What to read | Children’s Book Suggestions for Spring Break

The formula is simple, but brings smiles page after page. A boy calls out to a girl looking for her bike. Too preoccupied to listen to what he has to say, she keeps interrupting him and preventing him from finishing his sentences. When he wants to talk to her about a balloon seller, she imagines a baguette seller. A seagull becomes a skunk and a doe a bicycle. A comic, absurd album with a surprising ending.

Veronique Larocque, The Press

Have you seen my bicycle?

Text by Roxane Brouillard, illustrations by Giulia Sagramola

The 400 blows

From 6 years old

We follow a fearful and clumsy bear who raises his two children alone. Plastic islands, oil spills and melting sea ice are some of the issues addressed in Volume 2. Despite the seriousness of the subject, Pol Polar is an entertaining series, even if we sometimes laugh out loud.

Pol Polarvolume 2 – The Mysterious Doctor Plastic

Caroline Soucy

Glenat

From 8 years old

Sharing your room with your sister or brother isn’t always fun. Toinou knows something about it. A comic book divided into three adventures that make you laugh and (slightly) shiver.

Veronique Larocque

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

To console little Félixe, the house where she lives has decided to move. Every night, she moves to find new friends for her lonely owner. A comforting comic strip that manages to tackle difficult subjects, such as mourning and depression in children, with gentleness and humor.

Veronique Larocque, The Press

Félixe and the house that walked at night

Text and illustrations by Sophie Bédard

Editions The city is burning

From 8 years old

When 15-year-old Hugo finds a large sum of money, he buys a hot-air balloon and goes in search of his mother. On the road, he makes surprising encounters: half-sisters and half-brothers, who would also like to find this bohemian woman who left them. There follows a fascinating epic told in a colorful writing that makes you dream of adventures.

broccoli kids

Mylene Goupil

Editions Quebec America

From 9 years old

Alone stands out with its poignant texts and touching illustrations. By recounting the moving journeys of Afshin, Alain and Patricia, this graphic novel raises awareness of the plight of refugees. A book through which we see the world differently.

Veronique Larocque, The Press

Alone

Text by Paul Tom, illustrations by Mélanie Baillairgé

Editions The short scale

From 10 years old

Torrential rains, hurricanes, droughts, earthquakes, tsunamis: “global environmental conditions have deteriorated radically”, writes Dïana Bélice in this first volume of a dystopian series which takes place in 2042. Disasters, lives in danger, fights, deceptions: the novel has nothing to envy to action films. A sequel is planned and we are eagerly awaiting it.

Veronique Larocque, The Press

Militant, volume 1 – Uprising

Diana Belice

Editions de Mortagne

From 12 years old

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. 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

The car

From 12 years old