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grAPhiC BoArD BooKs
grAPhiC BoArD BooKs
Coco / herman & Dominique
CoCo
PiCtUre BooKs
A funny and colourful character travels through the
jungle. he keeps calling out and tries to find “Coco”.
Many animals show up but Coco is nowhere to be
found… Until the moment our character finally stops
and… poops: he finally found what he was looking
for! A short and repetitive story, deliciously silly but
very efficient. try, it’ll make you laugh every time.
i Am not tired / i Am not having a Poop in the Potty
Animals on the run / oscar the Cock
twice Upon a time there Was a Forest / My Deaf Dog
the Legend of ibou Mine / the story of a Wolf
Mini CoMiC BooKs
by Christophe Campion
2 years +, 12 x 22 cm, 24 pages, Cardboard, 6.50 €
the Kidneys / no holiday for Kiki / Big Apple
Mini PoCKet BooKs
Let’s Waltz / tutto Va Bene (this is italian!) / Beware, i Bite! / that’s Classy!
herMAn & DoMiniqUe
FiCtion For YoUng ADULts
the tortoises of Bolilanga / Lily’s errors / one night i Divorced My Parents
the World is Waiting Behind the Door
historiCAL noVeL
the Wolf Knight
short stories
An Unexpected Weapon / the Bastard from outer space
Dark Land / tomorrow is Another Day
PhotonoVeLs
A Lavish Love / Awesome
non FiCtion
“the thirD CULtUre”
hurray for the Debt!
by Alexandra Pichard
every morning, herman wakes his pet-mussel up,
Dominique. herman watches tV with Dominique,
Dominique prepares a bath for herman: they are
really living a romantic love story. But one day, herman’s beloved mussel has disappeared. not knowing what to do, herman goes to the seaside to try
to find her. once there, he meets the oyster MarieClaude, and he invites her to lunch, to have chips
and mussels… a crazy but very funny story.
2 years +, 12 x 22 cm, 24 pages, Cardboard, 6.50 €
PiCtUre BooKs
AniMALs on the rUn
i AM not tireD
by Frédéric Kessler
A little kitten doesn’t want to go to sleep. he
wants a story, a kiss, some snacks and ends up
saying he has to go to pee. he will do anything to
stay awake as long as possible! only in his
mum’s bed, he accepts to close his eyes. But his
parents are fed up with all this fuss and want to
be alone in their bedroom… however, even a
desperate and starving kitten abandoned by his
parents whispering in the room next door, ends
up falling asleep… as if nothing had happened.
by Bernadette Pourquié and
Valérie Dumas
When the zoo keeper falls asleep, all
the animals escape. the turtle skedaddles, the cheetah deserts and the
snail moves out. A bestiary animated
by animals running away, brightly coloured and full of life!
3 years +, 16 x 21 cm, 32 pages,
hardcover, 13 €
2 years +, 16 x 21 cm, 24 pages, hardcover with
rounded corners, 9 €
i AM not hAVing A PooP in the PottY
by Frédéric Kessler
When the little mouse takes off his diapers and
has a poop in the potty, his mother claps her
hands amazed. But when he is finished, she
throws the precious dirt straight into the toilet.
What’s the use then of pooping in the potty, if it
is thrown away right after? it’s decided, tomorrow he will poop in his diapers again. it’s only
when little mouse understands that the poop is
just the remnants of what has been eaten the day
before, that he agrees to use the potty.
2 years +, 16 x 21 cm, 24 pages, hardcover with
rounded corners, 9 €
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osKAr the CoCK
by May Angeli
oskar shows off, he is a very cocky and ridiculous
cock. none of the hens fall under his charm. nevertheless, he has his moment of glory when he
falls on a cat and saves (by chance) a bird from
certain death. Full of his success, the cock falls
asleep until the next morning, only to be woken
up by no one else but the little bird! A picture
book printed in three colours (black, red and yellow) which enhances May Angeli’s wood engraving work.
3 years +, 25 x 25 cm, 32 pages, hardcover,
3 colour illustrations, 15.50 €
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tWiCe UPon A tiMe
there WAs A Forest
the LegenD oF iBoU Min’
once upon a time there was a forest with birds
wearing crowns on their heads.
once upon a second time there was a forest
with birds wearing hats on their heads.
one day a crowned bird living all alone in his
big tree decides to travel without his crown. At
first left out by the other birds from the other
forests because of his differences, he is soon
recognised as the king of all birds. tempted
by power, he will finally choose to teach the
birds that accepting differences is to be celebrated. Bright and colourful illustrations for a
story telling us about simple yet essential values in life.
Mine is a young indonesian woman blessed with uncommon kindness and courage. she is always smiling and is ready to help, and in the village everyone
calls her ibou, “mother”.
But one day, when she’s going fishing with her son,
the two of them disappear in the ocean. not long
after they disappeared, the astonished villagers find
a turtle nearby, with a face strangely looking like ibou
Min’’s. the turtle is followed by a younger one, just
like ibou Min’ and her son.
soon, the village will be victim of the famine, and
people will discover that more and more turtles are
coming around. Finally, they understand that the
children they lost are gathering around ibou Min’,
who watches over them. since then, turtles are sacred and no fisherman dares to touch them.
by Franck Prévost
and Delphine Jacquot
by Elisa Géhin
4 years +, 17 x 24 cm, 40 pages,
hardcover, 13 €
5 years +, 16 x 30 cm, 32 pages, hardcover, 15.50 €
the storY oF A WoLF
by Juliette Lamarca and Loren Capelli
MY DeAF Dog
by Corinne Lovera-Vitali and
Mathis
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A young girl wonders: “my dog has
very big ears, yet he seems to hear
only what he wants”. this might
have to do with the distance between his ears and his brain, or
maybe this dog just doesn’t want to
bother… Mathis witty illustrations
highlight Corinne Lovera Vitali’s intelligent text.
this is a beautiful yet tragic love story: the story of a
wolf who falls in love with a princess. the forest is
the witness of this fatal attraction and tells us how
the wolf tries to put on a disguise to charm the beautiful princess. the wolf kills walkers in order to steal
their clothes. But after all this, the wolf gets killed by
the king hunting in the forest. however, the tale ends
up not so badly after all, as the wolf’s fur becomes a
magnificent scarf worn by the princess, and the head
of the wolf then rests every day on the young princess’ chest.
4 years +, 16 x 21 cm, 40 pages,
hardcover, 12.50 €
6 years +, 17 x 24 cm, 32 pages, hardcover, Black &
white illustrations, 14 €
LOREN CAPELLI
JULIETTE LAMARCA
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Mini CoMiC BooKs
6 years +, 10.5 x 15 cm, 48 pages, 5 €
6 years +, 10.5 x 15 cm, 48 pages, 5 €
Mini PoCKet BooKs
Let’s WALtz
by Guillaume Guéraud
MANU BOISTE AU
the KiDneYs
by Manu Boisteau
Back again to the castle of the mad-doctor and of his servant, the awful grossomodo. this time, the doctor is worried: he fears that his ugly servant will have his heart broken
by the beautiful Arlette, the butcher’s daughter. What to do
when grossomodo asks his master for plastic surgery? the
doctor is ready to yield to grossomodo (who is really not
very handsome) when he is interrupted by Arlette. she wants
to bring back grossomodo’s fresh and warm heart!
BANDE DESSINÉE
no hoLiDAY For KiKi
by Bruno Heitz
in this little book, the reader finds once again Kiki the hamster, the hamster’s young mistress and her dreadful parents.
seeing their daughter emailing her pen pal, the horrible parents get the awful idea to use this friendship to go on free
holidays, at the correspondent’s place.
But what about Kiki?, where do we hide Kiki the hamster during the holidays, since the parents totally ignore her existsence?
Big APPLe
AURO RE PETIT
by Aurore Petit
three apples chat on a branch. they dream about what their
life will be like if they leave the tree for the big city,” the Big
Apple”. the first one sees herself becoming a computer tech,
the second one wants to become an artist, and the third one
dreams about meeting her soul-mate. this is it, they are
going to take the leap and jump into the unknown. But having talked for too long, time has passed and our three apples end up in an apple sauce!
BANDE DESSINÉE
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grandpa Léo is 69 years old and still has all his teeth. With his brave heart
and his clear mind he rides his bike every day. A former revolutionary,
thief and bank robber, grandpa Léo has lived thousands of lives and he
tells his grandson all about it. however, his greatest hobby is the waltz.
he enters every possible contests along with his hated dance partner (she
is a bourgeois!). But this time the contest is too far away and hugo’s parents have to drive him there. Unfortunately, on the way, grandpa has a
heart attack and has to stay at the hospital… but not for too long, as the
old man is a tough one.
tUtto VA Bene (this is itALiAn!)
by Thomas Scotto
or how hugo has to wait for two long hours at the train station for someone to pick him up, as his father has forgotten him there. From the
nice old lady to the guitar player, the train station is a place full of life,
even if two hours is a long time to wait. Luckily, hugo will meet an italian
boy and his charming italian mother… For that matter, why not ask this
tender mother to adopt him? Moral of the story, hugo is going to own his
brand new cell phone and spend some future holidays in italy!
BeWAre, i Bite!
by Mathis
Absolutely furious, rené has hit Lucas and Lucien without any apparent
reason. rené’s grandpa tries to calm him down and to understand the
reasons behind this sudden violence. rené was born the same day as his
older brother died, and that’s why they celebrate rené’s birthday one
week before his actual birthday. rené’s teacher who doesn’t know, asks
him about this time difference. overwhelmed by his emotions, rené starts
to cry and that’s when Lucas and Lucien seize the opportunity to make
fun of him, which of course makes rené very angry. though, the teacher
understands his grief, as long ago, she lost a brother too. rené then discovers that you can overcome grief and that thinking of it doesn’t have to
hurt.
thAt’s CLAssY!,
by Hélène Couturier
nina is worried: she saw her little sister garance selling objects from their
home at school. if garance needs money she must be mugged. nina is
going to take care of the bullies and save her little sister with the help of
her best friend Matis (no, she is absolutely not in love!)… but garance is
actually only trying to make some pocket money! Far from all commonplace ideas about violence at school, this is a story about a cunning little
girl, her attentive sister and a love story to be.
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FiCtion For YoUng ADULts
12 x 21 cm, between 7.50 and 9 €
the WorLD is WAiting BehinD the Door
by Pascale Maret
the tortoises oF BoLiLAngA
by Franck Prévot
Alam lives on a small indonesian island where activities as hand picking
of langsats and coconuts, swimming and fishing regulate the day. in the
village, everyone knows everyone and the older people are shown respect from all. however, tragic events have not spared Alam’s family: his
little brother salah has died. thanks to the legend of ibou Mine, told by
his grandfather, Alam tries to overcome his grief. According to this tale,
dead children become sea turtles and gather with ibou Mine, mother tortoise, in the ocean, and it tells that ibou Mine nests at the very near island Bolilanga. however, one day, the building of a vacation resort is
about to ruin Bolilanga, and Alam takes up to save the ibou Mine sanctuary from the hands of the real estate developers.
96 pages
LiLY’s errors
the only thing she’s familiar with is this devout atmosphere, this
subordination to the above, the daily prayers in church and the
confessions in public for all misbehaviour. sarah knows that at
school, boys and girls do not wear the same clothes as she does,
that they watch tV and drink soft drinks, things that are forbidden
for her, but until now, sarah has not felt the burden of such a lifestyle. however, when sarah understands that next year, she will not
attend junior high school like the others and that she will have to
follow correspondence school so that she is not to be intoxicated
by “fake ideologies”, she realizes that she is being abused, and that
the rules of the Puritan Fellowship are too strict for her.
sarah might be thrown out of the Fellowship, and her parents with
her, only because she attended a tennis game, without her headscarf on and then lied about it. But sarah is ready to do what’s best
for her, even if it means leaving her parents behind her. she discovers much to her surprise that her little brother has the same desire, and together they will do everything to be happy.
208 pages
by Véronique Le Normand
in this third volume about Lily, time has passed and Lily is now an adult
coming back from an academic exchange in Berlin. But life is not so exciting: unemployment, casual jobs and only silence from her ex boyfriend
Florian who is travelling in China. time has come for Lily to figure out
what she wants to do with her life. one morning, Lily wakes up with a
horrible face: she is disfigured by an allergic oedema. the nine days during which she stays at her aunt’s place will give her time to think and realise what she really likes and also which friends are her real friends… A
sweet, never bitter, and witty chronicle about the very last days of adolescence.
160 pages
one night i DiVorCeD MY PArents
by Rachel Hausfater
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Because he doesn’t want to suffer after his parents’ break-up, our hero
decides that he is the one who has to divorce… the young boy takes advantage of the situation, by not telling his mum that her ex-husband is
going to live abroad and therefore unable to take care of him during the
weekends. this will give him the opportunity to take care of himself on
weekends and live all alone in a tiny maids’ room. Far from his parents,
with no one to telling him what to do, the young boy will be able to build
up his character and toughen his mind. he will grow up, find love, and finally understand that he is not the one to resolve his parent’s problems.
128 pages
historiCAL noVeL
the WoLF Knight
by Viviane Moore
the winter in 1198 was harsh and greatly affected men and animals. At the beginning of spring, a group of pilgrims is on the
way to Compostelle, walking from the abbey of Beauport to the
abbey of Lehon. Amongst them is Alan de Lesneven, the son of a
noble Breton. their guide Padrig is accompanied by his son Armel,
14 years old: it is time for Padrig to pass on his job as a pilgrim’s
guide. however, Padrig will die mysteriously and other pilgrims
after him. some say that there are wolfs in the surroundings killing people, but Armel is not so sure. he takes over from his father and at the same time, tries to lead an investigation with the
help of Alan de Lesnevan. During this journey, Armel will also
learn to know Morgan, a young woman walking with her uncle,
thomas the goldsmith. Armel jealously thinks that she is in love
with the brave Alan, but is it really the case? A medieval detective
novel that pictures a murky time full of Lord quarrels, bandit attacks and love.
192 pages
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An UnexPeCteD WeAPon
short stories
Many adolescents of today are too busy to read, even if the need
of stories still remains essential for them. that is why this collection offers books filled with high quality short stories, written by
well known authors, to be read without great effort!
by Éric Boisset
eleven short stories telling us about the rebellious teenage
years of the author: eleven true adventures all bigger and
funnier one after the other. With a classical style and a true
writing, this work succeeds in seizing these rare moments in
life where nothing matters more than the present and the
certainty of an eternal youth.
13.5 x 16 cm, 160 pages (approx.), 9.50 €
the BAstArD FroM oUter sPACe
by Colin Thibert
Picture Big Brother going wrong in a space station and a nuclear war starting on earth, leaving the silliest man and
woman left to save the human mankind from disappearing.
A collection of science-fiction short stories not so far from
reality and that pictures a hilarious and disastrous portrait of
our near future. Clones, organ trafficking, parents-children
divorce and travel in time…
DArK LAnD
by Louis Sanders
the Perigord region, its abounding forests, its foie gras and
english inhabitants, its wine, castles and goose confit… and
its crimes. Crimes committed in everyday life, narrated by
the author with relentless accuracy, humour and style. one
cannot help but feel the author’s overflowing tenderness for
his characters. A cop overwhelmed with life, a pupil witnessing a murder, dubious neighbours… six short stories where
crime meets daily life through characters always on the
edge, between good and evil. this is dark literature exploring the depth of the human soul.
toMorroW is Another DAY
by Jean-Paul Nozière
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sometimes everything goes wrong. Carefully tailored plans
are cancelled, shameful lies brought to light, or family secrets exposed… in this book, students, thieves, newly wed,
cops, drug dealers or clairvoyants are antiheros and have
one thing in common: they are all having a very bad time.
Bad luck or lack of talent, bad moments or bad choice, this
handful of short stories tells us about life as it is, full of danger. Using humour, suspense, cruelty but also tenderness,
Jean-Paul nozière describes these beautiful losers for whom
life is suddenly too much. tomorrow, things will get better?... you can always dream of it.
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A LAVish LoVe
text by Claudine Galéa
and photographs by Colombe Clier
Photo noVeLs
Léa, a fifty year old widow, is living a solitary life in the mountain. however, her granddaughter Philippine, 16 years old,
comes to visit her to forget a hard breakup. Philippine’s heartbreak story makes old memories come to life and Léa, who always kept the secret of her first love to herself, opens her heart
to the young girl. together, they watch old pictures and Léa tells
Philippine about her first love, a woman she never forgot and always loved more than anyone else.
the idea of this collection is to entrust a series of photographs to
an author who knows nothing about them.
the photographs will then inspire the author to give life
to a brand new story.
13.5 x 16 cm, softcover, between 84 and 200 pages
AWesoMe
texte by Arno Bertina
and photographs by Tendance Floue
Because their parents are divorcing, Marion and sibille are forced to move and change school so that their parents can manage to set up the shared custody. new school, new faces, and
Marion has a hard time adapting to her new life. she finds out
that her father keeps a diary on his computer and starts reading
it on a regular base. it moves her to discover the thoughtful and
lucid side of her dad she didn’t know about. Daily life at school,
seaside holidays, malls shopping with girlfriends, the cousins’
wedding, her dad knows everything. Life goes on and Marion
grows up and asserts herself. the life of a teenage girl, told in
a bright and cheerful tone.
the thirD CULtUre
10 x 18 cm, softcover, 8.90 €
hUrrAY For the DeBt!
by Marc Bousseyrol
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From the work of Mirabeau, who first made the connection between debt and civil disorder, to the treaty of Maastricht which
hallows financial orthodoxy, economists and experts preach to
limit governments’ deficits and indebtedness. to better tailor the
laws of economics, one calls today out for tax payers’ and every
man’s common sense. however, is debt really that harmful to our
economy? in an easy and educational style, the author and economist Marc Bousseyrol leads both students and adults to a better understanding of a very topical subject. one then understands
that the debt isn’t bad in itself and that all economists do not
agree on the results of the debt.
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