Little by little

by Emilie Vast
Little by little, starting from the smallest, the animals march two by two onto the deck of the ship while the water rises gradually. The story is well known. Emilie Vast tells it to us once again with her animals that speak of the carelessness of men during the rise of the waters. A modern fable about climate change. 
36 pages, 24,5 x 28,4 cm, 3 years +

Toys of the meadow

by Anne Crausaz

Lucien and his mother go for a walk in the forest. A bag must be prepared but of course all the stuffed animals cannot fit in. Little bear, the favourite will always have his place, but the others must stay home. During his walk Lucien will transform the world around him into a field of exploration to discover all the new toys offered by nature.

40 pages, 21.5 x 25.5 cm, 3 years +

The little market

by Nathalie Parain 
Published in 1935, this book was part of an innovative collection of game-books by the famous French publishing house Le Père Castor. The children can supply shops, sell or buy food and organize lottery games. The charming old-style goods or tools for each trade renders the re-release perfectly accessible to today’s children. The book contains 8 shops and 117 strong paper pre-cut cards. An all times best-seller. 
32 pages, 24 x 28 cm, 4 years +

Playing with numbers

by Anne Bertier

A new and original way to have the small ones understand how and why we calculate numbers: adding and multiplying should be easier with an artistic twist. In a glimpse, red and white shapes make arithmetic operations look simple and funny. A small format that can be handled easily by children, to look at again and again and memorise the visual effect of addition or subtraction. At the end of each book a page to be cut out with shapes to practice the operations and have fun!

5 titles, 36 pages each, 15 x 15 cm, 5 years +

And if all this was just a dream

By Thierry Lenain, illustration by Irène Bonacina

Radhija is a girl who wonders: “and if I was just someone’s dream, of someone who dreams? And when he wakes up, I may not exist anymore...". She thus asks her mother, her father, her cat and the president, each time digging a little deeper her questioning as these supposedly “sensible” people struggle to respond... A philosophical journey accompanied by beautiful watercolours.

48 pages, 16.5 x 22.5 cm, 6 years +

Five Friends

by Junko Nakamura  
5 friends live together on a farm. Then each has to go live on his own, but each continues to think of his old friends. Being separated without being forgotten, to be able to stay friends even when apart, hoping to meet again, such are the beautiful lessons of this very simple small book but with great quality of feeling and colourful illustrations.
44 pages 24 x 15 cm, 3 years +

Once upon a tree

by Emilie Vast
Follow the life of a tree, from Spring to Winter: the birds nesting, the dears enjoying the new leaves, the courtship display of the animals, the fruits growing, the birds learning to fly while the Autumn winds arrives, the foxes playing in the snow. Holes in the pages allow the animals to jump from one page to the other and the child to follow their tracks. A delicate and delightful exploration of nature.
32 pages, 16,5 x 30 cm, 6 holes with differents sizes, 2 colours printing
3 years +
Rights sold: Italian, Greek, Korean

Little Boy Brown

by Isobel Harris, ill. André François

Little Boy Brown is a young boy who lives in New York City. He describes the world he and his parents live in, with no nature, almost underground, between tunnels and subways. One day, Hilda, the chambermaid, takes him to her family in the countryside. There he discovers the pleasure of making a fire, helping Hilda to cook a cake and patting the house’s dog. The afternoon tea brings the whole of Hilda’s family together. They speak a foreign language. At the end of the day, it is a wonderful experience for Little Boy Brown whose life has been changed as well as his outlook on the others.

56 pages, 17 x 25,5 cm, 7 years +
Rights sold: English (North America)

Now open the box

by Dorothy Kunhardt

Pewee is a tiny little dog in a box at the circus. Everybody loves him. But one day a terrible frightful awful thing happened, Peewee the tiny little dog started to grow. He became so big, that he now had the size of an ordinary dog and no place in the circus anymore. Everybody loved him still but he had to go until a splendid wonderful thing happened...

A new edition of this comical American tale from the 30’s.

24,5 x 17 cm, 64 pages, 4 years +
Rights sold: Italian

Odd Animals

by André Hellé
Odd Animals (Noah’s Ark) is André Hellé’s masterpiece and was one of the artist’s most remarkable creations for Tolmer, the master printer. This illustrated book is no less than a manifesto of his work as a visual artist and creator of toys and still looks surprisingly modern to the contemporary eye.
Printed in Pantone colours, 48 pages, 30,5 x 41 cm, 5 years +

When they heard the news

by Malika Doray
When they heard the news, the bears prepared parcels, the koalas hurried up, the crocodiles put their teeth away, the lynx smiled, the wolves muttered, but they all went... “When they heard the news, all went to celebrate the newborn”. An exceptional format made of two books that open and reveal a pop-up inside. See the video on Youtube
64 pages in a leporello format, one pop-up spread, 24 x 32 cm, 2 years +
Rights sold: Italian

The disappearance

by Agathe Frasson-Cochet
A mother chaffinch goes in search of her fledglings, guided by the grand duke who saw them beneath the aqueduct, by the parrot who spotted them in the copse, by the duck who watched them crossing the pond... A short, funny story, illustrated with paper collage and gouache, in simple but charming shapes.
32 pages, 17x 18 cm, 3 years +

Mother Whale's soup

by Yana Lee
All that we know about Mother Whale’s soup is that it contains leeks and one special ingredient. It’s the best in the world! The whale calves grow up, become adults and have children of their own, which they, in turn, raise with this recipe of love. In Yana Lee’s first book, the impressionistic style of watercolour illustration lends transparency and delicacy to the beautiful underwater world of this poetic story.
36 pages, 21 x 21 cm, 3 years +

Your nightmare

by Malika Doray

A little book talking about this specific relationship between a child and his nightmare. Even if he is huge and terrifyng, there is many ways to try to know him. Because nightmares are just dreams to tame!

32 pages, 20,5 x 14 cm, 2 years +

My sorrow

by Malika Doray

In this little book, a crocodile reveals his sorrow to his friend, Rabbit. The crocodile is sad because of the rain, because of seasons, and also because life is hard. But, luckily, Rabbit's small joys make the crocodile happier!

32 pages, 20,5 x 14 cm, 2 years +

Our memories

by Malika Doray

A little book to remember what a father is. In a father crocodile, there is a lot of what he was and will be. In a father crocodile, there are all the things… you can choose from those you want to keep (or not).

32 pages, 20,5 x 14 cm, 2 years +

The letter machine

by Julien Magnani
Magnani explores cause and effect in the mechanical components of each letter, as if they were Meccano toys. He explores this endlessly fascinating subject by bringing to it the energy of motion. The red and blue colours accentuate the book’s visual power, forming a deep violet tone when overlaid.
44 pages, 18 x 23,5 cm, 3 years +

As time goes by

by Junko Nakamura

The four colours of the four seasons, in four stories told by a sensitive young girl about the small things in her life. Each page features just a few words that convey both tone and atmosphere. These short haikus accompanied by prints made of papercuts describe the passage of a peaceful, harmonious year.

44 pages, 18 x 23,5 cm, 3 years +

Funny Bird

by Jennifer Yerkes
What a funny bird... It appears to us to be "in hiding", only revealing itself when it stands out against a particular background. This difference has an effect on the bird, making it adorn itself with feathers and leaves so it can look like other birds. It become very beautiful and attrack attention... from the fox!
44 pages, 18 x 23.5 cm, 3 years +
Opera Prima Mention at Bologna Ragazzi Awards 2012
Rights sold: English (North America), Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (world)

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