1925, Joséphine arrives in France. It's the beginning of an incredible adventure.

In a joyous and energetic turbulence, the little girl from the poor neighborhoods of Saint-Louis in Missouri will become an immense star but also an engaged woman, ready to fight to defend her values.

Against the dictatorship of a thin and perfect body. The mouse Moussy, with a slim figure, is at the Opera to take the little rat contest. The Fluettes sisters, ill-intentioned mice with ultra-thin waists, point out to her that it will be difficult to pass the contest without losing weight. Moussy, influenced and destabilized, goes on a diet until she stops eating and loses all her strength. Fortunately the VSS, the Old Wise Mouse, watches over Moussy...

Vanity pushed to the point of ridicule...

Moussy, the little dancing mouse, is confronted with the dictatorship of brands and the "disposable" fashion. She can't afford to be like her friends who go on a shopping spree. So how can she be stylish without spending a penny? Her pugnacity and the advice of the VSS, the Old Wise Mouse, will enable her to find THE solution. Once again, she will triumph while getting her friends to change their dress code.

Among the children around her, Penelope stands out because she doesn't talk. She doesn't feel like it. She prefers to listen. She prefers silence. In this noisy (and sometimes hostile) world, where you have to be heard in order to exist, how do you find your place?

The Frog and the Ox is a famous fable by Jean de La Fontaine. It is the story of a frog who, out of envy and jealousy, will inflate himself to become as big as an ox. But by trying too hard to imitate, he will pay the price... This fable criticizes human vanity: it is better to stay as you are.

In the mirror, Louise only finds flaws. A real pataprout! But not everyone thinks so...

A mouse feels too small and weak. She then decides to slip into the skin of different bigger and stronger animals... In turn snake, cat, elephant, whale and others, the little mouse discovers sensations and powers that she did not know! In the end, what will she choose?

Amandine's parents are divorced and get along very well. Everything is in its place in the little girl's life. But one day her father introduces her to his lover, who is none other than Jean, his daughter's teacher. Amandine finds it hard to accept her father's homosexuality. For a while, her father chooses to break off his relationship with Jean so as not to interfere with his relationship with his daughter. But thanks to her friends and her mother, Amandine finally understands: "It's all love, just love". And she will, with the help of her friends, bring about a meeting between her father and Jean so that they can renew their relationship.This album was part of the selection of the 2018-2019 Ruralivres Nord fair, intermediate category.

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...

Since his childhood, Zhou Chu is arrogant and brutal. Only his cousin Yisha keeps her affection for him while the other inhabitants of his village look at him as a scourge as painful as a tiger and a monstrous fish. Urged by the villagers to confront these ferocious creatures, he disappears during the fight. Believing the three of them to be dead, the village goes into a frenzy. But soon, Zhou Chu returns... Will he be able to understand the villagers' attitude and make himself more friendly?

Kenjo, a little ostrich who lives in the African savannah with his family, dreams of flying. But an ostrich does not fly...

A lovely and beautifully illustrated tale that teaches children to believe in their dreams.

For this summer, it's stuffed! No choice! Pénélope is going to her uncle and her aunt's in the middle of nowhere, where she'll have for only friends her narrow-minded cousin and her other cousin, clothes-makeup and boy-crazy. Horrible! But, she didn't plan to meet the charming Dylan, and the strange Maya!

Their names are Madelyn, Agostina, David or Mademba... They come from the four corners of the world and, like each of us, they have a dream, a secret of their own, an unacknowledged fear... Over the pages, they reveal themselves and offer us a part of their intimacy.This album was part of the selection 1,2,3 albums of Livralire 2020 and was Coup de coeur of the Salon d'essayage of Saint-Paul-les-Trois-Châteaux 2020.

The wolf often howled like this, with his throat open and his eyes closed. All in his cry. He did not see her approaching, the young girl. Did not hear her light step. At least, that's what she thought. This album was part of the international selection White Ravens 2015 and of the selection of children's books "Fille garçon l'aventure d'être soi" made by the Atelier des Merveilles for the Drôme department the same year. The cover was selected by the Society of Illustrators of New-York 2014.

When she comes home from school, Lola spends hours in front of the mirror: she looks at herself, puts on make-up, and trains to parade like a real model. But things get complicated when Auntie Christelle suggests she enter the Little Miss contest...This book is supported by the Mission aux droits de femmes de Corrèze and was part of the Opalivres selection, category 7-8 years old.

How to turn your faults into qualities Moussy is a plump little mouse who is a broom attendant but dreams of dancing in the opera. When her mouse friends advise her to give up because of her looks, she starts to cry. Then VSS appears: the Wise Old Mouse. She knows everything and solves the most complicated problems. She will help Moussy to take advantage of her looks and teach her that "a defect can become a quality, it's only a question of will"...

"If I were a bird, I would share the crumbs of the sparrows. Then, when the neighbor's cat comes... I would jump on his back and tame him! Then, with my friends, we would go for a hike. We would go out of the city... We would have a surprising encounter on the side of the road... We would cross the countryside... And we would go to the sea." But who would love to be a bird? What would you do if you could fly away?

This is the story of a little guy who has big problems with words... Yet he spares no effort to learn to read and write. If only his teacher and his parents knew how much time he spends on it! When you're a child, it's not always easy to learn to read... an area where pressure comes from all sides! This book is a reminder that all good learning requires kindness. This book was part of the Opalivres selection, category 6 years.

A brown bear, feeling bored in his forest, decides to go on an adventure. After walking for several days, he arrives at the North Pole and discovers an unknown world. A territory where everything is white, even the bears... "L'ours brun qui voulait être blanc" is a tender and humorous tale about diversity and self-acceptance.

Hippolite is a hippopotamus who dreams of being a crocodile. He finds them beautiful with their emerald skin, their streamlined bodies and their sparkling teeth... Unfortunately, when the hippo looks in the mirror, he doesn't have the same style as his idols.

So he goes to the part of the river occupied by the reptiles and tries to get accepted by their group. But the grass is not always greener in the neighbor's house. He soon realizes that being a crocodile also has its bad side.

Odilon would really like to be big. And big. And strong. And even a bit mean. But how can you scare people when you're so small and so cute?

When Rosie's dad saw his daughter in the maternity ward, his heart filled with pride. After the eldest son, he had the little princess he was expecting. - Why don't we call her Rosie?" he suggested to Mum. Yes, but here goes... Rosie has grown up, and she doesn't like pink or dolls! This book was part of the Opalivres selection, category 6 years old.