Chronobook series

Chronobook Dinosaurs
With Chronobook Dinosaurs, children will be unbeatable about history of living beings on our planet millions of years ago. From the creation of the planet 4.6 billion years ago to the dinosaur extinction 65 million years ago, through the appearance of first vertebrates, Chronobook offers a new vision on the world of dinosaurs.

Chronobook Prehistory

Australopithecus, Homo Sapiens, not to mention the Cro-Magnon, no major step is missed in the Chronobook dedicated to Prehistory. From the appearance of the Hominids 8 million years ago to the end of the Prehistory 5300 years ago, this frieze allows a better understanding of history and evolution of mankind, for a new vision of Prehistory.

Chronobook Great Inventions

In Chronobook Great Inventions, children can trace the history of objects or processes that surround us. From the invention of the fire to the MP3, this frieze resumes the chronology of major inventions that have changed people's lives. In total, some 5,500 years of history reviewed to understand how our society was built for a new vision of the world around us.

Three titles available, and more to come.
16 x 16 cm, 2-metre long when unfolded
12 flaps, full colour both sides in a cardboard box
7 years +

The mad scientist book

by Muriel Zücher and Stéphane Hurtez, ill. Raphaël Houée
Through the voice of the Mad Scientist, and his hilarious anecdotes, this title is a true initiation handbook for children to become mad scientists themselves. Many wild experiences have been prepared for the apprentice: changing ink into dust, lightening gravity, making strange bubbles, take light out of sugar, etc.
25 x 30 cm, 160 pages, 8 years +

I have an idea

by Béatrice Gernot, ill. François Maumont
Let’s get into the mysterious and luminous world of ideas! Everything you need to know about ideas: where they come from, what they look like, what they are for and how to nourish them? Each idea is depicted, those that love making their way, or take time to cook up. Those flying from all sides and getting in a muddle... There are simple ideas and powerful ideas, but also some you better forget about!
19 x 30 cm, 80 pages, 8 years +

Super Hero Box

by Béatrice Gernot, ill. Bérengère Delaporte
A complete set to know everything about super-heroes and become one yourself through 15 steps. The book identifies the emblematic super-heroes from Batman to Superman, the Mask, Ironman and others. They are described with their powers, costumes and exploits. Then follow the guide to become a super-hero: develop your neurons, how to recognize the bad one, etc. After a final test, our young super-hero can choose a name, a logo, super-powers and costume. A hilarious and creative activity book!
96 pages, 22 x 28 x 3,5 box with cape and mask to customize, 4 years+

When I'll be a grown up

ill. by Marie de Monti
What will you do when you'll be a grown up? If you have no answer to this question, you can test 50 jobs for your future: find the ill ants and become a red ant vet, comb the cat's moustache and become a cat's moustache hairdresser, draw new shapes for the pasta and become a noodle turner. Surely you will find your ways! Hours of creative, silly and ridiculous activities for mischievous children!
112 pages in b&w to scribble, colour and draw, 22 x 28 cm, 7 years +

Decoration Box

by Alexia and Stéphanie Rosanis, ill. Claire Le Gal
A box for today's girls who want to redecorate their bedroom with 40 new ideas and 10 modern decorative atmospheres. Following the step-by-step process, the girls can use professional tips for realisations they can create on their own or with the help of parents in some cases. How to decorate paper lamps and create a soft light, how to customize a chest of drawers with style, etc. A fresh and creative set for modern handygirls.

144 pages, 5 wall stickers and 5 stencils. A cardboard box 22 x 28 x 3,5 cm. 8 years +

Cooking Chocolate Box

by Nathalie Cahet, ill. Fabien Veançon
Following the success of the first cooking box at Graine2, here are 48 recipes for chocolate lovers. Children will have playful moments while cooking with simple yet original recipes. Great basics such as muffins or cookies are reinvented. New recipes include the chocolate salami or the chocolate cheesecake! Along with an artistic yet realistic photograph, they are also illustrated with original and funny characters.
128 pages recipe book, one cotton hat and apron.
A cardboard box 21 x 27 x 5 cm
5 years +

Tom Spud

by Emmanuelle de Maisonneuve, ill. François Gomes
This is the second part of Tom Spud's adventure. He is being adopted by the Granmanitou and wishes to become one of them. He takes the challenges and competes with other animals on agility, bravery and wisdom to become the first Granmanitou in his category. While he knows he is safe in the garden, he is too tempted to look for the hawthorn bush where Fades have been seen. He knows he is one of them, and he ventures out of the garden...
Vol 2: The hidden Land of Alba Spina
192 pages, 17 x 24 cm, 8 to 12 years old

Mummies & Co

The globe-investigators: Destination Paris
by Nicolas Ancion, ill. Bruno Tatti
Alex and his sister Maya, the mascots of Graine2 Travelling Kids, are ready for the most exciting adventures. While on holiday in Paris, the two children experience strange adventures: the mummies of the Louvre Museum have vanished, an ancient parchment is stolen from a huge Russian man with a hieroglyth tattoo on the neck, people in the street mysteriously disappear. From the Louvre to the National Library, the metro's corridors to the top of the Eiffel Tower, the children will run around the city using brains and bravery to save the capital city from a great danger.
The text is complemented with sketches, photographs and information in the margins. 224 pages novel, 16 x 21 cm, b&w illustrations
8 to 12 years old

Tom Spud

by Emmanuelle Maisonneuve, ill. François Gomes
Tom Spud is the extraordinary adventure of a young boy, the size of a potato, discovered in a garden. Soon, he is adopted by the animals and makes friends. He learns to cope with this new life filled with dangers. But Tom suffers from not knowing about his origins. In the search for his identity, he will approach the doors of another world, both marvellous and dangerous... A three-volume novel mixing adventure, fantasy, true feelings and ecology that will delight children and initiate them to the realities of nature.

Vol 1. The Secrete Society of the Granmanitous
192 pages, 17 x 24 cm, 8 to 12 years old

Discovering Art Box

by Sandrine Andrews, ill. Fabien Veançon
An intelligent and witty approach to art history combining a book to discover the major art movements and a notebook to experience and follow the creation process. With a mixture of major art reproduction and funny drawings, the box proposes a journey at the heart of art history and its surprising anecdotes, from rock painting to contemporary art.
92-pages book, one spiral notebook with 25 simple and creative activities, 8 colour pencils for sketching.
A cardboard box 22 x 28 x 2,5 cm
8 to 12 years old

Travelling Kids

A brand new travel guides series for children who will be able to guide their parents around in famous cities and places.
Vocabulary, layout, themes are all dedicated to the children's interest and give a taste for discovering new places. Authors are locals who know well their city and provide unique tips. Each guide includes road-book on fauna and flora, history, cooking, theme tours and treasure hunt, as well as quiz and games.
Titles: London, Paris, Provence and French Riviera, Rome, Spain, Châteaux de la Loire.
To come: Barcelona, Marrakech, New York and Venice.
92 to 112 pages, 15 x 21 cm, 7 to 12 years old

Éditions Graine2

Making books thinking that each of them will contain a seed... of passion. Making books that are interactive, where the child is fully involved. Making books that are enjoyable, while educational, with a point of view that is accessible, enthusiastic and responsible. So that the pleasure of discovery can grow in each child, this is the spirit of Graine2. Travel and let the child be the guide, learn and experience with beautiful sets on cooking and art, follow the adventure of a young boy the size of a potato... and more to come soon! www.graine2-editions.com