Children’s books | Our Suggestions

Some suggestions for children’s books for toddlers, children and teenagers

Veronique Larocque
The Press

For the little ones: a funny alien

Boumbidoum

Text and illustrations by Valérie Picard

Editions Monsieur Ed

From 2 years old

Boumbidoum, a friendly extraterrestrial from the planet Badabang, settles on Earth. Without family or friends by his side, he is bored. “Would you like to play with him?” we ask the young reader. Over the pages, the child will transform Boumbidoum into a triangle, a square and even a tyrannosaurus. It will pump up the silly character, help get rid of his hiccups and tickle him. Young people want more. A perfect interactive book to have a great time with your family.

Available in bookstores from June 14

For children: taming stage fright

Go ahead !

Text by Stéphanie Boyer, illustrations by Élisa Gonzalez

Editions The 400 Blows

From 5 years old

The end-of-year show, which is fast approaching, is making your child anxious? He is not the only one. The heroine imagined by Stéphanie Boyer is nervous. “Am I going to forget my steps? […] And the spectators, what will they think of me? », Worries the little girl. Fortunately, her friend Alexie is there to support her. Your little artists who will soon be on stage will certainly find courage and comfort between the pages of this benevolent album, especially in this message from Alexie: “Go ahead! You are capable. »

For Teens: Mysteries at Wounded Sky

The Reckoner Trilogyvolume 1 – foreigners

David A.Robertson

Kata editor

From 12 years old

Cole, 17, returns to Wounded Sky. Ten years have passed since the terrible fire that destroyed the primary school. In the community, the scars left by the tragedy are still vivid. The “hero” of this dismal day is greeted with suspicion, especially as his return coincides with a series of murders and the onset of a serious illness. Can Cole still play the savior? With the help of his friends, a friendly ghost and a puzzling spirit being, the Cree teenager will attempt to unravel these mysteries. With this novel, David A. Robertson flirts with different styles: crime fiction, fantasy and science fiction. To discover in this month of June, intended to promote Aboriginal culture.

Comics: Comic Misadventures in the Arctic

Pol Polarvolume 1 – Heatstroke !

Text and illustrations by Caroline Soucy

Glénat Editions

From 8 years old

How do polar bears live in the era of climate change? This is what Caroline Soucy imagined. The Polar bear raises her two cubs alone. While trying to feed his family, this very clumsy poor hunter experiences crazy misadventures. Make people think about the consequences of melting glaciers, without using a moralizing tone and making people laugh: this is what the cartoonist has succeeded brilliantly with this first volume of a very promising series.

Documentary: twelve new friends

The world according to… children like you!

Text and photos Mikaël Theimer

Bayard Editions

From 6 years old

What do the children of Quebec dream about? What are their passions? What is their family like? In this documentary, photographer Mikaël Theimer portrays 12 young Quebecers of diverse origins. Texts written in “I” give the reader the impression that each of them is addressing him as a friend. The children will learn new things, for example what ‘kaak warka’ is, and will see that ‘even if we are all different, we are also all a bit the same’. A web series presented on the Télé-Québec website accompanies this project.