ttipi agency Fall 2022
Original language: French. Represented worldwide.
Talents Hauts is an independent French children’s books publishing house founded in 2005 by Laurence Faron. Talents Hauts publish striking, strong and funny books that challenge clichés. They endeavour to highlight talented new authors and illustrators, with the same humanist values as theirs. Their catalogue addresses all ages from toddlers to teenagers, with picture books, tales, and fiction, and their books have already been translated into many languages.
Original language: French. Represented worldwide.
Tra Publishing creates beautifully crafted books that celebrate art in all its forms, as well as its creators. Tra works closely and often collaboratively with artists and writers to create books about fine and decorative arts, architecture, and design that inspire social, cultural, and environmental awareness. Tra was founded in 2016 in Miami by Swiss-born graphic designer and author Ilona Oppenheim and started their children's list in 2020 with bestselling picture book "And the People Stayed Home". They are distributed by Simon and Schuster. Original language: English. Represented worldwide, all languages except for English in the USA and the UK. the publishing houses This list shows some highlights among the publishers' new titles. There are many more gems to be discovered in each rights list of the following independent, creative and committed publishing houses.
Victionary was founded in 2001 by Victor Cheung. Publishing and book design has been at the core of victionary's creative pursuit. Since 2001, they have produced over a hundred pu blications and design references noted for their high standards in visual and editorial direction. They believe thoughtful details in book design illustrate real quality and thus, their endeavour to explore new printing techniques, materials and applications is constantly a work in progress.
Lecturita is an independent Argentinian publishing house born in 2019, dedicated to nouri shing children's love of reading. Sharing enthusiasm for reading from the very first months of a child’s life helps them to develop critical cognitive abilities and interpret the world around them. They derive their greatest pleasure from knowing they are contributing to a well-rounded education for their young readers. Original language: Spanish. Represented worldwide.
Based in Hong Kong, their books are distributed by Thames & Hudson. Original language: English. Ttipi agency represents their children's imprint Viction Viction worldwide except for Asian languages and English.
Amaterra is a publishing house based in Lyon, France. They make a point to create books that will surprise young readers and develop their curiosity, whether it is by ex ploring technical possibilities of paper (die cuts, pop-ups, flaps, moving parts, special inks…), or by presenting themes through a different angle. Each year they publish an average of twenty books for children. Pleasure and discovery have to be part of every project. Their books have been translated into many languages around the world.
Founded in 2019 by Sarah Hamon and Angela Lery, La Cabane Bleue is a French publishing house of books for children from 3 to 10 years old which tell them why we should protect the planet, rather than how, in a positive light.Their books have a singular take on environmental issues, with picture books, entertaining documentaries and docu-fictions, with high quality illus trations. They work and produce their books ethically and ecologically. Original language: French. Represented worldwide.
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novelty GILLES BAUM, ILL. BY AMANDINE PIU - AMATERRA 180 X 260 MM • 24 PP • LEPORELLO BOARD BOOK, MAGNET CLOSING FLAPS & DIE-CUTS € 19.90 • 3+ Fear Street SYLVIE MISSLIN, ILL. BY AMANDINE PIU - AMATERRA 230 X 320 MM • 44 PP • HARDBACK WITH TABS • €14.90 • 3+ This Way or That Way 3 titles available: › Head for the Treasure of Dreadful Z! › Wahiohio What is this Strange Cry? › Yoo-yoo, Prince Charming? 4th title to be published in 2023 sold in 14 languages El Pais (Spain) 2021 best books HECTOR DEXET - AMATERRA 200 X 280 MM • 24 PP • BOARD BOOKS WITH DIE-CUTS AND FLAPS • €23.90 • 3+ Little Seed flaps A fun leporello book about fears and tolerance. In Fear Street, behind the houses doors, you can find a Cerberus, a Cyclops, a Yeti... The little girl is scared, but she understands she should not judge a book by its cover! A humourous lesson of tolerance. 32 possible plots, 5 unexpected endings! Lively and hilarious interactive reads for all children who love to make decisions by themselves. A poetic book with die-cuts and flaps to lift about the cycle of nature. The readers follow the patient journey and evolution of the seed, throughout the seasons, until it becomes a flower. flaps sold: Italian sold: Catalan, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish
5 backlist highlights iisold: Italian, Korean, simp. Chinese, under nego. in Spanish and Catalan CLARA CORMAN - AMATERRA 290 X 320 MM • 44 PP • HARDBACK • FLAPS • €24.50 • 6+ The Hidden Side of Insects flaps Lift the insects' wings, open a cocoon and admire plenty of fascinating species in this elegant book. Scientific precision, visual beauty and elegance... - BNF " " ANNE RICHARDSON, ILL. BY ANDREA ANTINORI - TRA 235 X 305 MM • 68 PP • HARDBACK • $19.99 • 6+ An unconventional, engaging, and delightful counting book for curious minds. It playfully uses numbers as an entry-point to discover the amazing, diverse, fact-filled world of wonders all around us, from zero to infinity. Octopuses Have Zero Bones pub.: September 2022 already sold in 10 languages! ELISABETH BRAMI, ILL. BY ESTELLE BILLON-SPAGNOL - TALENTS HAUTS 150 X 210 MM • 32 PP • HARDBACK • 5+ A funny, quirkily illustrated and heartwarming list of fifteen invented articles about the rights of boys/girls/mums/dads. A series for those who believe in gender equality, self-expression and the right to be who we are. The Declarations of the Rights of Girls / Boys / Mums / Dads sold: Belarusian, Bengali, complex Chinese, simp. Chinese, German, Greek, Italian, Korean, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Vietnamese, English (UK, US, India) An instant classic - a fun, fascinating must-read for any child or kid at heart. This book will engage, delight, and enlighten learners of all ages and spark a lifetime of curiosity. - Lindsay Bierman, CEO, Exploratorium, San Francisco " " non-fiction
My Body New York Public Library - Best Books of 2021 sold: Galician, Spanish (Sp), Portuguese (Br)
In Summer, Emilio visits the woods where his grandfather lives. He knows old stories and paths that take you to surprising places. sold: French, German, Italian, Korean Book Andrés López: 2022 Bologna Illustrators Exhibition winner sold: Dutch, Italian, Korean, Simplified Chinese ANDRÉS LÓPEZ - LECTURITA 190 X 270 MM • 40 PP • HARDBACK • 4+
A dreamy and tender book to celebrate grandparents, nature and imagination.
LAURA WITTNER, ILL. BY NATALIA BRUNO - LECTURITA 170 X 220 MM • 40 PP • HARDBACK • 3+
What do books mean to you? This beautiful, poetic and original book gives personal yet universal answers and opens the possibility for young and older readers to think of many more.
NICOLÁS SCHUFF, ILL. BY ANA SENDER - LECTURITA 190 X 270 MM • 40 PP • HARDBACK • 3+
Children ask the most interesting questions before going to bed. Poetic and positive answers a mother gives to the many, light and deep questions her daugther asks when she is about to go to bed.
Just Before Bedtime Cuatro Gatos foundation finalist sold: German, Italian, Korean, Russian IVANKE Y MEY - LECTURITA 170 X 220 MM • 32 PP INCLUDING PAGE TO UNFOLD • HARDBACK • 3+
Our bodies are unique and amazing and they're designed to be enjoyed from head to toe. The little girl has a mouth to sing songs about dinosaurs, hands to draw the things she can't put into words, and her body grows up, filled with memories.
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How to Reach the Moon
KITTY O'MEARA, ILL. BY QUIM TORRES - TRA 235 X 305 MM • 40 PP • HARDBACK • 5+ A deeply moving and thoughtful poem, in the form of a parable, that celebrates difference, tolerance, and unity. A mysterious flower looks different to each viewer, which leads to strife as everyone insists that their vision is “right.”
The Rare, Tiny Flower sold: Arabic, German, Hebrew, Korean
7 backlist highlights iipicture books fiction LAURE MONLOUBOU - AMATERRA 140 PP • B&W ILLUSTRATIONS • 13.90 • 8+ Olga is eight years old, hard of hearing and full of resources that will prove indispensable in this gripping story filled with fantasy! Strange woods, an elf, a pityless witch are the main ingredients of this whimsical and suspenseful novel. Olga and the Call of the Forest sold: Catalan, German, Italian, Korean, Spanish, Turkish English translation available PIERRE GROSZ, ILL. BY REMI SAILLARD - LA CABANE BLEUE 210 X 275 MM • 32 PP • HARDBACK • 5+ A colourful feel-good picture book. Rusty nails, rotten fruit, flat mattresses, weary tires… That’s all that was left of salt marshes which bordered New York as the city transformed them into a garbage dump. Until a man named Herbert Johnson decided that it was time to bring nature back… Mr Johnson's Good Idea sold: German EVA BENSARD, ILL. BY DANIELE CATALLI - AMATERRA 265 X 320 MM • 32 PP • HARDBACK • 6+ A lively account about Hokusai, told by one of his main sources of inspiration: Mount Fuji. Hokusai and Mount Fuji sold: Italian A beautiful tribute to Hokusai. - Ricochet" "
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early years ii9 INGE RYLANT BOX: 215 X 215 MM, CLOSING WITH A MAGNET • 4 BOARD BOOKS: 100 X 100 MM WITH ROUND CORNERS • 16 PAGES EACH • €24 • 0+ A gifty box with die-cut board books to play with shapes. Colourful and graphic images, unexpectedperspectives and varied relations between the leftand right pages make them an original new setofbooks about shapes! My First Collection of Things sold: Dutch
early years ii11 MAGALI ATTIOGBÉ, MARIE CAILLOU 128 X 165 MM • 30 PP • LIGHT BOARD LEPORELLO CLOSING WITH A MAGNET • €14.90 / €13.90 • 1+ Vocabulary books in a gifty leporello format closing with a magnet to travel the world and discover other cultures. Discover the most beautiful clichés in your close or faraway neighbours' lives. Each of these beautiful accordion fold books contains 15 graphic images with vivid colours by Marie Caillou or Magali Attiogbé. Unfold the World In the same format, by Natasha Durley: the Air › On the Earth › Under the Sea Available in the series › Images from Nordic Countries - NEW! › Images from Asia › Images from Latin America › Images from North Africa sold: Italian sold: World English, Spanish (America), Portuguese LE KAYAK LES AIRELLES LE SKILE FJORD LE PULLLA COURONNELA BALEINE
early years ii13 MAGALI ATTIOGBÉ / OLIVIA COSNEAU 170 X 170 MM • 18 PP • BOARD BOOK WITH DIE-CUTS AND ROUND CORNERS • €10.90 / €9.50 • 18 MONTHS+ A bright and engaging board book series. Each book follows a simple story about an animal and is the perfect introduction to nature for little ones. Each page features bright, bold illustrations and includes a window or flap to encourage children to read on and discover what happens next. My Little Nature › 16 titles available. New title: HEN 280,000 copies sold worldwide sold in 11 languages
early years ii15 I am Hungry Too! › Tiny, Tiny... In the same format: Try to guess who is hiding behind the right page... Meow, meow... Hello little kitten! Discover several animals as the die-cut creates a face next to them. A tender book, with surprises and only three contrasted colours for the youngest readers to enjoy! CORALIE SAUDO 215 X 215 MM • 18 PP • BOARD BOOK WITH DIE-CUTS AND ROUND CORNERS • €13.90 • 18 MONTHS+ Watch out! It seems everyone in the ocean feels like a little snack... The foodchain told in a fun and interactive way! Oh boy! I feel so hungry! Yummy! Tasty plankton! - The shrimp says. Oh boy! I feel so hungry! Yummy! A mouthwatering shrimp! - Little fish says.... Vivid colours, simple shapes and die-cuts to try to guess what's next make this book a humourous and playful title about the food chain, with a very tender final surprise.
› Hidden! › Homes› Us! › It's a Garden... › So do I› Hug Time Who is the cause of this huge traffic jam? It must be the hippopotamus, the flamingos, the lion, the rabbit, the wolf… everyone has a different explanation. The die-cut wheels of each vehicle end up being the shells of two snails, who think they are moving at top speed! › Who is Meowing? › Who Has Eaten the Little Bug › Yummy! › My Funny VocabularyAnimalBook Toot Toot Beep Beep! HECTOR DEXET 200 X 235 MM • 24 PP • BOARD BOOK WITH DIE-CUTS €14.90 • 1+ sold: Korean In the same format: In other formats:
early years ii17 Afraid of Nothing HECTOR DEXET: 18 titles available Sold in 10 languages 350,000 copies worldwide flaps All the characters are acting fearlessly... but are they really incredibly brave? By unfolding the right pages, the reader discovers they might be a little afraid too, sometimes. "I'm afraid of nothing!", the mouse says... Except for the house cat! "I'm afraid of nothing!", the cat says... Except for the neighbour's dog! "I'm afraid of nothing!", the dog says... Except for the crows! A new edition of this successful humourous book. CÉLINE CLAIRE, ILL. BY HECTOR DEXET 150 X 210 MM • 24 PP • BOARD BOOK PAGES TO UNFOLD €12.90 • 1+ sold (previous edition): Maltese, Simplified Chinese
early years ii19 sold: Simplified Chinese, Estonian, Dutch, Korean Also available: › Night Animals › Nap Time
At last, sexism-free books for toddlers! (...) a very subtle result. - Revue Parents " " "" A lovely board book, warm and simple that gives a good lesson to sexist stereotypes. - Télérama, *** three starred review i › Little Steps
› My Carriage by Séverine Huguet Who says princesses don’t know how to fix things?
› Marcel and The Ugly Dark Spider by Alexandre Saltiel, ill. by Julia Allheilig Boys can be afraid of the dark too! Tonight, Daddy tells Marcel one of his favorite stories: the one of the boy who can’t sleep because of the monster under his bed... Will Marcel tame his fears, especially as there is an ugly all dark spider in his room?
› What are you playing? by Virginie Costa At daycare, the little friends play freely, without gender stereotypes!
The first steps of eight little ones, in diverse families, standing far or less straight, looking sometimes like their parents, sometimes different. In every family, for every child, the first steps are pure joy!
› Cat! by Claire Garralon A story for toddlers about consent and respect. The child gets to understand that the sole proof of love is respecting the cat's will.
› Daddy, Where Are You? by Claire Garralon Little bunny is searching for... his daddy, for a change!
Down titles in this series sold: Japanese, Polish
› My Doll by Annelise Heurtier, ill. by Maurèen Poignonec A child plays with his doll. "Are you playing mommy?" a lady asks. "No I'm playing daddy" - he replies.
› Rock n' Roll by Julien Castanié
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early years ii21 170 X 170 MM • 16 PP • BOARD BOOK, ROUND CORNERS • €11.90 • 1+
This vocabulary book is full of good vibes! Because all toddlers tend to wildly turn everyday objects into music instruments...
The unmissable themes of toddlers' books - toys, animals, imagination, music... - with a non-stereotyped representation of families and of the world.
› Little Steps by Laurence Faron, ill. by Maurèen Poignonec
› Female Animals by Fred L. A vocabulary book simply showing female animals, for a change.
early years ii23 ANNE DE RANCOURT, ILL. MÉLANIE KOCHERT 210 X200 MM • 32 PP • HARDBACK • €13.90 • 1+
While waiting for Arthur’s birth, Daddy Bear makes jam and Mommy Bear paints the walls. What is happening in Arthur’s lovely hut? The mother-to-be repaints all walls. She is dreaming: her little one will be an artist. His dad is making jam. His child will be a food lover for sure. And Arthur? His birth can’t be far off… and he will grow up at full speed! Will he be like his parents imagined him to be? Maybe, but nothing is less certain. A tender book dealing with parents' expectations, in which the activities of the parents-to-be are not stereotyped.
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novelty / game / activity ii25 CORALIE SAUDO, ILL. BY TERESA BELLON 245 X 265 MM • 20PP • HARDCOVER WITH LIGHT BOARD FLAPS • €13.90 • 3+ The wolf's phone rings. It’s urgent! He rushes to the hospital with a flower bouquet. Who is he going to visit? On each spread, the reader lifts the flaps to move to the next room, as the wolf is always in the wrong place! Before finding the right room, the reader opens several doors and meets famous fairy tales characters: one of the three little pigs got a brick on the head, Goldilocks got hurt when the little chair broke… Who will be in the last room? A cheerful final twist. Chop-Chop, Wolf! › Knock, Knock, Wolf, Are You There? ill. by Aurélie Guillerey Also available: flaps
novelty / game / activity ii27 CORALIE SAUDO, ILL. BY JESSICA DAS / CAMILLE FERRARI 220 X 240 MM • 40 PP • HARDBACK WITH TABS €14.90 • 3+ A fun interactive fairy tales series. The readers can make a choice that determines what happens next, and find the corresponding page thanks to the tabs system. 22 possible plots, 5 fun and unexpected endings! A great way to foster the pleasure of reading, imagination and memory. In the new title, put yourself in Goldilocks' shoes: Will you choose to fix little bear's chair or to taste the soup? When you hear voices behind the door, will you run away or prepare your largest smile? Once Upon Your Time sold: Catalan, Dutch, Italian, Polish, Spanish 4 titles available: › What if you were the eldest of the Three Little Pigs? › What if you were Little Red Riding Hood? › What if you were Goldilocks? › What if you were Jack with the Magic Beans?
novelty / game / activity i All Dark GILLES BAUM, ILL. BY AMANDINE PIU 300 X 280 MM • 30PP • UNFOLDED: 2.5 METERS HARDCOVER LEPORELLO WITH DIE-CUTS • €29.90 • 4+ July 1977: in the middle of a stormy night, a power failure puts New York city in the dark. A stunning die-cut leporello book. A little girl searches for her mother, with 3 matches in her 3pocket.matches, 3 bright moments, a giraffe, a saxophonist, the chaos caused by this extraordinary event, are illustrated in a magnificent leporello. The delicacy of Amandine Piu's illustrations and the poetry of Gilles Baum's text are once again perfectly combined in this book.
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non-fiction ii31 RÉMI COURGEON 210 X 275 MM • 40 PP • HARDBACK • €17 • 7+ Between fiction and reality, an unusual and poetic picture book about a communal garden and its occupants. « To make a herbarium, you have to collect plants, to dry them carefully between two blotters, to stick them on the pages of a large notebook, to write their scientific names and all their characteristics. What interests me more than plants are all the gardeners who grow them. It’s a good thing, because there are plenty of people who take care of their gardens, each in their own way, just down the road from me. So I decided to meet them and learn more about their daily lives. » In these mischievous portraits, inspired by real people, Rémi Courgeon pays a delicate tribute to communal gardens and their occupants. Meet colourful characters: Granny Fatima, Smart Girl, Dr Compost, The Engineer or Demonia…. and at the same time learn a lot about gardening: What are perennial plants, compost etc.? Are plants sensitive to music? How do grafting or taking cuttings work? Learn some useful techniques to avoid chemicals and grow into a curious and happy gardener. My Herbarium of People sold: Polish A great book, with humourous texts and delightful illustrations. - Le Journal des enfants " "
non-fiction ii33 SYLVIE MISSLIN, ILL. BY CHARLOTTE MOLAS 240 X 320 MM • 48PP • HARDBACK • €17.90 • 7+ A vivid biography of the American-born French singer, dancer, actress, showgirl and Resistance fighter. 1925. Josephine arrives in France. It is the beginning of an adventure that takes a little girl from Saint Louis, Missouri, in a whirlwind of cheerfulness and energy to become a huge star. She’s also the heroine of the Resistance, the mother of 12 children coming from all continents, the owner of an amusement park designed to promote tolerance and an activist committed to the fight against racial segregation. She did all of that with a large smile, always free and dancing. Her will and her passionate spirit command admiration in this lively account by Sylvie Misslin, wonderfully illustrated in a vintage and colourful style by Charlotte Molas. Josephine Baker A Free Dancer
Also available in the Tell Me About Love series: › Tell Me About Love, For 3 to 5 years old › Boys and Girls, For 6 to 8 years old › Love, Friends and I, For 9 to 11 years old
non-fiction ii35 SYLVIE MISSLIN, ILL. BY ISABELLE MAROGER 170 X 230 MM • 82 PP • SOFTCOVER • €17.90 • 12+ A book that helps answer the questions young people ask themselves during puberty. This book is organized into 4 chapters: intimate body, taking care of yourself, relationships with others, sexuality. It gives teenagers information to reassure them and guide them through a disruptive period of their lives: puberty. Why do we smoke our first cigarette? When? How big is a penis? Can you fight acne? How do you learn to make love? Are social medias dangerous?...
Adolescence Discoveries and new questions
Simplified Chinese, Spanish
Written by a journalist and a clinical psychologist, each book adapts to the knowledge and the perceptions of the reader. The vocabulary, the design, and the format - with tabs, for an easy access to each different chapter - and even the layout vary according the child's age. A well achieved series, that replies clearly to great questions and can be used as a basis for talks between parents and children. - Nantes livres Jeunes Estonian, Greek, (Lat Am),
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picture books ii37 LUCIANA DE LUCA, ILL. BY NATALÍ BARBANI 170 X 220 MM • 32 PP • HARDBACK • 3+ Sometimes I feel strange, uncomfortable, scared. What's wrong with me? A soft and tender picture book about feeling anxious and how to get over such a feeling. "Sometimes, I don't know why... I feel strange. The world around me starts to go by too fast and loud." Anxious
“Magia”, gritó Luisa cuando el globo se soltó de su mano y viajó hasta el cielo.
Bigotini The Magician
Cuando apareció el mago Bigotini nos quedamos con los ojos redondos de asombro. No tenía galera, ni varita, ni traje con estrellas plateadas. Lo que sí tenía el mago era un bigote y una idea que desparramó por el barrio: La magia está en todas partes, solo hay que saber buscar.
picture books ii39 MARÍA LUZ MALAMUD, ILL. BY MARÍA ELINA 170 X 220 MM • 32 PP • HARDBACK • 4+ Where is magic? What things are magical? Bigotini the magician helps this small town's inhabitants find the magic all around them. Can you see it? "When Bigotini* the Magician appeared, we were wideeyed with amazement. He didn’t have a cape, wand, or silvery garment. What he did have was a moustache and an idea he proclaimed to every cranny and nook: Magic is everywhere, you just need to know how to look ". *bigote means "moustache".
picture books ii41 MARÍA LUZ MALAMUD, ILL. BY CRISTIAN TURDERA 170 X 220 MM • 32 PP • HARDBACK • 4+ Paparulo is going to be a daddy for the first time. And so he decides to study very hard. Until he realizes that you only need one thing to be a great daddy... A hilarious book. "Mr Paparulo had never been a dad before, so he shyly asked for help at the bookstore. He hopped off with The Big Handbook for Dads Who Don't Want to Be Bad." To Be A Great Dad Segundo y fundamental, para un papá excepcional: saber cuentos como mil y pelar un alcaucil. Quinto e imprescindible, para un papá infalible: dibujar un elefante y saber tejer un guante.
picture books ii43 NICOLÁS SCHUFF, ILL. BY GABRIELA BURÍN 170 X 220 MM • 32 PP • HARDBACK • 4+ Elena and her father make up a bedtime story together. "Once upon a time, there was a little girl who was always angry" - the daddy days. "I don't like that story!" - Elena says. "This one's better: once upon a time there was a daddy with a duck face." It's a story about a teacher and an evil witch. lt's a story that'II make you tremble with fear and laugh out loud. Two Heads –Porque en realidad no era maestra, sino una bruja malvada, que convertía a los chicos y las chicas en verduras… ¡y se los comía en ensalada!
Y cuando se les pasa están tan cansados que se duermen enseguida, contentos y abrazados.
picture books ii45 MARION JAMAULT 240 X 260 MM • 42 PP • HARDBACK • €14.90 • 3+ A graphic and funny book about a ball wolf with no luck! Not only does the ball wolf suffer from loads-of-curves, a genetic feature that develops on the belly area, but it also has the phantom quenot syndrome. In other words, its jaw is toothless. His belly is round but empty because it is impossible for him to chew a prey. This puts him in a very bad mood. His godmother, a fairy, is supposed to look after him. But she doesn't move an inch! The Ball Wolf Also available › CrabckersJamaultMarion Marion Jamault amaterraamaterra9:HSMDQI=Z[V^[[: Tout le monde les adore ? Cramponné à son rocher, le patron des crabes regarde les vacanciers se gaver de Crabiscuits. sa colère monte, monte... conserver à l’abri de l’humidité et des goinfres MÉDAILLE
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Marie de France’s fables are definitely worthy of her renowned successor. editor Laurence Faron " "
Five hundred years before famous French fabulist Jean de La Fontaine, a female writer, Marie de France, published brilliant fables. "The Fox and the Crow", "The Cricket and the Grasshopper", "The Lion and the Mouse"… So many famous tales are read and learnt by heart in French elementary schools and known all over the world. But Marie de France was the first poet to write in French these fables inspired by Greek author Esope, in the 12th century, five hundred years before Jean de La Fontaine. The twenty-five tales by Marie de France in this collection are full of inventiveness and freshness. Christian Demilly managed to translate the musicality of the text to touch 21th century readers. Fred L’s refined and humourous illustrations establish a link between the ancient poet’s voice and nowadays children. Marie de France
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picture books ii47 MARIE DE FRANCE, ADAPTED TO MODERN FRENCH BY CHRISTIAN DEMILLY, ILL. BY FRED L. 195 X 260 MM • 64PP • HARDBACK • €18.50 • 8+
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"At the back of Granny’s garden you will find a blue box my time capsule my year’s backup my last year of junior high the year of my two loves the year of feminism the year of Oscar’s death a year forever."
LUCILE DE PESLOÜAN • 96 PP • €8.90 • 13+
For the first time since her parents' divorce, Penelope goes on holiday with her mother, her new partner and his son Ulysses. The young girl feels reluctant as she thinks she is too fat, hates the beach and putting on a swimsuit. When she finds in a glass bottle a message written by a boy on holiday nearby, she regains hope... Who is this mysterious penfriend? Daughter vol. 2 YANN FASTIER • 192 PP • €16 • 13+
AGNÈS DE LESTRADE, B&W ILL. BY MARIE GRIBOUILLE • 72 PP • €8.90 • 8+
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The duo of heroines is back in action and plunges into the roots of Greek mythology. The duo of vigilantes made up by the Parisian novelist, Sidonie Jolibois, and her Russian tutor, Sasha Vlasenko, settle in the countryside. The young women are soon embroiled in a mysterious case: a farm girl, victim of a poltergeist, has disappeared. Alecto decides to investigate, leading the two heroines to the side of occult sciences and the god Pan, and to dismantle a network of crooked and cruel notables. Yann Fastier blends the codes of the popular novel and the mythology of Russian tales with an infectious greed. His novel is as eventful as one could wish, intriguing and overflowing with energy, with humor to boot. - Télérama, about volume 1 " vol 1: The Immortal's Egg "
Fourteen year-old Malou writes a poetic snapshot of her year for her to rediscover when she is older. The girl decides to make a time capsule: All year long, she writes, in a kind of diary, her feelings, her angers, her joys, her first loves, her feminist awakening, her to-do lists and her dreams. At the end of Summer, the young girl buries her capsule for the next fifteen years.
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A fluid and seemingly simple style in prose by committed and awarded author Lucile de Pesloüan, that reveals with a great accuracy and sensitivity the density of a 14 year-old's mind. Year
Heart Adrift
Accepting her body and her blended family: Summer holidays will not be a walk in the park for ten year-old Penelope.
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Panic at the City Hall › Mystery in Blueberry Land shortlisted for French award "Prix Cendres"
PASCAL BETTOCHI • 150 PP • €13.90 • 8+ Brimbelle et Fricadel Frisotis are back for a new investigation and travel through time to resolve a mystery in 1850! Brimbelle and Fricadel have fallen in a chasm that has made them travel through time. How to get back home? They need to act as detectives again to find out who has stolen the Mayor's sash. An important official ceremony is going to happen, his honour is at stake! A hilarious new adventure for the two resourceful kids!
A poetic, imaginative and tender story tackling the topic of the evolution of family ties after abuse within the parental couple. A security guard from the islands, a magic shell, a pink bicycle, a mad mistress in love, an old man who loves gazelle horns: Émile's world is full of fantasy. However, the boy lives with the painful memory of what he calls "the famous night". The night during which the drama that led to his father's departure happened. Since then, he has been waiting for a message from him. With Rosie, his bicycle, he puts letterboxes in carefully chosen places hoping that one day he will find a letter in one of them. They always end up living their lives as simple mailboxes and being used by others, bringing to the young boy some unlikely surprises. But one day, he finds a message to his attention...
GILLES BAUM • 240 PP • €13.90 • 10+
The Letterboxes
CAROLINE TOURY • 110 PP • €12.90 • 12+
A bittersweet chronicle of the transition from childhood to adolescence. Prudence grew up on a boat, following her parents’ dream, from African coasts to the United States and the West Indies... Until her mother’s betrayal and her parents’ break-up, told by this teenager who was snatched from her dream life. Prudence has to start over in an unknown environment, and a settled city life in the West of France. Like the hermit crab, she will have to find a bigger shell to fit her. This novel is about this erratic and fragile time, with the memory of a lifetime of travels and adventures gradually fading away to make room for the resilience of the heroine and her family.
The Salty Taste of the Wind
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