In the middle of Oceania was stretching Papua. In the shadows of its thick forest, the village of the young Tahirou was living in perfect harmony. Never a quarrel, never a conflict until the terrible day when pirates landed of his island...

Paloma and her parents left Spain because of the war. However, in Paris too, people talk about the dictator Franco, especially since he bombed the town of Guernica. During the May 1st demonstration, Paloma finds a wounded dove. She nurses it, feeds it, and her father builds it a cage. The bird, nestled in her shoulder, accompanies her everywhere. During one of her walks in the streets of Paris with her dove, Paloma exchanges a few words with a man who marks her mind. Later, when she sees the painting of Guernica during her visit to the World's Fair, she realizes that it is Pablo Picasso.This book has been selected for the Prix Michel Tournier 2020 and for the Prix jeunesse Alé of the LEC Festival 2020 (Littératures européennes de Cognac).

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.

Barbe bleue and Tison rouge are about to fight. The battle is going to be terrific! Let's go to the opposing camp, the two armies bump into odd knights playing an even odder game. No time to think, they're already on board.

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.

A little girl lived alone with her mother. But her mother falls in love... and unknowingly brings the big bad wolf into their home. From then on, the smiles fall. And the howling begins. The little girl now wears long sleeves and builds a brick wall around her heart. Valérie Fontaine and Nathalie Dion deliver a moving fable about family violence. The wolf character represents the figure of the violent man with terrifying power. The references to classic fairy tales amplify the emotional tension of the story. This book was selected for the Prix Communication Arts Illustration Annual 2020, was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award in the category of children's literature/illustrated books in 2020, and received the Prix Espiègle in 2021.A portion of the sale price of this book is donated to SOS Violence conjugale (Canada) and Solidarité Femmes (France).

This is a 7 year old girl who carries a heavy burden. She can't tell anyone what she is going through. She would be too afraid to be called a liar. And then, around her, nobody would understand, he is so nice... "It's our little secret", he says to her, every time he visits her at night. Unable to say no to him, she feels guilty. Her everyday life is disrupted, at home and at school, where she sometimes feels suffocated in the middle of a lesson, assailed by dark images. Then one day, he stopped coming. Little by little, she regained a taste for life. Until that famous night when she caught him coming out of her little sister's room. She realizes then that with her too, he has a small secret. This revelation, like an electroshock, makes her decide to talk, so that it will finally stop. 

It was there, on the shelf, a pretty red whistle.No right to touch it said Mum, it's for grown-ups.Dad, on the other hand, can play with it, and when he blows into it, it makes the bears come! The problem with bears is that they are nice at the beginning but after a while, they are not always funny...

The publisher Rêves Bleus donates 1€ for each paper album sold to the Association Addictions France.

Abandoned by their parents, Margaux and Jeannot are lost in the forest. In this Grimm's tale, a mysterious white bird guides them to a wonderful house made of bread, cakes and sugar. But this house belongs to a wicked witch who has a habit of eating children...

This new track by the Delaunois/Beha duo is about wealth. This wealth so obvious in a country like ours that we don't even appreciate it anymore. It allows us to live in peace, to make choices, to share our opinions, our joys and our sorrows. Without being moralistic, this album is an excellent starting point for a discussion on the true value of things.

A very old fisherman lived with his wife by the sea, an old woman, in a very small cottage. One day in his net he discovered a beautiful golden fish. "Fisherman, let me go, I'll make all your wishes come true by way of thanks." He needs nothing, but his surly wife is demanding to the point of madness.

Mina has no home. Every morning, Mama goes in search of a place to shelter her children. But it's not enough. Until one day...

In the middle of Oceania was stretching Papua. In the shadows of its thick forest, the village of the young Tahirou was living in perfect harmony. Never a quarrel, never a conflict until the terrible day when pirates landed of his island...

Freely inspired by Tommy Douglas' 1961 speech, this funny and tender book features delicious little mice ruled by black cats. The mice rebel, chase away the black cats and elect white cats as their new leaders. The trouble is just beginning.

With her walking stick and her bamboo flute, the storyteller went from village to village, from one country to another, enjoying each encounter as a gift. But one day, as she took out her instrument, all the villagers left the square. Even the children, usually so curious, turned their backs on her. A beautiful tribute to freedom of expression. This album is supported by Amnesty International. It was part of the selection "Tous nos coups de coeur" Opalivres and the selection Lire et Faire lire 2016.

Dino is back! And it doesn't go unnoticed, of course. The earth shakes, the trees twirl and everyone runs. But suddenly Dino falls stiffly in the park. He doesn't move anymore...

You can find the first tome here: Dino et nous

Freely inspired by Tommy Douglas' 1961 speech, this funny and tender book features delicious little mice ruled by black cats. The mice rebel, chase away the black cats and elect white cats as their new leaders. The trouble is just beginning.

With her walking stick and her bamboo flute, the storyteller went from village to village, from one country to another, enjoying each encounter as a gift. But one day, as she took out her instrument, all the villagers left the square. Even the children, usually so curious, turned their backs on her. A beautiful tribute to freedom of expression. This album is supported by Amnesty International. It was part of the selection "Tous nos coups de coeur" Opalivres and the selection Lire et Faire lire 2016.

Mina has no home. Every morning, Mama goes in search of a place to shelter her children. But it's not enough. Until one day...

Mi is the hero of five short stories, each identified by a colour (blue, green, red, yellow and pink) and studded with situations full of poetry. Short stories for the little ones, animated by black and white drawings with original lines, which plunge us into a dreamlike and singular universe.

Paloma and her parents left Spain because of the war. However, in Paris too, people talk about the dictator Franco, especially since he bombed the town of Guernica. During the May 1st demonstration, Paloma finds a wounded dove. She nurses it, feeds it, and her father builds it a cage. The bird, nestled in her shoulder, accompanies her everywhere. During one of her walks in the streets of Paris with her dove, Paloma exchanges a few words with a man who marks her mind. Later, when she sees the painting of Guernica during her visit to the World's Fair, she realizes that it is Pablo Picasso.This book has been selected for the Prix Michel Tournier 2020 and for the Prix jeunesse Alé of the LEC Festival 2020 (Littératures européennes de Cognac).

Thomas Scotto makes words dance by lending his voice to Anya, a little girl disoriented by her arrival in a new country where she knows neither the language nor the landscape. And this childlike imagination, where apartments become a puzzle and stairs a whirlwind, waltzes with Lucie Albon's illustrations, all soft and inventive. Fortunately, Tom and Anya will realize, each in their own way, that they are not the only ones who have trouble making the big move.

Les gens, ça n’existe pas ! Il y a toujours une personne, plus une personne, plus une autre personne... Chacun de nous est unique et différent.

Un album où règne un joyeux bazar coloré de la vie quotidienne pour aborder le thème de l’altérité, du regard que chacun d’entre nous pose sur l’autre.

Three princesses, Curious, Chatterbox and Coquette despair of their father. The king would have preferred sons, capable of succeeding him! In spite of this, the three princesses love their grumpy father deeply. A deep tenderness unites them. One day, war breaks out. Each princess tries to propose solutions but their father does not listen to them. Defeated by his enemy, the king is taken prisoner. The opportunity for our three sisters to prove their true worth and qualities. This album has been selected for the 2013-2014 Incorruptibles prize.

Snow White is fed up with having to deal with the chores of seven ill-mannered dwarfs. And Cinderella is fed up with her husband's cat in boots putting other feet behind her back when she thought he was charming! Thanks to the zozio, the princesses will unite to rebel against their oppressors, and when the girls rebel, it's all over!

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.

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.

Because of my brother, I always have to tidy up at home, he has a dog, I don't. But my brother is also a bit of a magician, he knows where the things we are looking for are, at night he reads without turning on the light and he tells us lots of stories.

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.

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.

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.

Sipho loves rugby! He is mocked by his brothers and neighbours in the township of Soweto. Rugby is a white man's sport and everyone supports the Bafana Bafana football team. But this year, South Africa is hosting the Rugby World Cup and the Springboks have Chester Wiliams, a black rugby player who is going to unleash the passions.With the help of short texts and large colourful illustrations, this album simply recounts this important event in history. With short texts and large colourful illustrations, this book simply recounts this important event in history. At the end, a few explanatory pages tell the reader more about apartheid, the life of Nelson Mandela and the inequalities that still exist in this country. Le P'tit Libé

My father decided that we would move to Montgomery to live with my grandmother. Blacks aren't treated any better there, but I would be safer. Besides, my grandmother makes the best red bean casserole in the neighborhood! We often took the bus across town. The blacks sat in the back, the whites sat in the front. One day, before Christmas, a lady refused to give up her seat to a white man. She dared to say no to him. This was the beginning of a great protest.This album was the winner of the Fleur de sel Prize at the Nau Belles Rencontres 2016.

Yehunda was born in a cotton field and lives under the sun, her eyes glowing with light. Yehunda has a secret that she only finds at nightfall. Her secret has blond hair and skin as light as hers is dark. Together they build their dreams, lightening themselves from the crushing weight of the discipline imposed by the masters. But one day, perhaps they will be free to realize their dreams. This album won the 2016 Confidentiels de Combourg youth award.

My name is Marius, I am five years old and I have two houses. My father also has a new lover.

A love story, far from clichés, a love story, quite simply.