Liberty, equality, fraternity... But in fact, what does this motto mean? Have fun with the everyday situations that Pierre Gay offers you to (re)discover, through them, the values of our Republic! "[...] excellent: accessible to all children, concrete and perfectly clear" - Nicolas Cadène, general reporter of the Observatory of Secularism.

Liberty, equality, fraternity... But in fact, what does this motto mean? Enjoy the everyday situations that Pierre Gay proposes to you to (re)discover, through them, the values of our Republic!

Hana is a refugee in France because there is a war in her country. At night, she sleeps with her mom in a museum, very close to "Mademoiselle Vole". But, that is a secret, you mustn't say it. Until the day where...

Freely inspired by Tommy Douglas' 1961 speech, this funny and tender book features delicious little mice ruled by black cats. The mice rebel, chase away the black cats and elect white cats as their new leaders. The trouble is just beginning.

With her walking stick and her bamboo flute, the storyteller went from village to village, from one country to another, enjoying each encounter as a gift. But one day, as she took out her instrument, all the villagers left the square. Even the children, usually so curious, turned their backs on her. A beautiful tribute to freedom of expression. This album is supported by Amnesty International. It was part of the selection "Tous nos coups de coeur" Opalivres and the selection Lire et Faire lire 2016.

An elephant is about to cross the river. Two tigers in love ask him to take them on his back. Then three monkeys, a family of mongooses, a young cobra and finally a parrot. Loaded up like an ocean liner, the elephant takes off when a small spider falls gently on the parrot's head. The fragile crew wobbles... Splash! By the way, has anyone noticed the tiny ant that has been climbing and climbing since the beginning of the story?

I" and "the Other" meet on the way to school, which could just as well be the way of life. Along the way, they question each other about who they are and why they are here, together. They get to know each other, confide in each other, experience moments of fear and joy, help each other, defy the gaze of others, move forward by setting real or imaginary goals. As children, they dream of a tomorrow that would be designed to their liking, in a fair and balanced way. Free.The Other is the one we don't know, the one who arrives one day and asks nothing more than to be among us, the others. We are all Others to someone.

Mina has no home. Every morning, Mama goes in search of a place to shelter her children. But it's not enough. Until one day...

Les gens, ça n’existe pas ! Il y a toujours une personne, plus une personne, plus une autre personne... Chacun de nous est unique et différent.

Un album où règne un joyeux bazar coloré de la vie quotidienne pour aborder le thème de l’altérité, du regard que chacun d’entre nous pose sur l’autre.

This book, written and illustrated by Anne Villeneuve, is inspired by the life of Kees Vanderheyden, author of La guerre dans ma cour, published by Boréal, and tells the story of his youth under the German occupation. Sometimes funny, sometimes shocking, the book tells the story of this young boy's confrontation with the enemy, who becomes human, and then finally a friend. This book was a finalist for the 2009 Alvine-Bélisle and Boabab awards. It received the 2009 TD Award and the 2010 Marcel-Couture Award.

Monsieur Franklin n’aime pas son voisin, ni les fêtes trop bruyantes, ni cet oiseau qui roucoule sur son toit. Monsieur Franklin n’aime rien tant que le silence. Mais il a beau crier : « CHUT ! CHUT ! », rien n’y fait. Pire, plus il crie plus l’oiseau grossit et pèse sur sa vie… et sur sa maison. Jusqu’à cette nuit où « Crac ! », celle-ci s’écroule ! N’écoutant que son cœur, le voisin de Monsieur Franklin lui vient en aide…

Le texte simple, tendre et très réussi est sublimé par les illustrations de Florian Pigé qui s'est surpassé ! La Mare aux mots

This morning, catastrophe: a hen is missing! It's the battle of the hen house. We have to do everything to find her but how to organize ourselves ?

Bear is hungry, very hungry, but she is weak and tired... As she approaches the river, she comes face to face with a little boy, who is as surprised as she is. Will they get scared and turn back, or will they approach each other? Especially since the woodcutter and father of the child is following the scene a few meters away...

Mi is the hero of five short stories, each identified by a colour (blue, green, red, yellow and pink) and studded with situations full of poetry. Short stories for the little ones, animated by black and white drawings with original lines, which plunge us into a dreamlike and singular universe.

Marika tells the story of an immediate, total friendship, with no boundaries. No boundaries? The laws of the adults will play a bad trick on these two girls who believe in the strength of a promise despite everything. An album that refers to current events, a committed story.

In the hills of Sicily, it's siesta time. You can only hear the cry of the crickets.

But if you listen carefully, you can hear a buzzing sound approaching... Bzzzzzzzzz. A bee? But no, it is the library on three wheels of Orazio! Orazio, a former village teacher and book lover, travels through the villages of the hills. His mission: to offer readings to isolated populations.

One morning, Mr. Lucien Chastellux, known as "the prince", receives a letter from abroad from a young woman who introduces herself as his daughter. His daughter? But which daughter? Lucien has no children, as far as he knows. And then, what arrogance, what shamelessness! To claim to be the descendant of the prince! He searched in his memory, no, nothing, nothing of this kind. Perhaps, all the same, it would be necessary to go to look at it more closely, and here he is thus on his way to the Americas. For God's sake, will the mystery be solved there? Wouldn't this young woman, Idiotie, be after his fortune (his heart's fortune, at least, because he is broke)? We shall see, as we read this story, which will hold a few surprises for the prince, since across the Atlantic he will have a rendezvous with the woman who calls him "Daddy", but also, providentially, with Love... 

Léon has a big project, to knit the longest scarf in the world. Little by little, his friends join him and get involved, it's certain that no one will ever be cold again.

This story-tale evokes mutual aid and fraternity, through the birth of a family of hearts.What can unite a dignified old man, a homeless cricket, a rag doll, an orphaned little girl, a fearful giant and an abandoned house? Solidarity! This album was part of the Opalivres selection, category 6 years old and was Coup de coeur Jeune public de l'Académie Charles Cros 2018.

At nightfall, on the eve of December 6, the good St. Nicholas and his disturbing companion, Le Hans, make their rounds in a village in Alsace. Julien is eagerly awaiting them, but his sister Caroline would like them to forget about him. On St. Nicholas' Day, tradition dictates that children who have been good all year receive sweets and small gifts. But if they have not been good, they will suffer the wrath of the bogeyman called Hans Trapp in Alsace, whom all the children call "Le Hans".

Father, mother, brother, sister, everyone remembers the country, their country...