A witch in love
A “smell of rotten fish, boiled frogs and stuffed bats” invades young Lili’s room. This stench can only mean one thing: the witch Badass is back. However, the strange but endearing character has a low expression. “I have a stomach ache, sweaty hands, dry throat, strange head, and my heart is pounding like crazy,” she explains to her confidante. Sick villain? No way. She is rather in love. Will she succeed in charming her suitor? In any case, it will make the children laugh.
Villainatouille, love, potion and navel hair!
Editions Auzou Quebec
From 3 years old
Young vampire seeks friend
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Extract of Draculotta. Text by Danielle Chaperon, illustrations by Baptiste Amsallem.
“I want a friend!” », Draculotta constantly complains. The vampire doesn’t want to play with skeletons, “naughty cheats”, nor with ghosts, who “have a bad habit of disappearing at any moment”. Fortunately, her aunt Mimolette, a fly fairy, comes to the rescue. She brings to life a drawing created a little too quickly by Draculotta. To our greatest pleasure, this rather “horrible” new friend will have many surprises in store for the young vampire.
Draculotta
Editions La Courte Escale
From 6 years old
In the world of ghosts
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Extract of Niko the Terriblevolume 1 – No time out for ghosts. Text by Jimmy Poirier, illustrations by Jean Morin.
Niko “excels in the art of playing dirty tricks”. It’s not for nothing that in town they nickname him Niko the Terrible. One morning, while he is riding his bicycle while thinking about his next stupidity, he has a nasty fall. When the boy wakes up, he realizes that he has become… a ghost. His grandmother, who has been dead for three years, warns him: he has one week to repair the wrong he committed while alive, otherwise an abominable place awaits him. In a humorous tone, author Jimmy Poirier introduces us to a very intriguing vision of the afterlife.
Niko the Terriblevolume 1 – No time out for ghosts
Éditions FouLire
From 8 years old
In a gloomy mansion
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Excerpt from the novel Hillcrest Manor. Text by Sandra Dussault, illustrations by Martin Côté.
Finnigan lives in a gloomy mansion with his parents and brother. Since “the events”, his family has lived cloistered there, with the exception of his father who sometimes goes out hunting. Outside, dangerous creatures lurk. These would be former humans transformed like this for some obscure reason. Which ? Finnigan’s parents forbid him from asking questions. Will the elements that the teenager discovered in the cellar allow him to find an answer? A well-crafted plot with a surprising outcome.
Hillcrest Manor
Editions La Courte Escale
From 9 years old
An eight-legged monster
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Extract of The horrible spider. Text by Nadine Descheneaux, illustrations by Audrey Jadaud.
In his room, Hugo sees “a monster” passing by. “A terrible spider with eight hairy legs, horrible eyes and a plump body,” describes the arachnophobic boy. With courage, he and his friend Arnaud will try to send the frightening visitor home, outside the house. This short story in which some children will surely recognize themselves is part of the new “Frousette” collection intended to offer little scares to beginning readers.
The horrible spider
Éditions Dominique et Compagnie
From 5 years old
apprentice witch
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Extract of Hazevolume 1 – The Dragon Awakens. Text by Jérôme Pélissier, illustrations by Carine Hinder.
Brume dreams of becoming a witch. When her adoptive father reveals to her that an old grimoire was at his side when he saved her, she is convinced that she has a gift. With her pig Hubert and her friend Hugo, she opens her witchcraft store and concocts magic potions. Very sure of herself, Brume even dared to volunteer to protect her village from a terrible dragon. An adventure full of twists and turns, magnificently illustrated by Carine Hinder.
Hazevolume 1 – The Dragon Awakens
Éditions Glénat
From 7 years old