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    • Picture books
      September 2020

      The Space Swing

      by Jean Leroy

      Head in the stars... A moment of grace as the parents play along with their kids’ game. Mim and Crocus set up a swing with Dad. And it’s not just any swing. It’s a space swing! They invite Mom to try it out. When Dad rings the little bell for takeoff, Mim and Crocus give the swing a push. Di-ling di-ling! The journey has come to an end.

    • Picture books
      November 2020

      Doctor Popov

      by Dorothée de Monfreid

      A new adventure with the doggies! Today Popov has decided to be the doggies’ personal doctor. But nobody wants a check-up or medicine. Popov starts to cry... If that’s the case, he’s going to drink all of the cough syrup.

    • Family & home stories (Children's/YA)
      August 2020

      Miranda and Chocolate

      by Astrid Desbordes

      Sweet treats as a form of resistance to uninspiring daily life and insipid junk food. Super chic parents, a governess, a never-ending list of things she isn’t allowed to do and an equally long list of obligations... Miranda’s upbringing is perfect in every way. And her life is perfectly boring. Her only reprieve is the joyful Pétrus family... and their legendary pastries. As it turns out, Miranda isn’t their only fan. Wonderfood, the industrial giant, has also set its sights on the Pétrus family, but for other reasons...

    • Historical fiction (Children's/YA)
      March 2020

      Natural Histories: Mammoth Mission

      by Xavier-Laurent Petit

      Amouksan is the oldest living person in the world. She lives in Siberia, on the edge of the world, near the spirit realm. Nowadays, all she has left are memories, and three precious objects that have been given to her: a leather talisman, photographs, and a magnificent dress she has only worn once, a very long time ago. Her trapper father wished to have a son, so that he could teach him how to hunt deer in the winter, and salmon fishing in the summer. That is how he came to raise Amouksan as a boy. But that year, they discovered together a giant who came all the way back from the ice ages. A Mammoth. It will have them embark on the most incredible journey of their lives.

    • Picture books
      September 2020

      The Storm is Coming!

      by Christine Davenier

      Take cover, everyone! The perfect book to reassure young ones on a stormy night. The animals in the forest are panicking. Quickly! They must leave their homes. While the elements are raging outside, they all take shelter at their neighbor’s home. But soon nowhere will be safe. Where will they go now? On the planet Homo-Dino, the smallest on the food chain are eaten by the largest. So how do you become a hunter when you’re knee-high to a grasshopper? To put a stop to everyone’s teasing, Flint makes a dangerous bet: in less than seven moons, he’ll defeat the... terrible Eat-Everything!

    • Horror & ghost stories, chillers (Children's/YA)
      October 2020

      Marilou and the Big Fire

      by Valérie Zenatti

      Squirrels grow up very quickly. Marilou is only eight months old, but she’s no longer a child. It’s time for her to explore the forest. For the first time ever, she heads out to pick cherries. And she makes her first friend. His name is Malik and he’s super warm and friendly. What an adventure! But danger is lurking and a huge fire starts to rage through the forest. Quickly, Marilou, run!! But in the rush, she loses track of everything that’s familiar. The path? Her house? Her friend? Where is everybody? The quest for a new world is about to begin.

    • Adventure stories (Children's/YA)
      October 2020

      Apres Minuit - After Midnight Vol.1

      Too Much Salt in the Spaghetti

      by Clémentine Mélois

      All of the codes of the fantasy genre are revisited: werewolves, gnomes, mermaids, ogres, vampires, mummies... It all started because my dad put too much salt in the spaghetti. Rosalie, my little sister, and I got thirsty in the middle of the night and that’s when we heard a noise outside. So we crept outside to take a peek (even if Rosalie is little). And that’s how we found out that our next-door neighbor (who is also our teacher) was a werewolf! Let me tell you, a werewolf wearing a flowery dress and lavender perfume is strange to say the least! But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Let me tell you what happened next...

    • General fiction (Children's/YA)
      November 2020

      Dagfrid

      Thor-oughly Unfair

      by Agnès Mauthieu Daude

      “By Thor, if I have kids some day, they’ll be free to do as they please!” Dagfrid has no desire to help prepare the chiefs’ banquet. It may be an honor, but it’s also unfair. Because in the Viking world, the girls have to cook stinky fish while the boys train to become warriors or seafarers. As for Dagfrid’s brother, it looks like he’s preparing for a future just lazing about. In the meanwhile, the banquet won’t cook itself...

    • Picture books
      August 2020

      Tiguidanke

      by Vanessa Simon-Catelin

      Not hungry! A heroine with a big personality who isn’t scared of anything. Tiguidanké doesn’t want to finish the food on her plate. No way, José! So Dad threatens to call the wolf, but when the wolf arrives, things don’t go quite as planned…

    • General fiction (Children's/YA)
      August 2020

      Sidonie the Mouse

      by Clothilde Delacroix

      Ready for adventure? An eco-friendly, minimalist, and adventurous heroine. Sidonie the Mouse loves to write. Above all, she likes to tell adventure stories. But one day, she runs into writer’s block. She doesn’t have a single idea... Luckily her mother has more than one trick up her sleeve!

    • Horror & ghost stories, chillers (Children's/YA)
      October 2020

      Little Vampire Vol.1

      The Horror Film

      by Joann Sfar

      Little Vampire as a hero of a novel! We’d dreamt of this moment and Joann Sfar made it happen! It all started with a horror film. “You’re too little, Michel,” Little Vampire had warned me. But we went to see The Commando of the Living Dead anyway... The Nazi zombies were super scary, but since it was just a movie, it didn’t bother me that much. The problem is that they came back that night, in my dreams! So I created a door and they left. Whew! Except that I didn’t know where that door led. Then Marguerite came and told me to hurry: terrifying zombies had just shown up on Little Vampire’s doorstep...

    • Picture books
      October 2020

      Lisette and the Big Lie

      by Catharina Valckx

      Lying? For real? Telling a big lie? Lisette and her friend Bobi have never done that before. And yet it’s supposed to be fun. Why don’t they try it out to see? Just then, Popof the elephant shows up. When he asks a simple question, Lisette and Bobi seize the opportunity to make up a silly lie. The problem with lies is that they often take on a life of their own...

    • Picture books
      October 2020

      Where Are You From?

      by Yvan Pommaux

      A mineral saga that you won’t forget anytime soon! A journey through time told by an unusual narrator: a pebble. Everyone knows that stones don’t move. So although they chat amongst themselves, they sometimes get a bit bored. Beautiful and smooth pebbles, on the other hand, are picked up, collected, and change hands. They travel. But this pebble is tired of moving around and settles down amidst the stones. Where is he from? Has he always been a pebble? What was he before that? It’s a long and surprising story... The stones won’t be bored for long.

    • Picture books
      November 2020

      Our Goldilocks

      by Adrien Albert

      An intruder’s on the prowl! A suspenseful book for the youngest readers. Big Papa Bear, Big Mama Bear, and Little Baby Bear go out to the garden, leaving their steaming cups of hot chocolate on the table. But who’s this? An intruder, drawn by the delicious aroma of hot chocolate, sneaks into the house and proceeds to make a real mess. And when the bear family returns, the intruder runs to hide for fear of being... eaten? Reality will be very different! Adrien Albert’s version of this famous tale. Ever since he met Scarlett, the little girl he’d always dreamed of, Palomino is impatient. As soon as it’s the weekend, he races off to meet up with her. When he sees his friends Roxy and Arizona, he gallops to outrun them. Near the old canyon where they all meet to play, he runs like the wind! So when Scarlett disappears, Palomino rushes off to save her. And nobody will slow him down.

    • Picture books
      October 2020

      Meow! Chirp! Bonk!

      by Matthieu Maudet

      The heroine of Go Fetch! is back, and she’s braver than ever! Thanks to her red cape, Lucie is “Super Lulu.” She’s going to save the world! Suddenly she hears, “Meow! Chirp! Bonk!” A cat, a baby bird, and a turtle are in danger! Super Lulu doesn’t think twice before heading to the rescue! Really? So why can we still hear, “Meow! Chirp! Bonk!”...?

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