explanation. But what if gaétan was the last surviving orangutan, a rare and precious being? this madcap yet dainty tale will leave no one unmoved or indifferent!
By Jean-Francois Barbier a game of 50 cards (without words) divided into three categories (8 places, 16 objects, and 26 characters – featuring heroes, anti-heroes and their sidekicks). the aim is to pick a series of cards, alone or in a group, and invent stories, along the lines of traditional fairytales, where the hero has to overcome a series of challenges to reach his or her goal. the images are evocative of very fine and very detailed ancient engravings, representing fairies, witches, wolves, three-headed giants, dragons and anthropomorphic trees, against remarkable and subtle, sometimes funny, sometimes frightening, but always inventive settings and decors. It is a real gold mine for developing the imagination and learning the structures of traditional fairy tales in an entertaining and endlessly fresh way! 5 years + • 10.5 x 14.7 cm • 50 cards • €20 (recommended retail price)
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By Valérie Dayre
PIctuRe-caRd taleS
the gueStS
By Charlotte Moundlic this is a land where everyone knows their neighbour and life rolls peacefully by. One day guests arrive and decide to make the most of the code of hospitality of the land and settle into people’s homes. the guests are polite and charming company and it is a pleasure to have them. But gradually the mood changes, the guests stay and become increasingly demanding. they start changing customs and won’t share the harvest. Rebellion is in the air. a simple fairytale-style yarn relating the story of colonialism. 9
chIldRen’S nOVelS a new collection of books for younger readers, drawn up in partnership with the bookseller’s magazine, Page, and the Incorruptibles prize, created by booksellers in 1998 where the jury is composed solely of children. age 2+ • 14 x 14 cm • 32 pages • hardcover • 6.50 €
death tO death
By Frédéric Kessler What use is death apart from spreading sadness and gloom? léopold and his friends decide to take on and vanquish death. each has his own role in the plan: lure death into a trap, spray him with acid, then cut him up into tiny pieces - a “dead cert”. But making a pact with the grim Reaper is no easy matter.
the teaR duStBIn By Élisabeth Brami
myriam has only one dream: to meet amanda malot, her favourite writer. One day amanda turns up in her classroom, but myriam, panic-stricken, dissolves into tears, unable to speak. afterwards she feels so ashamed, but who can she turn to? myriam decides to keep a diary leaving no stone unturned: friends, school, boys, her parents’ divorce, books, and much more besides. gradually, she comes to realise that what she is writing is actually a letter to amanda.
haIRy
By sylvie Chausse Ben’s parents have split up. he lives with his mother and spends weekends with his father. he’d like to be closer to Jessica, the daughter of his father’s new girlfriend, but doesn’t know how. his encounter with “froggy”, a local vagrant, helps him enormously. In their efforts to save froggy’s dog hairy, Ben and Jessica strike up brand new family ties.
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teen nOVelS ultRaVIOlet
By nancy huston 29 July 1936, lucy celebrates her 13th birthday. She decides to write down everything she cannot say. her love of words, her rebellion against the family order, it decorum and her own ambitions for later. the economic crisis has hit people hard in canada and while no one is necessarily starving, people are still hungry. Pastor larson is a generous man, who feeds the needy and takes in doctor Beauchemin, despite his reputation. lucy at last finds someone she can talk to, and even confide in. In the heat of summer, lucy is overcome with other feelings, with which she has to come to terms, and which open her up to the world of adults despite them. this diary of a girl on the cusp of adulthood, awakening to the world, is nancy huston’s first teen novel. 12 x 21 cm • 80 pages • softback • €8
hOW I Became a cOP
By Anne and Marine rambach Over tea with her mother at the muffin Palace alice decides to announce her career plans: she wants to become a cop. the news is a bombshell to her mother who is a militant campaigner for the rights of irregular migrants, and has a history of run-ins with the forces of law and order. alice has always had a detective’s nose and can smell trouble a mile away, so she has decided to make a career of it. all thanks to abdel, who is an irregular migrant himself, and whom her mother has been helping for more than 10 years now. abdel is an arch liar, a master of pulling the wool over people’s eyes, a specialist in schemes of every kind to find work, fiddle benefits, and obtain healthcare. abdel is the most french of all french-algerians, and his one ambition is to gain legal resident status, come what may. But hang on, there’s something fishy going on outside the muffin Palace, and that Russian guy knocking back cake at the back of the restaurant sure does look dodgy… 12 x 21 cm • 160 pages • softback • €9
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fed uP Of lOVe
tIfI In haItI
everyone dreams of a happy family with parents who love each other. Or do they? Pierrot can only find downsides in his parents’ mutual affection. they constantly agree with each other, and can’t wait to pack Pierrot off to his friends so they can cuddle up to each other. his pal’s broken families offer loads of advantages. So Pierrot enlists his chums to help force his mum and dad apart. Pierrot has his work cut out for him, and the author relates with relish the tricks and subterfuges on which children are capable of drawing from their boundless imaginations. 12 x 21 cm • 112 pages • Softback • €8
after the earthquake that buried her mother, Starling and other children are taken in by monsieur neptune, the schoolteacher.they all set off for the village of les alizés, far from the chaos. lucy lives in a village in the countryside near lyon. moved by the fate of haiti’s children, she writes to Starling. But Starling refuses her friendship. She doesn’t want a new mother. She thanks her lucky stars such caring adults have taken her in. gradually lucy wins over Starling with her tales of the world covered in snow and ice. a short novel telling the tale of a disaster-struck island. Starling’s simple lively prose calmly tells of a less complicated faraway land and its daily routines, its recovering plantations, the memories of a past life, its religion that keeps everyone going, and Jesus, Starling’s “lil’ sweetheart”, who figures in all her prayers, a reminder of the role faith plays in haitian culture. 12 x 21 cm • 128 pages • softback • €8
By Maud Lethielleux
thOSe WhIte yeaRS By Julie Jacob-Cœur
marie is a “normal” girl: she loves her parents and her brother, has reliable friends, is studying for her a-levels, and plays volleyball for a successful team. So why are things so tense at home? the answer is Rose, her older sister. Rose is joint-smoking waster who is constantly getting into scrapes. She will return home randomly and then disappear for days. after years of understanding, marie decides she has had enough and sets off for a calmer life with her brother, Benoît. her parents refuse to give up on Rose, and when marie puts her foot down, things get complicated. this is not a moral tale about the pitfalls of drugs and how they destroy “normal” families. marie’s friends have their own lives, their own stories; the character construction avoids caricature. the story is organised into short non-chronological chapters, exploring marie’s life from her point of view. a delightful and inspiring tale. 12 x 21 cm • 144 pages • softback • €9
caRgO fOR BeRlIn By Fred paronuzzi
nour means “light” in arabic and the name suits nour down to a t. at school she is a brilliant pupil and dreams of going to university. her family is poor and higher education is out of the question. But the headmistress, mme Bouraoui, finds a solution: nour can work for her, and she’ll pay her. these best laid plans go awry when the handsome Idriss, mme Bouraoui’s nephew, seduces nour. her parents force her into an arranged marriage to save her honour but nour decides to run away – with her long-standing boyfriend tariq. their destination: Berlin, Inch’allah. 12 x 21 cm • 112 pages • softback • €8 12
By Valérie Lacroix
Jade gReen, BlOOd Red By pascale Maret
ko myo is packed and ready to leave for medical school, but his mother is worried about kyo myo’s brother, naing lin, so she sends ko myo to see him. naing lin, however, has left to make his fortune in the jade mines, far from Rangoon. after a long difficult journey, ko myo finds his brother is a sorry state, and he refuses to go home without having made his fortune. Work in the mine is horrific and the conditions terrible. corruption, persecution, and prostitution hold sway in this distant land and to keep going, the miners take heroine and get into debt, and their chances of escape are zero. kyo mo’s brother steals his money, so he has to work in the mine to afford the return journey. his only ray of hope is the attractive Sanda who saves him from purgatory. a dark novel, a gothic novel which takes place deep in the jade mines of Burma. the novel depicts the horrors of drugs, the corruption of the Burmese state and the miners’ despair. 12 x 21 cm • 196 pages • softback • €9.50 13
teen thRIlleR
anOtheR day In the lIfe Of a POOR fOOl
By Jean-paul nozière
he was meant to keep an eye on his little sister in the square, but when you’re seventeen and a pretty young woman asks you for help with her bike then starts chatting you up, how can you resist? When he comes back, elise has disappeared from the sandpit. the police do not hold out much hope, but the boy swears to bring her home. the parents of alice (16) and gabin (6) live in a lovely house in a residential area near a lake. their neighbours are Jeanalain, a mentally challenged child, known as the Village Idiot, and his parents. alice often goes round to read him stories, which he enjoys immensely – is he really an idiot? Obsessive, yes, and tormented - in particular by laura, another teenage neighbour who loves winding Jean-alain up with her skimpy mini-skirts, tight shorts, and low-cut dresses. So when laura disappears, the culprit is obvious to all, everybody that is except one person. alice does not believe her friend is guilty, so she sets out to find out what happened. nourredine, a clairvoyant police officer, collects clues and witness statements, but he doesn’t like what he finds. a detective novel which displays the author’s art of combining plots and subplots, fascinating life stories, and people’s secrets and inner fears. 14.5 x 22 cm • 272 pages • softback • €15.50
ShORt StORIeS many adolescents of today are too busy to read, even if the need of stories still remains essential for them. that is why this collection proposes books filled with high quality short stories, written by well known authors, to be read without great effort!
lIke catS and dOgS: taleS Of BROtheRS and SISteRS By shaïne Cassim, Jérôme Lambert, Véronique Le normand, Maud Lethielleux, pascale Maret, Frédérique Martin, Mathis, Charlotte Moundlic, Mickaël ollivier, Florence thinard 10 short stories on the theme of brotherly and sisterly love, from ten different perspectives: the american road movie revisited by Shaïne cassim, an ode to sibling love by Jérôme lambert, etc. families reunited, families divided, children of disparate ages, and adopted sisters: fragments of sibling affection from the larger family mosaic. 12 x 21 cm • 144 pages • softback • €8.50
half-angel, half demOn By thomas scotto age has nothing to do with it. We are all two-people at once, caught between dream and reality, hope and despair – half-angel, half-demon. In the stories in this book, teenagers, adults, the elderly, all want to believe in life, its beauty and magic, and be guided, for better or for worse, through fortuitous or ill-fated encounters, love unrequited or shared, ambition and disillusion, fortune and accidents. each traces out their own path, grasping every opportunity that comes their way, as though desperate to prove that everything should be lived to the full, come rain or shine. With a sensitive stroke, laughter and tears, the author produces a collection of short stories held together by that unique and fragile thread that holds together our lives. 13.5 x 16 cm • (144 pages) • softback • €9.80
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SamIen, the JOuRney tO the OtheRWORld
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By Colin thibert
In the world of Sarancol, eight moons take it in turns to sparkle in the night sky. Samien, a young farmer from the kraspills is ill-treated by his master and he escapes. Beneath his red hat nests yonka the spider and they communicate by telepathy. She is an authoritarian arachnid and has great ambitions for Samien. their first aim, she says, is to set out to Iskhion, capital of Sarancol, where they will make their fortune before heading to the Otherworld, beyond the eight moons. the path is long and treacherous strewn with traps, brigands, and hoards of pilgrims on their way to celebrate the Walche. But there are also strange creatures afoot: prapators, giant caterpillars, and many more besides. Samien bounces from adventure to adventure as he is kidnapped and enslaved, before escaping, then captured and imprisoned, before he escapes once more to wind up as cabin boy on an intersideral craft. In the process he discovers new worlds, sinister goings-on, the slave trade in indigo women, and rebellion, as well as love, friendship and betrayal. 14.5 x 22 cm • 352 pages • softback • €15.80
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