"In the midst of the gusts, in the freezing cold, a poor girl walked down the street: she had nothing on her head, she was barefoot." Discover or rediscover this Andersen fairy tale through the moving illustrations of Isabelle Desternes, who makes each scene in this story a truly delicate, fragile, and deeply touching tableau.

Once upon a time, there were five Chinese brothers who were as similar as a drop of water to another drop of water. Each of them had a special gift. One day, the eldest of the brothers is held responsible for the disappearance of a little boy. The sentence was swift. He was sentenced to death. However, the five brothers are like the five fingers of a hand. Nothing can separate them. And with their fabulous powers, they have more than one trick up their sleeve... A traditional Chinese tale revisited by Virginie Soffer and beautifully illustrated by Roshanak Ostad.

In ancient times, in China, a father mobilized for war leaves his home, leaving his daughter alone to whom he gives a white foal. Later, the daughter, unwary, promises her horse to marry her if he brings back the absent father. The horse is impatient and the daughter pretends to ignore the promise. It is then that the father discovers the foolish oath... The fate of the girl, her white horse and the appearance of the first silk thread will depend on his reaction.

Lilou loves to snuggle up to her mummy and her big round belly. But for the last few days, her parents have been very sad. Is it because they have realised that Lilou doesn't want to lend her toys to the little brother who is about to arrive? Her grandmother, Nanou, tells her a true story. A story that cannot be changed. The little brother who was in his mother's belly is dead. The text of this book, accompanied by superb illustrations that give it an incomparable evocative force, describes in a masterly way the distress of this little girl. It should help many families affected by this tragedy to find the words to soothe and comfort in the face of this ordeal so difficult to overcome ... Sensitive and poignant. À vos marques tapages, le coin des p'tits loups

When I was a child, the five mysterious pockets that adorned my mother's skirts occupied all my thoughts. As an adult, I received the five pockets as an inheritance, but would the letter that accompanied them help me discover their secrets? This album was part of the 1, 2, 3 albums selection of Livralire 2013.

Every summer, Louis spends his holidays at his grandfather's, who treats him to slices of rillettes for a snack. The two of them are very close, but we also understand that their relationship is fraught with unspoken words... This book was part of the Opalivres selection, category 6 years old.

The day should have started very simply. The shutters would have opened. We would have smelled the air from the balconies. We would have put on our skirts and underpants... prepared the chicory. We would have argued, or kissed. But on June 9, 1944, a countdown had started somewhere...

Ninon loves her old doggie Hector. They are inseparable, they run together, jump around together, always having fun together. But the day Hector starts to get too tired, Ninon's mum tells her that her favourite companion is now quite old. Even though she is a little worried, Ninon decides to make this new day the most wonderful, the craziest day of Hector's life. A beautiful story of friendship between a little girl and her beloved dog.

In the year 1943, the world was at war. Every day bombs were falling on the city of Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese army was afraid that bombs would hit the Ueno Zoo and wild animals would escape, threatening the public. So the army ordered the keepers to kill all the large animals. Despite their sadness, the guards obeyed. The lions, tigers, leopards, bears and large snakes were the first to perish. Yukio Tsuchiya's book tells the sad and true story of what happened when it was the elephants' turn to die.

A famous fable by Jean de La Fontaine, written in 1668. On March 31, 1668, Jean de La Fontaine published his first book: "Les Fables Choisies".

One morning of a beautiful autumn, like every day, she left in a yellow taxi...

August 1914. The world enters the war. Franck is proud to enlist, with his friend Mario. They will be back for Christmas, for sure! Let's go for the adventure. After training in England, it's the battlefields of northern France, the trenches, the offensive: in a word, hell!

A vampire, a zombie, a yeti and a werewolf try to keep an old and ugly man company, a writer whose inspiration has been lost through the years and the floorboards. Yet, there, above the stairs, floats a little ghost that can awaken even the driest of souls!

Lili-Rose gradually understands that Achilles, her white chinchilla, will not wake up. So she goes in search of another animal, "one that doesn't die". Thanks to this search, helped by a merchant full of mischief, she will gradually come to terms with the loss of her little companion, and, while remaining faithful to him, she will end up adopting Doris, a new grey-purple chinchilla...

Joëlle Ecormier and Brunella Baldi deal with the theme of grief in a delicate way. In small touches full of humour and tenderness, the author accompanies the reader through the different stages of overcoming grief and finding hope, while Brunella Baldi's luminous colours and round pencil sketches reinforce the softness of this book.

Once upon a time, a Mama Swallow was very upset. She had just lost a little egg that was very dear to her. Her son Gabriel tried to comfort her, with much affection and empathy.

This album addresses the theme of perinatal mourning with tact and subtlety.

You can find this book in English here: Mama Bird.

Louve wakes up one morning with the feeling that it is time for her to grow up. She goes alone into the forest and, there, surrounded by the nature she knows by heart, she thinks. Who is she really, who does she want to become? The thread of her thoughts unwinds, she thinks of her family and her father who is no longer there, of all the things she would like to tell them. At the foot of her favorite tree, she writes three letters in which she leaves everything that could prevent her from moving forward...

Sophie's mother called her Sophie-Fourire, because they always laughed together on the trumpet and accordion, especially when they made faces in front of the mirror. When her mother leaves forever because of an accident, Sophie can't find her pretty laugh anymore, even if her daddy and her friends want to help her get it back.In the end, perhaps it wasn't the laughter that was lost, but something else, another feeling that had to be let out so that the laughter could reappear...This album received the Prix Illustration Jeunesse, special mention for newcomers, at the Salon du livre de Trois-Rivières 2017.

This wise tale introduces Sophie, a little girl who loves to draw. Some time after the death of her old Uncle Tom, Sophie loses a precious object. Or has someone stolen her shining glass shard, a gift from her friend Emilio? With the help of Emilio and the soul of Tom, Sophie investigates with the cats and crows that live around the house. Thanks to the sensitive songs and illustrations that accompany the story, the little ones discover that the treasures of the heart can be found in the smallest gift. This book is a subtle approach to the theme of death, which is sometimes difficult to explain to children. This book was the winner of the 2017 Charles-Cros Children's Choice Award and received the 2008 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award.

Christine lived in a small town under the endless skies of Manitoba where time passed most slowly in the heat of summer. She explored its streets on roller skates or stilts, to go faster or see further. One morning, under the leaves of a small maple tree, she discovered an old man, Mr. Saint-Hilaire, who invited her to spend a whole day on the shore of Lake Winnipeg.

A famous fable by Jean de La Fontaine written in 1668. On March 31, 1668, Jean de La Fontaine published his first work: "Les Fables Choisies".

A little girl who wants to discover the world, a big girl who wants to protect her from it, thinking that she has all the time in the world. Simple and carefully chosen words deliver a fair and sincere emotion.

A famous fable by Jean de La Fontaine, written in 1668. On March 31, 1668, Jean de La Fontaine published his first work: "Les Fables Choisies".

All German speakers know the first two lines of Goethe's famous poem, sometimes they also remember the last one: In seinem Armen das Kind war tot. This kamishibai includes the poem in German and its translation into French, so the reading can be done with two actors.

The text is in French and German.