A few quiet jingle bells are still ringing from afar, then silence invades the room... Quenotte discovers a teddy bear who doesn't want to be a toy and requests his mom! Our brave mouse decides to go with him to find her: a great adventure is waiting for them! You won't ever look at the stars the same way...

We find Quenotte in this fifth adventure a bit special... It's autumn: noise, a complaint... and a scarecrow that must be burned because the farmers find it useless. How will the little mouse help his new friend?

Jean Leroy has written an amusing book about friendship and what scares us (or not), featuring, on the one hand, a little girl who has seen it all, and on the other, a big bad wolf who no longer scares anyone. This book has been selected for the Prix lecteurs du bord de mer 2020.

Kenjo, a little ostrich who lives in the African savannah with his family, dreams of flying. But an ostrich does not fly...

A lovely and beautifully illustrated tale that teaches children to believe in their dreams.

A stork lost her way and doesn't know where to deliver a baby. Wrong address, illegible writing... Once again, the mouse Quenotte will help her! This story, 6th book of Quenotte's adventures is, like the others, full of tenderness and complicity.

Rayé is a house cat. He could have been content to spend quiet days with his master. But the little kitten dreams of a wild life and especially of being crowned King of the Jungle. At home, Rayé imagines himself in the forest: he jumps, clings to the couch and the curtains, testing his master's patience. One day, the brave man has had enough and takes a decision that will change their lives forever.

"If I were a bird, I would share the crumbs of the sparrows. Then, when the neighbor's cat comes... I would jump on his back and tame him! Then, with my friends, we would go for a hike. We would go out of the city... We would have a surprising encounter on the side of the road... We would cross the countryside... And we would go to the sea." But who would love to be a bird? What would you do if you could fly away?

Hippolite is a hippopotamus who dreams of being a crocodile. He finds them beautiful with their emerald skin, their streamlined bodies and their sparkling teeth... Unfortunately, when the hippo looks in the mirror, he doesn't have the same style as his idols.

So he goes to the part of the river occupied by the reptiles and tries to get accepted by their group. But the grass is not always greener in the neighbor's house. He soon realizes that being a crocodile also has its bad side.

A brown bear, feeling bored in his forest, decides to go on an adventure. After walking for several days, he arrives at the North Pole and discovers an unknown world. A territory where everything is white, even the bears... "L'ours brun qui voulait être blanc" is a tender and humorous tale about diversity and self-acceptance.

A grey morning, a yellow taxi, a red scarf. And the circus begins... Let yourself be carried away by the beauty of the images which tell, without words, the adventure of a taxi driver who tries to catch a customer who has just forgotten his scarf. The colourful and dynamic images take us on a wild ride through the acts of a circus. The album will charm children and adults alike, who will return to childhood for a moment. This album received the Mr. Christie Book Award, category 0-7 years, Silver Seal 1999, the Governor General's Literary Award, category Illustration for young people 2000, the Prix Québec / Wallonie-Bruxelles du livre de jeunesse, category Album couleur 2000 and was a finalist for the Prix Illustration jeunesse du Salon du livre de Trois-Rivières 2000.

As soon as he has some pocket money, five-year-old Réal, who lives above a neighbourhood convenience store, leaps out of his house, races down the stairs, pulls on the clothesline knot as he goes, and runs to buy candy. But one day, this little habit turns into a nightmare when he loses his footing and finds himself suspended above the void, right in the middle of the clothesline. Will he manage to get out of this unfortunate position without dropping his pocket money? This book was in the Sélection Communication-Jeunesse 2019, was a finalist for the Prix des libraires du Québec, category jeunesse-album 0-5 ans 2019, and received the Prix Peuplier 2020.

I grew up in an apple tree. I wrapped my beautiful red skin around a large, crisp apple. Horror! This morning, a hand approaches us. In one precise movement, a knife separates me and my apple. The hand turns me into a kind of twisted ribbon and I end up in the garbage can.What will happen to me? I think my last hour has come.HELP! This book was selected for the Prix Roberval, Youth category, 2020.

You want to raise a pet monster? Did your parents agree? Good for you! Only you're not a baby anymore. Dad wants you to take care of it yourself. No problem: this guide is for you! Of course, raising a monster is more difficult than raising a goldfish, but it's also a lot more fun...This book received the 2003 Mr. Christie's Silver Seal Book Award, 8-11 years old category.

It's not only humans who poop. All animals, birds, insects, fish, from the smallest to the largest, throw out waste. An ecological adventure that is as fun as it is educational.

" A tree was wearing pretty leaves of all shades of green. But, in the middle, a small yellow leaf couldn't find its place It had a strange shape. It had a strange shape.It was different. "

Who is hiding in Mrs. Loubidou's belly? Perched on its branch, the neighbouring bird thinks it will be a cat. The cat, for his part, imagines that it will be a big, beautiful, appetizing mouse. The balloon, which has been abandoned for some time, hopes that it will be a balloon, so that it can have a little company. The big brother wants it to be a boy, the big sister wants it to be a girl. But they will discover that a baby is nice, but it can't play as quickly as they d like.This album was a finalist for the 2017 Peuplier Prize.

It's raining. The wind is blowing hard, it's crowded and cold, and a man is walking through the streets of the city, certain that his day has been ruined, but under his umbrella, beautiful things are going to happen... A gentle and tender story that will make you see the bright side of things. A story about humanity, life, kindness and the pleasure of sharing.

This album received the AQPF - ANEL Teachers' Literary Award, Poetry category in 2017 and was shortlisted for the Prix des Incorruptibles the same year.

Léon Melon is a tall, stern man who always leaves his house wearing his round hat, "black as coal". He looks with a grumpy eye at his young neighbour Jérémie, "a bit of a rascal", who never stops playing, jumping and galloping. On a windy day, Mr. Melon's frail body is shaken and his round hat flies off.This album was a finalist for the Prix Philippe Beha 2017 and received first prize in the Grand prix du livre de la Montérégie, category Tout-petits 2016.

Coralie is waiting for the arrival of her new puppy. And it's in-ter-mi-na-ble! She's so looking forward to this beautiful friendship. For sure, there will be tenderness and a lot of little secrets between them. But as soon as the beast shows up, nothing goes as planned. The animal is a real tornado! He doesn't listen and he destroys everything that falls under his paw. Disaster! He even pees on the bed. And if all this meant that the puppy doesn't like Coralie? In Copain et moi, Yvan DeMuy and Maurèen Poignonec stage the meeting between a child and his new pet. With humour, they show us that animals do not always correspond to our expectations. This book has been shortlisted for the Prix Danielle Grondein 2020.

In Branchez-vous ! Et autres poèmes biscornus, François Gravel questions the curiosities of the French language and has fun with them. He even goes so far as to mix English with French to twist his words and his head even more.This album was selected for the Prix Des liv'Retz vous - Bibliothèques du Pays de Retz (Sud Bretagne - France) 2020 and received the Prix Lux Illustration, category Edition, 2019

In this little treatise on mycology, Élise Gravel invites us to take a walk in the forest to discover the prettiest, strangest, rarest and funniest mushroom specimens.From the Ravenel's mutineer, "king of the stinkers", to the amanite, "angel of death", to the morel, "alien brain" with Élise, it's guaranteed, you'll see all kinds of mushrooms!This album was a finalist for the Hackmatack Literary Award 2019, the Hubert Reeves Award 2019 and the Tamarac Express Award 2019!

Pink Flamingo is sad. He is even very sad. But his friends, the little girl and the potato, are there for him and will do everything they can to make him smile again, but above all they will help him to get through this moment and to accept his sadness.This album was a finalist for the Tatoulu Prize, Pink Tatoulu category in 2020.