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.

The Hare and the Tortoise is a famous fable by Jean de La Fontaine that denounces vanity in favour of perseverance. 

It is the story of a hare who thinks he is faster than a tortoise to win the race. But he learns the hard way that "there is no point in running, you have to start on time".

Capricieuse, a rather ill-bred little girl, finds herself dropped into the world of animals and other insects in the forest. An overbearing and impatient child, she will have to slow down because of a foot injury and move around on the back of a turtle. This moderate pace will lead her to observe everything around her more closely... this is the beginning of many adventures! This book received the Graines de lecteurs prize at the Salon du livre jeunesse de Montauban 2021.

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.

What are the annoyances that make us go into a tizzy on a daily basis? Aïe, aïe, aïe, work, the mess, the kids... Jean-Michel Zurletti plays with the sounds of our French language. He takes us on a new adventure that is not lacking in spice!

For those we love, nothing is too good. Yuanyuan the little red panda knows it well. So, Yuanyuan saves the ripe blackberries for his granny, and even the snake She agrees with him!

Une évocation de l'esprit de découverte du petit et de son lien à l’autre dans l'aventure de la vie. Une petite tortue part en exploration pour voir ce qui se cache plus loin, plus haut, plus bas, dans un sens ou l'autre. Jusqu'où ira-t-elle ? Une histoire toute en simplicité visuelle, textuelle et d'intention où un « curieux » plein d’interrogations part à la rencontre de ceux qui, comme lui, sont curieux du monde : les lecteurs.

Mr. Ogre and Mrs. Ogre lead a peaceful life, gorging themselves on children. One day, Mrs. Ogre, always concerned with being the latest fashion, buys a handbag made of genuine crocodile skin. At the same time, strange phenomena begin to occur in their home...the ogres are no longer safe!!A story with many twists and turns that will please children but much less...the big bad.This album was nominated for the 2018 Lancemots Favourite Books Award, was a finalist for the Prix Espiègle, Primary School Library category (ages 5-11), 2018 and a finalist for the Prix Philippe Béha, Children's Album category, 2019.

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.

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.

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.

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

The only terrestrial turtle in France, Hermann's turtle lives in the Mediterranean scrubland. This turtle, which was once widespread on the southern coast from France to Turkey, now only exists in the form of a few isolated populations, making it one of the most endangered reptiles in the world.

This volume contains the following fables: The Crow and the Fox, The Ant and the Grasshoper, The Tortoise and the Hare, The Milkmaid and the Her Pail, The Wolf and the Lamb, The Frog and the Ox. It was in 1668, on March 31, that Jean de La Fontaine published his first work: "Les Fables Choisies".