It is winter. All the colours of the forest have faded and given way to cold and silence. There's no question of ever going outside again! During this time of year in Japan, the tanuki sleeps soundly in its burrow... and doesn't move until spring returns! But this winter, a strange feeling comes over his stomach...

In the year 1943, the world was at war. Every day bombs were falling on the city of Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese army was afraid that bombs would hit the Ueno Zoo and wild animals would escape, threatening the public. So the army ordered the keepers to kill all the large animals. Despite their sadness, the guards obeyed. The lions, tigers, leopards, bears and large snakes were the first to perish. Yukio Tsuchiya's book tells the sad and true story of what happened when it was the elephants' turn to die.

After the Fukushima tsunami and the death of her grandmother, Yuki and her family leave Japan for Brittany. She meets Clara and they become fast friends. As Clara enters the world of Yuki and her mother, she discovers a whole new culture. She tries on a kimono and a pair of geta, bakes a rice cake or admires the beautiful kokeshis. But what Clara loves most of all is haiku. She is passionate about this traditional poetry and dreams of becoming a haijin.

Let's follow Takeru, a young boy, at the end of summer in Japan. Heat, dampness, heaviness: a typhoon is approaching while Takeru is looking for his dog... Kumiko Yamamoto was selected for the illustrators' exhibition at the Bologna Children's Book Fair in 2003.

Today is a holiday in Japan: we celebrate summer! At the fair, children catch live fish with nets. Ken caught a black fish with bulging eyes. His little brother and sister were not patient enough, but the fairground man gave them goldfish. When we get home, we find a bucket. The fish swim around at their leisure, but here is a new responsibility...

The Fujisan, sacred mountain of Japan, tells the life of Hokusai, this madman of drawing, who represented it dozens of times, from near and far, in The Wave, at dawn or at dusk, under the snow or the storm...

Matsuko plays at the water's edge, with her kite. Watching it fly, she gets lost in dreams. Buried dreams, dreams of freedom. The unity of the shapes and colours, the refined landscapes and the theme of the album make for a sweet song, that of the dreamed future, "one day". An album of great delicacy. Ricochet

Tomoko, petite fille sensible et curieuse, reçoit de sa tante une poupée Kokeshi en bois d'érable. Elle l’adore et en fait son amie pour chaque moment de sa vie. Mais un matin d’orage, elle la perd. Chacun la réconforte, lui assurant qu’une bonne âme quelque part prend sans doute soin de sa kokeshi. Des années plus tard, alors qu’elle passe devant une pâtisserie, Tomoko découvre stupéfaite son amie Kokeshi dans la vitrine. Elle entre dans la boutique pour en savoir plus…

Souvent, on soulève la couverture d'un album comme on ouvre une porte. Mais rarement, sur le seuil, une telle beauté saute au visage. Télérama

Satoshi is a minibus driver in Tokyo. To spice up the trip, he doesn't hesitate to leave the official route to go into alleys and make the delighted passengers discover real little treasures, a few minutes away from the tumult of the city: here, a magnificent park with a mysterious ancient temple, there a street covered with rare and colored plants and flowers, an astonishing alignment of decorated statuettes... With Satoshi, the city becomes a magical universe!

In front of Shiro's house, there is this man who goes out every day with his bicycle. Shiro discovers that he is a kamishibaïs storyteller, these small paper theatres used in Japan to tell stories. As a child, Shiro faithfully comes to listen to his stories...This album was part of the "Tous nos coups de coeur" Opalivres selection and of the Lire et Faire lire 2018 selection.

Discover Tokyo with Miyako, an eight-year-old Japanese girl. Meet her family and friends, discover her hobbies, visit her school and her city: Ueno Park, Mount Fuji... At the end of the book, learn some Japanese words and phrases thanks to Miyako's bilingual lexicon!

Listen, listen to the great, hair-like pines whispering the legend of the Scarlet Girl...

In Japan, on Mount Takara, there stretches a forest whose rhythm of life is shaken: iron machines carelessly dig into the earth. Soon, silence reigns throughout the wounded forest. At the foot of a sick maple tree, young Akio discovers a girl burning with fever. Having brought her home, he cares for her... But then, he understands: He must also save the maple, which is a part of her!

Three, two, one... Yoshio dashes into the streets of Tokyo. All around him, sounds swirl: the splashes of water as he jumps into puddles, the raindrops pattering on his umbrella, the sound of his laughter making him laugh even more. What is this strange sound? It’s the koto, being tuned by a musician. But for her, the most beautiful thing is ma, the sound of silence. Will Yoshio be able to find it among the loud or soft, sudden or soothing noises?

How jellyfish became the animal we know today ...

The daughter of the terrible king of seas is letting herself starve to death, sick and tired of sea food. The jellyfish is sent on a mission to the mainland to find and bring back a monkey liver, the only remedy for the princess sickness.