Olivier Adam notably wrote “I’m fine don’t worry” which was then adapted to the cinema with Mélanie Laurent. He also writes film scripts. “Not great powers” signs his back to children’s literature.
It’s the story ofa group of friends Antoine, Lisa, Mattéo, Gabi and Margot who get together to share their summer vacation. And this year something extraordinary is going to happen. As they visit a cave, they find themselves endowed with superpowers but powers they would have done without. At first it seems harmless, but yet it will turn their lives upside down in ways unimaginable.
The novel is accessible to children from 9 years old because there are still a lot of texts even if some illustrations come to punctuate the story. These are signed Thomas Baas, the cover also. It’s a summary of good humor, a club of 5 2022 versions that I highly recommend.
And otherwise, as it’s almost Easter, I wanted to recommend 2 books released by Gallimard Jeunesse, 2 beautiful books. The first is “Peter Rabbit” by Beatrix Potter, who was a British naturalist and writer. She lived in the late 19th and early 20th. She was well known for her children’s books.
It was in 1893 that the son of her governess was ill and that Beatrix invented the story of 4 little rabbits. In 1900, she resumed her story which became Peter Rabbit, sold stuffed animals bearing the image of her hero and subsequently made 23 albums. It’s beautiful, smart and timeless. This is why Gallimard is the first to come out, this classic over 100 years old, as well as “A surprising egg hunt”, a book with flaps, understand in flap with hidden illustrations where we will help Pierre find his Easter eggs. Timeless…