For the little ones: future architect
Éloi has found the perfect cardboard box to build a shelter. Come on, get to work! Step by step, we follow the construction of this modest house which will sometimes serve as a refuge against coyotes, sometimes as a bunker in the event of war. Under the intrigued eye of his entourage, the boy carries out this project which could inspire future architects.
What are you afraid of, Éloi?
Text by Marie-Hélène Jarry, illustrations by Amélie Martel
Bayard Editions
From 4 years old
For children: while waiting for the holidays
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Extract of Myrian is almost certain to have a good plan!by Emilie Ouellette, illustrations by Amélie-Anne Calmo
Is your youngster counting the weeks until the holiday season? Mirian too. This year, his family rented a chalet “too cool “. The day before departure, however, her parents announce bad news to her and her four brothers and sisters. Myrian won’t let her dream vacation slip through her fingers. She has a plan. But is it a good plan? This second volume of a very entertaining new series, which can be read in order or disorder, has as its heroine an endearing 8-year-old girl, very resourceful, with an overflowing imagination.
Myrian is almost certain to have a good plan!
Text by Emilie Ouellette, illustrations by Amélie-Anne Calmo
Les Malins Editions
From 8 years old
For teens: street gangs, zombies and pizza
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Extract of Bloody mascots and fretted pizzasby Pierre-Yves Villeneuve
Gabriel works in a pizzeria. He doesn’t dare admit it, but the bear mascot that sits in the staff room scares the crap out of him. Unlike his colleague Jean-Pascal, the 16-year-old hates horror films. When one evening, he has to close the restaurant alone, his imagination gets carried away. Street gangs and zombies will accompany him for the night. A short horror novel that we devour until its surprising finale.
Bloody mascots and fretted pizzas
Pierre-Yves Villeneuve
Editions La Bagnole
From 12 years old
Comic strip: between brother and sister
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Excerpt fromThere’s a Wolf in Grandma’s Room and Other Nocturnal Odditiestext by Cécile Elma Roger, illustrations by Sophie Bédard
Sharing your room with your sister or brother isn’t always fun. Toinou knows something about it. At bedtime, he has to answer countless questions from his sis. Creative and joker, he takes the opportunity to invent stories. Is their neighbor really an ogre? Their grandmother, a wolf? A comic book divided into three adventures that make you laugh and (slightly) shiver.
There’s a Wolf in Grandma’s Room and Other Nocturnal Oddities
Text by Cécile Elma Roger, illustrations by Sophie Bédard
Editions The 400 Blows
From 7 years old
Documentary: overcoming heartbreak
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Excerpt fromAn elephant sitting on the heart or why the sorrows of love are goodtext and illustrations by Lucia Zamolo
After taking an uninhibited look at menstruation in the relevant fort It’s beautiful redLucia Zamolo offers advice to broken hearts in a knowing tone in An elephant sitting on the heart. This graphic novel that mixes scientific information and anecdotes is not a miracle cure for heartbreak, she warns. “Treat him rather as a friend who will help you overcome a painful but major experience. Throughout the book with its fragmented layout, we go through all the stages of a heartache. A balm to offer to all injured teenagers.
An elephant sitting on the heart or why the sorrows of love are good
Text and illustrations by Lucia Zamolo, translation by Madeleine Stratford
Editions The short scale
From 12 years old