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 pond, all the frogs were celebrating. All but one. All the frogs were getting ready for the big event. All but one... In a humorous way, Tullio Corda invites us to revisit certain clichés, which will not fail to make young and old smile.

Seven intrepid frogs who do as they please and an eighth who thinks that it can't go on like this forever and who is going to ask her sisters to think about it a bit. Eight little frogs, talkative and lively, full of good will to reflect on liberty, equality and fraternity... just that. An approach to philosophy proposed to the little ones in a playful yet serious way. A very theatrical text accompanied by images that are more abstract than narrative, an original and interesting approach that is closer to painting than to illustration, which perfectly punctuate the notions developed by the text.

All the animals are singing with their best voices, and it will be up to the one who sings the loudest.

In his sun-scorched homeland, Tom is walking by the river when he discovers an egg at his feet. What animal could it belong to? Tom sets out to find the mother of this lost egg, but it will not be without misadventures. A long walk follows to discover the animals that live in the billabong.

The three-spotted toad waits, motionless, in the middle of the pond. It is because it is hungry. A hunger like a wolf! And that's huge for a toad. What dish is refined enough to please his delicate palate? A funny story where the punchline leaves no one hungry.

Gertrude the frog doesn't like the stiff hair on her feet, and she doesn't like being teased by the other frogs. She moves to a quieter pond, where no one can laugh at her. Her encounter with a pink-skinned toad teaches her a valuable lesson about accepting difference, and the new friends live proudly with their pink hair and skin, letting the nastiness "slide off them without ever reaching them.

Unlike Hansel and Gretel, this tale by the Brothers Grimm is little known. A king who feels his end is near does not know which of his three sons should succeed him. They will undergo tests by following the three feathers he blows from the square of his castle.

For some time now, Dr. Turnip and Sir Leek, two strange detectives, have been flying to the rescue of the inhabitants of the vegetable garden. In the course of their investigations, they solve riddles and secrets. And what happens to the peas when they meet a modern princess? And why did the ten little cabbages disappear one Christmas Eve? If you want to know the secret of the pretty chubby strawberries, you'll have to follow the two detectives.

Rainette is carrying a mysterious bag, the neighbouring animals imagine the contents of this bag and chase Rainette to get their hands on it!

Una pequeña rana cree que es muy ordinaria y se desespera por atraer la atención de los otros animales. cuando descubre que puede crecer infinitamente al beber el agua del río, empieza a beber toda el agua de la tierra hasta la última gota, para poner al mundo a sus pies...

A little frog thinks she is too ordinary and despairs to attract the attention of other animals. When she discovers she can grow infinitely by drinking the river's water, she begins to swallow all the water of the earth, to the last drop, in order to put the world at her feet...

This book is also available in English: The water of the earth.

It's raining... water and frogs are best friends! Its smooth skin that differentiates it from its cousin the toad, makes her a true swimming champion! But careful, not all of them live in the water. Even if we often imagine frogs croaking by their pool, some of them prefer the forests' mildness. To spend winter safely, some of them are capable of changing their temperature and heart rate! During love season, they sing loudly before mating. The female lays her eggs underwater. Soon, the tadpoles live in the pool. The legs come out of their body, the tail disappears, and there! The frogs hop out of the water.