I don't like big people's offices. They're down the hall. You're all alone. And above all...

In the wonderful land of monsters, Boubouh is born, a little monster like no other. With parents who are champions of the Worst Streumon, the cup of the most terrifying monsters, he is predestined to follow in their footsteps. But Boubouh is horrified by children and has many other dreams in mind... Grandpa Glups, an old retired teddy bear, will help him overcome his fear by training him to tame children through cat-tossing, burping contests and many other joyful and instructive activities...

In those days I was so blue, so marvellously blue, that no one in living memory had ever seen a more beautiful bird. I was prouder than a peacock. So proud that I strutted before all the animals. So proud that one day I even dared to compare myself to the Sun... This album was part of the selection Lire et Faire lire 2015.

Sleeping Beauty is a folk tale, one of the most famous versions of which is that of the Grimm brothers, published in 1812.

Sleeping Beauty: a summary of the story

The king and queen are mourning the fact that they have no children. One day, a frog appears and announces: "Your wish will be granted, within a year you will give birth to a girl". The frog's prediction came true and the queen gave birth to the child she had wanted so much. The king organises a big party to celebrate the event and invites all the fairies of the country. But a nasty fairy who had been forgotten arrives and puts a spell on the little princess: "When you are fifteen, you will be pricked with a spindle and you will fall dead". Another fairy tries to ward him off: "You will not die, you will sleep for a hundred years"...

Every year, during the Great Wizard Parade of the Wizards, the Dubalai win the Golden Cauldron! But the youngest daughter, Witchcraft, doesn't seem to be very good and misses all her spells. However, this year, Sorcinette must participate in the contest. Her family is very worried...

Abandoned by their parents, Margaux and Jeannot are lost in the forest. In this Grimm's tale, a mysterious white bird guides them to a wonderful house made of bread, cakes and sugar. But this house belongs to a wicked witch who has a habit of eating children...

When you're a real gourmand, how can you be satisfied with just one child a year? Leaving his parents, the little ogre takes off to conquer the world and its inhabitants. A world tour for little children that ends well, of course.

One morning, Bernard the dragon stops breathing fire and decides to find out what kind of spell has been cast on him.

"This tale, told throughout the Middle East in different versions, is about initiation. Not the little one, but the big one, the real one, the one that turns the monster into a human." "The illustrations set a funny, light-hearted tone to this potentially scary tale of devouring."