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.

It's the story of Paola. It's also the story of her parents who are separating after arguing for a long time. It's the story of a short and intense love. It's a story about scissors. And it's the story of three roses... It's also a tale for the youngers and olders, about love passing and the acceptance of this passed meeting. It's about separation seen by a child and the consolation on the sadness going with it. A sweet and sensitive book.

Once upon a time, a little wolf had an earache. It had nothing to do with any illness. This little wolf had heard too many cries, too many things that hurt him, and his ears refused to listen! In a violent family context, Little Wolf tries to tell his pain... to Mommy? To the teacher? To a friend? Shame prevents him from speaking. It is only in Grandma's arms that he can finally tell his heavy secret. This conversation will lead to another one, this time with the father.

Amal is my everyday brother.He was born on a night of rage.No lightning,No thunder,Just his machine-gun scream.I arrived much later.It was normal for him to teach me about life.Is it normal to be born in a war?This book was a finalist for the Prix des libraires du Québec, category 6-11 years old 2016, received the Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Awards, category Illustrated Book 2016 and was selected for the Prix Tatoulu, category Blue Armadillo 2017.

Sophie's mother called her Sophie-Fourire, because they always laughed together on the trumpet and accordion, especially when they made faces in front of the mirror. When her mother leaves forever because of an accident, Sophie can't find her pretty laugh anymore, even if her daddy and her friends want to help her get it back.In the end, perhaps it wasn't the laughter that was lost, but something else, another feeling that had to be let out so that the laughter could reappear...This album received the Prix Illustration Jeunesse, special mention for newcomers, at the Salon du livre de Trois-Rivières 2017.

This book, written and illustrated by Anne Villeneuve, is inspired by the life of Kees Vanderheyden, author of La guerre dans ma cour, published by Boréal, and tells the story of his youth under the German occupation. Sometimes funny, sometimes shocking, the book tells the story of this young boy's confrontation with the enemy, who becomes human, and then finally a friend. This book was a finalist for the 2009 Alvine-Bélisle and Boabab awards. It received the 2009 TD Award and the 2010 Marcel-Couture Award.

A woman recounts three important memories about her grandmother and her grandmother's mare. Memories filled with nostalgia, joy, wonder and hope. A story full of tender moments.This book was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award, Children's Illustration category, 2014.

Elliot can't find the right family. He never does the right thing: who will end up loving him forever, always? A story about abandonment and attachment, told simply and with love.This album received the 2015 Nami Contest Purple Island Award, the 2015 Montreal Libraries Children's Book Award and the 2015 Cécile-Gagnon Award.

This is the story of two children who are ragpickers, pepenadores, as they are called. They live in a slum and work in a huge garbage dump in South America. Digging, finding, fighting, trading, selling: that's their daily life. A Dickensian story of life and the plight of children who must work to help their parents survive.This book was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award, Children's Illustration category in 2014, a finalist for the Prix Tatoulu 2015 and the Prix du livre jeunesse des bibliothèques de Montréal 2015, as well as for the Prix TD 2015. It was shortlisted for the 2015 Tamarac Express Award and the 2017 Skipping Stones Honor Book Award, as well as for the Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Picture Books of the Year in Spanish 2019.

Once upon a time, there was a little wolf who always said yes: to his mommy, to his daddy, to everyone. One day, Little Wolf has had enough and decides to learn to say no. After a hesitant start, he finally manages to shout his first real no. But how will those around him react? But how will those around him react? This book came in 5th place in the Palmarès Livromagie Communication-Jeunesse 2006.

August 1914. The world enters the war. Franck is proud to enlist, with his friend Mario. They will be back for Christmas, for sure! Let's go for the adventure. After training in England, it's the battlefields of northern France, the trenches, the offensive: in a word, hell!

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).

A long time ago, in a distant land, two flocks of birds lived in neighbouring territories: peacocks and swans. Their differences gradually led to mistrust and each group began to accumulate weapons to defend themselves in case of danger... Then, one day, blinded by their own fear, the peacocks started a bloody war, until only two eggs remained. How will the chicks that will be born from them behave?

This book has been selected for the Prix des Incorruptibles, category CE1, in 2003.

This is the story of Werner, a pig who is asked to be like everyone else. He really doesn't want to go for a walk with the others. And what if the one who stands out from the others is right? This album was a finalist for the Lire ensemble prize, kindergarten category 2017 and a finalist for the Prix littéraire des écoles de la Somme, 3-5 years category 2015.

Once upon a time, there was a little wolf who couldn't get out of his bed. He couldn't get out of bed not because he couldn't move his arms or legs, but because he had a ball of sadness in his heart. At school, his friends made fun of him. At school, his friends laugh at him. He wishes he could say "Enough" but he can't. These two words, which are so easy to say when he is alone, become impossible to say when he is in front of those who make him feel bad. It is a very difficult reality to avoid when you are young and come into contact with other children. Claudie Stanké and Barroux have written a third adventure of Petit Loup that is full of nuance.2019 finalist for the Prix littéraire des enseignants de français AQPF / ANEL.

One day, the child takes refuge in a wall. He flees the noise, the kisses, and even the calls of his parents, to whom he prefers his wall. A wall that reassures him and where he finds everything he needs. Confused, his parents try several methods to join him in his bubble. This book has been shortlisted for the Prix Danielle Grondein 2019 and was a finalist for the Prix des Mots et des Merveilles, category "Petit ogre" 2020.

To have a chance of her birthday wish coming true, Sofia decides to meet Tullio, the travelling salesman, every week when he passes by. She won't be able to buy anything from him, but who cares? As time goes by, Tullio introduces her to melodies, smells, flavours and textures that she never knew existed. A strong bond is formed between them. However, just as the little girl is about to see her wish come true, the merchant's truck stops coming... An exquisitely sensitive album that tells the story of a little girl's hope to have a grandfather in her life.

This album received the Prix Saint-Exupéry, Francophonie selection 2020, was a finalist for the Prix Chronos de littérature, kindergarten-CP category 2020, and for the Prix Peuplier 2021. It was selected for the Prix Tatoulu 2021, Yellow Tatoulu category and the Prix des Incorruptibles, CE1 category, 2021-2022.

Every night before going to sleep, Mia's father tells her about the sea... Stories about extraordinary fish, exceptional waves, adventurous sailors, brave fishermen, magical moments and a thousand other things that the sea and its mysteries can contain. Despite the lack of time, the increasingly difficult work and the increasingly rare pennies, she knows that one day her father will take her there... What she doesn't know is that, for her father, it will also be a great moment.This album has been selected for the Prix des Incorruptibles, category CE1, 2021-2022.

With La bombe et l'école, Payam Ebrahimi and Hadi Baghdadi invite readers to reflect and discuss by offering a surprising work—both warm and luminous, yet absurd and disturbingly truthful.

YOU'LL LOVE IT FOR:

• the delicate and sadly still relevant topic it helps to defuse;
• the opportunities it creates for meaningful conversations with children, at home or in the classroom;
• the creators’ offbeat sense of humor.

The Bests are all the talented athletes, true champions. Except for Alex, who doesn't really look like his family members. He dreams of painting masterpieces rather than lifting weights and barbells. He's small rather than muscular and gigantic. And for that, he's his father's disappointment. One day, an idea grows in his mind to make them smile. Will Alex succeed?

This moving book shows the incapacity of certain adults to accept their children as they are. It's showing the absurdity of personal desires and dreams that adults project onto their children.

Back from a sad trip, the young Edmond has to learn to live without his mom, while his dad tries to hide his sorrow, and his sister doesn't seem to understand that their mother won't come back. Edmond tries to help his family by making grilled cheese (with butter on both sides, like his mom) and doing all sorts of small daily tasks. He ends up thinking he could get a job... He might only be 10, but he'd be doing his part. On the way to work, Edmond will meet Raymond and his cat Dali. Through their conversations and his first professional experience, he'll discover that it needn't to rush things, he can still wait before becoming an adult, and that he can take his time to be a child and live his grief with his loved ones.

"My pencil on the first line, I'm waiting for Ms. Claire to give us the subject to write about. I like to play with words! And, with a big smile, she asks us to tell our Christmas holidays. I freeze, the pencil not moving. I don't want to, I can't write on that subject."

The poor boy didn't have the same holidays as his friends. His parents have separated, and he doesn't want to talk about it. Everyone else will have beautiful stories to tell, and he just has one story of a fight ending badly. Ms. Claire will probably give him a zero.

Marie-Francine Hébert gives us a sensitive book for children. A point of view on the sadness they can feel and do not dare to share. All this, illustrated with tenderness and empathy by Mathieu Lampron, who knows how to capture these small imperfect moments that many children live.

Every morning, Loujain remembers her dream of flying to the field where thousands of sunflowers grow. She has wings, but where she lives, girls are not allowed to fly. Thanks to her determination and complicity with her family, Loujain will make her dream come true, and also inspire young girls to do the same.

This moving and poetic book is inspired by the real life of Loujain Al Hathloul, selected to be the Peace Nobel Prize, who was a successful activist to change laws in Saudi Arabia that forbade women from driving cars. The original version Loujain dreams of sunflowers won the American prize Middle East Book Award 2022, awarded to children or YA books that contribute to an understanding of the Middle East.

"Tu me prends en photo" is dedicated, as it says on the title page, "To the children whose pictures we take when war has already taken everything from them; to the photographers without whom the rest of the world would be unaware of their existence."

It's all about the relationship between photographer and subject.

The subject has lost everything, and the photographer is powerless to compensate for the slightest loss.

The photographer has nothing more to offer than a testimony to the devastation, like an appeal to the rest of the world.