Once upon a time lived mice in a country called Mouseland. They lived a lot like we do and they even voted. Strangely enough, though, they happened to vote massively for... cats. Big, fat, cats. Until one day, a mouse had an earth-shaking new idea.A funny and easy to understand parabel of our society.
Enough is enough. Chip the sheep has decided that this year he will escape before the big shearing day. He wants to see the mountains, discover the world and keep his fluffy wool. No one can stop him, not even the thought of wolfs hunting in the forest. So off he goes!
"Once upon a time, there was one, no... two bears on an ice floe, no... on a road..." Will the narrator be able to tell his story ? Brown Bear and White Bear are determined to take their destiny back.
In a quiet town nestled on a river bank, people fear the heavy rains that foretell the rise of a terrible dragon. When one day, the beast comes out of its dark lair in the deep of the earth and attacks the town, enough is enough! Young Radegonde, a brave and inventive girl, decides to deliver the town from its plague. She comes up with a plan to get rid of the monster, once and for all. But when the reader turns the book around, it is the dragon’s turn to speak and to give her side of the story.
Bernard is a strong and brave dragon. But one day, the most unbelievable thing happens: he can’t breathe fire anymore. He breathes all sorts of things except beautiful, scorching flames: out of his terrible mouth comes out a vase, an electric guitar, a boomerang, a basketball… How will he defend himself against knights in shining armours, how will he roast his marshmallows? And more importantly, what’s going on?
Each page unveils a new room and a new weird creature: fifteen surprising Freaks. They hide in the house and play with their favorite objects, turning the everyday looks and sound of the house into a fantastic playground.
She is impressive, with her huge legs and her long neck. Having a giraffe as a friend is so much fun, when you climb on top of her head, you see the world from a different perspective. But little by little, Arsène notices signs appearing on the doors of shops and parks. "Entrance forbidden to animals with long necks"... Arsène refuses to let things slide and decides to take action.
Malvina is a witty little girl, full of imagination: each and every day, she invents incredible machines to assist or entertain her in her daily life. Her mother, on the other hand, spends most of her time worrying sick about any little detail. Malvina dreams about these worries flying away and disappearing. Summoning all of her creativity, the young girl decides to invent a machine that will appease all her mother’s worries. But everything doesn’t quite go as planned...
Barry and Melvin the sparrows stuff themselves all day long in a supermarket. Everything is so sweet and easy to reach! One day, an odd migratory bird arrives, a bit lost. He tells them the wonders of the world out there. At first they mock him but then once he leaves, Barry and Melvin miss him. They decide to look for him and realize along the way that they don’t want to give up sun, wind, large skies. After great debate, they choose freedom and nature.
When the first day of class arrives, a little boy is confused to hear the other kids ask about his father: he’s never had one. "My daddy went back to the sea, ‘cause he is a fish", he announces, proudly yet embarrassed. He tries hard to convince everyone, and mostly himself this is true! However, when called a liar, he goes to the sea, hoping to find his father. Instead, he meets a man who could become his father.
Mirette is a little mole who wants to discover the world and find her own little hole to call it home. She meets strange groups of moles while carrying a cheese and worms cake in her backpack and escapes various dangers. She finally figures out that sharing good food brings people together so she decides to open her own restaurant. An adorable story about self-discovery and discovering others through an amusing look at our modern lives.
The freaks are back ! This time, they areall over school and even weirder than before.After all, even monsters have to learn how toread. That is... when they are not busy SLUUURP-ingin the kitchen or SCRUUUNCH-ing your pencils.
