When he was working, Salomé's grandfather was a chocolatier. Unfortunately, since he retired, he no longer wants to hear about chocolate. No more truffles or mochas for his little girl! It's impossible to make him change his mind. The grandfather is determined to take advantage of his retirement to have a good time. But the little girl is just as determined to find her Papi Chocolat, the one with the truffles and mochas.This album received the Chronos Vacances 2018 Prize and was part of the Opalivres selection, category 4-5 years.

Every year, for his birthday, a father paints a picture for his son. But not just any painting! Because on those mornings, he invites his child to enter his painting in order to pass on to him some of the values that he himself has received from his own parents. Thus, over the years, he helps him to climb a step or take up a challenge. Until the child, now grown up, takes flight.

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.

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.

Like all nightmares, Charles-Édouard and his parents are not afraid of anything... except kisses. Every night, before the little nightmare sneaks into a child's sleep, his dad warns him: - You scare him until he calls his mommy. And as soon as she arrives to give him a kiss, you run away! But one night, Charles-Édouard decides to stay for the kiss...This book was part of the Opalivres selection, category 2-3 years.

One evening, Louis asks his father, who is watching TV, what was the best day of his life. Then he asks his mother, who is working on her computer. And finally, he disturbs his older sister in the middle of a texting session. They all answer him quickly, too busy with their screens...This album was part of the Opalivres selection, 6 years old category, and of the Lire et Faire lire 2017 selection.

Louise lives with her parents by the sea in northern France. She likes to spend time with her aunt, who is a great handywoman, and to practice her favorite activity: hunting seagulls! One day, on the beach, she meets Asaf. The young boy lives with his family in a makeshift tent in the woods near her home. They have fled their war-torn country... This book was awarded the Prix "les enfants mettent leur Grain de Sel" by the students of Nau 2020 and was part of the Opalivres selection, category 7-8 years.

One hour. One hour with him, snuggling up to his laughter, breathing in his hazelnut smell, watching him flex his muscles, moving his ears, listening to him call me "my son", stretching his neck towards the clouds, out there, one hour of nothing at all, one hour to forget all the others.

This book was awarded the Franco-German Prize for Children's Literature 2015, organized by the Foundation for Franco-German Cultural Cooperation and the European Children's Book Fair. It was also part of the selection of the Bonnes lectures of the Salon de Montreuil 2014.

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

Mr. and Mrs. Jolitrille have just had a pretty little chick. The father, a famous singing teacher, decides that his son will have the most beautiful, the most brilliant, the most wonderful song of all the birds... This album received the Val d'Aurence Limoges Prize 2015.

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...

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.

Every evening, at mealtime, little Jeanne is worried. She waits without making a sound. And what she dreads always ends up happening: the argument, the anger, the shouting. Jeanne is afraid. Sometimes she runs away, to Grandma's house or to the plain, on her blue bicycle. But tonight, it's raining and it's dark.... So she closes her eyes, presses her hands very hard over her ears and escapes, far, very far from here, where her life is beautiful, where her life will be beautiful...This album was part of the Opalivres 2020 selection and is supported by the Ministry for Women's Rights.

When Grandpa Zoum tells his fabulous memories, his grandchildren Zic and Zac would be tempted not to believe him. However, this voluble grandfather does not lie, well... not quite! And after all, grown-ups also have the right to dream. The essential landmarks are there: wolves, blizzards, bears, night and cold. The fantasy is invited, with the cat, unexpected in the decor. Bibliographical notes

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.

Grand-Aigle and Petit-Castor floated down the tumultuous river to the quiet shores of Lake Massawippi. There, seated at the shore, under the starry sky of a full moon night, the old wise man tells his grandson about the birth of the Amerindian people, on a peaceful day, in the early light of the world's very first morning.

My big brother is an alien. Well, he doesn't have antennae, but he's still from another planet. He speaks a strange language. Sometimes it's hard for the two of us to talk to each other: I only know Earth language... But when he fell from his star, he became... My Extra Big Brother. This album was part of the Opalivres selection, category 4-5 years.

Juliette's best friend is Rose. Together, the two girls love to go to the garden to observe nature and invent funny words. However, they do not always have the same vision of the world. One sees with her eyes, the other with her heart...This book was part of the "Tous nos coups de coeur" Opalivres selection.

Ever since she was little, Lisette has been crying. If she can't hold back her tears, the little girl uses jars to contain them...

It's the story of a father who has lost his joy (for a reason we discover at the very end of the album). But he doesn't talk about it with his son, who doesn't stop the latter from wondering.

It's story time for Mistress Amandine's class. Hélène the librarian starts to read... My treasure, little monster, cuddly toy, little louse, boubou, sausage..., they have nice little names, at home, the children. But Valentin has no sweet words; his mother is so tired that all she has left are hard words, black words that suffocate. The difficulties of everyday life sometimes make it impossible for a mother (or father) to communicate with her child in a non-violent way. It is therefore important for everyone to be attentive to others and to try never to forget to show them our love. THE IBBY