Three girls. A summer holiday. One epic road-trip. And sausages. Piglettes (Pushkin Press) follows Mireille, Astrid and Hakima as they embark on a trip of a lifetime to reach, by bicycle, the Palais de l’Elysée on 14th July from their home in Bourg-en-Bresse. All have different motives for getting there, but they share the same motivation …
Come and join Barroux on a game of hide-and-seek with a difference! Where’s the Elephant and Where’s the Starfish? (Egmont) are two quasi-wordless picturebooks which carry an incredibly powerful message about the effect Man has on the environment, and more particularly deforestation and sea pollution. Designed in a Where’s Wally? type puzzle book, the hide-and-seek style allows the message behind …
If you are already familiar with French illustrator Hervé Tullet’s books, you will not only instantly recognize his bold style, but also know that he loves to promote fun and creativity with books. His latest two offerings are no exception! My Stencil Kit (Thames and Hudson) combines a large art pad style book with …
Faïza Guène (Definitions) Kiffe kiffe demain, translated by Sarah Adams Doria is fifteen, a beur (French of Arabic descent) living in a soulless high rise in suburban Paris. Painfully shy, struggling at school, obsessed by TV programmes, she lives alone with her illiterate mother after having both been abandoned by their violent good for nothing …
On Monday begins a week long celebration of children’s books brought to you by the Institut français in London. This year’s edition features more than 40 public events including workshops, talks, films, live music, theatre, book signings with no less than 25 writers and illustrators. The Festival will also take part in the 50th anniversary …
Today I am thrilled to welcome Marianne Dubuc for a French Friday/Fabulous Five mash-up, so to speak. Marianne is from Québec and is the author and illustrator of the internationally acclaimed The Lion and the Bird, published by Book Island and translated from French by translator extraordinaire Sarah Ardizzone. The Lion and the Bird tells the story of an unlikely …
Take a night flight in the Parisian skies alongside the Eiffel Tower , and enjoy the stunning sights. From bridges over the Seine to Notre Dame, from the Opéra to Paris’ famous department stores, Paris Up Up and Away (Paris s’envole, translated by Jill Phythian) is Hélène Druvert’s début picturebook and is a paean to the Ville Lumière, …
Cédric Ramadier (text) & Vincent Bourgeau (illustrations) (Gecko Press) Au secours, voilà le loup! translated by Linda Burgess We French people like our ‘gros méchants loups’ (big bad wolves), there is little doubt about that. Mario Ramos’ I Am So Strong, Bénédicte Guettier’s I Am the Wolf … and Here I Come and Stephanie Blake’s Poo Bum, …
The third installment if feisty heroine Oksa Pollock’s exciting adventures has just been released in paperback and today I am delighted to welcome the French authors of this Harry Potter-esque, Anne Plichota and Cendrine Wolf, to Library Mice to talk bout their favourite children’s books. Our favourite children’s books by …
