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The farmer is in love
$16.95
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It's good! It's horrible!
$22.95
Insight
At the animal carnival
$21.95
Insight
Singing away the dark
$14.95
Insight
The disgusting little ones: The spider
$9.95
Insight
The disgusting little ones: The worm
$9.95
Insight
Are you there Alfred?
$17.95
Insight
Changes
$8.95
Insight
Malik learns to swim : A story to illustrate
$18.00
Insight
Grilled Cheese: Forest
$12.00
Insight
Grilled Cheese: Machine
$12.00
Insight
A luminous friend
$16.95
Insight
The cake
$14.95
Insight
Draw with me! / Activity book
$16.95
Insight
Simone de Beauvoir
$16.95
Insight
Rudolf Nureyev
$16.95
Insight
It's me who decides!
$12.95
Insight
Rou joue!
$14.95
Insight
Bob the bobo
$15.95
Insight
Harriet Tubman
$16.95
Insight
Martin Luther King
$16.95
Insight
Tell me why we cry
$17.95
Insight
The Peanut Race
$24.95
Insight
What living on your nose?
$23.95
Insight
This is not a dinosaur book.
$18.95
Insight
Jean-Michel Basquiat
$16.95
Insight
Zaha Hadid
$16.95
Insight
Effrontées
$29.95
The farmer is in love

The farmer is in love

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By , illustrated by Milja Praagman , translated by Marieke Rozendaal

Funny things are happening on the farm. The farmer is trying to shear the cow and milk the hen. Animals don't get it! Is the farmer sick? But no ! Everyday, the farmer is thinking of someone else, heads in the clouds. Who could it be?? The veterinarian! But he's way too shy to tell him. Luckily, his animal friends decide to get involved.

The farmer is in love is a cute and funny book for ages 3 and up.

  • Picture book
  • 3 years+
  • Size: 20 cm x 26 cm
  • Hardcover
  • Number of pages: 32

It's good! It's horrible!

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It's good! It's horrible! (in French only)

Text: Joan M. Lexau, illustrations: Aliki

Walking peacefully in the jungle is good! To come face to face with a rhinoceros is terrible! Hiding in a tree to escape the beast is good!
At least, that's what Java the tiger believes, captivated by the story of young Sanji.

The original edition of this album appeared in 1963 in the Weekly Reader Children's Book Club collection, with the American publisher The Dial Press. The album has been out of print for over 50 years.

 

It is being republished for the first time in French by Le Lièvre de Mars. The illustrator, Aliki, says that the challenge of this story was to find a way to present the face-to-face between the boy and the tiger as simply as possible, while illustrating the action of the chase in the background.

  • Picture book
  • Size: 28.5 cm X 25.5 cm
  • Number of pages: 48
  • From 2 to 7 years old
  • Hardcover


At the animal carnival

At the animal carnival

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At the animal carnival (in French only)

By  , illustrated by Marianne Dubuc

The animals are busy preparing the carnival. Everyone must find their disguise. Some have more imagination than others... All the animals parade to finally meet and party! Marianne Dubuc explores here with humour and tenderness the world of animals, in a bestiary in the style of a nursery rhyme Three little cats .

Here is a classic of Quebec children's literature, in a new larger format of 20 x 20 cm in paper rather than rigid cardboard to appeal to all children, young and old.

  • Picture book
  • 3 years+
  • Size: 20cm x 20cm
  • Hardcover
  • Number of pages: 120
Singing away the dark

Singing away the dark

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Singing away the dark (in French only)

By , illustrated by Julie Morstad , translated by Fanny Britt

On a cold winter morning, a little girl has to walk through a scary forest to wait for the school bus. Along the way, she sings to give herself courage.

  • Picture book
  • 4 years+
  • Size: 20 cm x 23 cm
  • Hardcover
  • Number of pages: 36


The disgusting little ones: The spider

The disgusting little ones: The spider

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The spider (in french only)

The disgusting little ones, volume 5

By , illustrated by Elise Gravel

Impossible not to cross paths with a spider one day. They can live in almost any habitat and there are at least 40,000 species. Disgusting, the spider? Yes, but not only !

  • Picture book
  • Documentary
  • 4 years+
  • Size: 15 cm x 21 cm
  • Soft cover
  • Number of pages: 32
The disgusting little ones: The worm

The disgusting little ones: The worm

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Are you there Alfred?

Are you there Alfred?

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Are you there Alfred? (in French only)

By Catherine Pineur

Sonia worries. Her neighbor Alfred is not at home. She leaves her house to look for him, even if that means she has to approach the wall of war. Along the way, she meets several birds. Where do they all come from? Sonia doesn't understand what they are saying.

  • Picture book
  • Size: 15.5cm x 21.5cm
  • Number of pages: 32
  • Hardcover
  • From 2 to 7 years old
Changes

Changes

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Changes (in French only)

By Anthony Browne

This morning, Joseph's dad left to pick up his mom, announcing that things were going to change soon. To change? How so? The kettle will turn into a cat? The gorilla chair? In very beautiful drawings of surrealist inspiration, Anthony Browne puts a mischievous eye on everyday objects and we have fun with him imagining what they look like. Until the final surprise: the announced change is much simpler and much more overwhelming: mum and dad are bringing back... a little sister!

  • Picture book
  • Size: 15 cm x 19 cm
  • Number of pages: 32
  • Soft cover
  • From 3 to 6 years old
Malik learns to swim : A story to illustrate

Malik learns to swim : A story to illustrate

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Malik learns to swim : A story to illustrate

Text: Catherine Ouellet-Cummimgs, illustrations: Émilien Masseau

 

Today is Saturday. Like every Saturday, Malik and his dad go to the pool, because Saturday is swimming lesson day. Malik is a little bit scared of the water. Will he manage to cross the pool and reach his friend Leonie?

It's your turn to illustrate the story and create your own book. To help you, we have placed blank shapes that you can fill, and empty spaces for you to draw the things you imagine as you read the text.

  • Coloring Book 
  • Bilingual (French / English) text 
  • Size: 18.5cm x 23cm
  • Number of pages: 24
  • From 2 to 4 years old
  • Hardcover

 

Grilled Cheese: Forest

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Grilled Cheese Magazine: Forest

Bilingual magazine for kids, created and printed in Montreal.

5-10 years:

Issue 18: Forest (one magazine + one button)

Illustrations: Julia GR, Amélie Tourangeau, Sandra Dumais, Annick Gaudreault, Julien Boisseau

Texts:, Annick Gaudreault, Rosalie Roy-Boucher, Catherine Ouellet-Cummings, Henri Boisseau-Ouellet

Launch: June 2020F

2-4 years:

Issue 9: Forrest (one magazine + three stickers)

Illustrations: Julia GR, Amélie Lehoux, Aude Fourest, Boris Biberdzic

Texts: Anne-Sophie Tilly, Juliette Césarine, Catherine Ouellet-Cummings

Launch: June 2020

 

Grilled Cheese: Machine

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Grilled Cheese Magazine: Machine

Bilingual magazine for kids, created and printed in Montreal.

5-10 years:

Issue 17: Machine (one magazine + one button)

Illustrations: Camilla Teodoro, Julien Boisseau
Pascale Bonenfant, Philippe Mathieu, Samuel Boucher

Texts:, Anne-Sophie Tilly, Catherine Ouellet-Cummings, Véronique Grenier

Launch: February 2020

2-4 years:

Issue 8: Machine (one magazine + three stickers)

Illustrations: Amanda Willemse, Benjamin Cotten, Camilla Teodoro, Julien Boisseau, Mathieu Dionne, Samuel Boucher

Texts: Sophie Labelle, Catherine Ouellet-Cummings

Launch: February 2020


A luminous friend

A luminous friend

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A luminous friend

By  , illustrated by Marilyn Faucher

Now that his parents are separated, Ludo has two houses: one in the countryside, the other in the city. The boy doesn't really like going to his father's, where he has no friends, even though he loves the bustle of the city and is fascinated by traffic lights.
He is even convinced that a little gentleman is hiding in the traffic light, working night and day to regulate traffic. Listening only to his big heart, the little boy goes out into the night to try to reward this valiant worker in the shadows.
A tender and luminous text, highlighted by vibrant watercolors, which reminds us that empathy and generosity are wonderful tools to overcome one's pain.

-Picture Book

-Genre: Fantasy-humorous

-Age: 3 years +

- Size: 22 cm x 27 cm,

-Hardcover

- Number of pages: 32

The cake

The cake

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By  , illustrated by Marianne Dubuc

Albert, Jojo, Renard and Sophie are baking a cake. Yum ! It tastes like laughter and friendship!

-Picture book

Age:  3 years +

- Size: 18 cm x 19 cm

-Hardcover

- Number of pages: 24

Draw with me! / Activity book

Draw with me! / Activity book

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Simone de Beauvoir

Simone de Beauvoir

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Rudolf Nureyev

Rudolf Nureyev

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Rudolf Noureev (in French only)

By  , illustrated by Eleonora Arosio

Rudolf never stopped at what was expected of him as a boy. He fell in love with dancing when he was seven years old. It was not until much later, however, that he managed to enter a ballet school. He had to make up for lost time and refine his technique to compete with other dancers. His talent was so great that it did not prevent him from becoming one of the best dancers in history.

 

  • Picture book
  • Documentary
  • Collection: From Little to Big 
  • 5 years+
  • Size:  20cm x 24cm,
  • Hardcover
  • Number of pages: 32

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    It's me who decides!

    It's me who decides!

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    By Élise Gravel, illustrated by Élise Gravel

    To the delight of toddlers, La courte échelle is happy to publish another hardcover by Elise Gravel. After the great success of Une patate à vélo, the author offers us It's me who decides !, an irreverent album as she knows how to do them so well, which will delight the hearts of naughty children and their parents.

    When a monster meets a child, he acts like any good monster: he is scary. Except that this one isn't very terrifying, it's even rather… cute! The only one to fear him is a dog. But when it's time for a hug, everyone finds it useful...even him!

    - cardboard picture book

    -2 years +

    -Size: 14cm x 14cm

    -Number of pages: 30

    Rou joue!

    Rou joue!

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    By Pascale Bonenfant, illustrations Pascale Bonenfant

    Halfway between a picture book and a game book, this little book offers around forty adorable illustrations to learn, name, guess and imagine.

    With Rou the bear, Norbert the rabbit and Clément the bird, children will have fun with letters, numbers and shapes. They will also look for a four-leaf clover, they will invent names for their favorite monsters and they will be able to help Rou pack his suitcase in anticipation of a sleepover with Grandma Rose and Grandpa Pom.

    -Game book

    -Hardcover

    -2 years+

    -Size: 20cm x 20cm

    -Number of pages: 40

    Bob the bobo

    Bob the bobo

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    Text Mélina Schoenborn, illustrations Sandra Dumais

    The most endearing injury in the history of scratches!

    Bob is an injury. An adorable little bump. But he is alone and bored. It's not always easy to make a friend when you're a scratch.

    Maybe the little boy who just fell off his bike will agree to adopt him?
    Thus begins a great story of friendship destined to be constantly renewed!

    -Picture book

    -Hardcover

    -2 years+

    - Size: 18 cm x 19 cm

    -Number of pages: 24

    Harriet Tubman

    Harriet Tubman

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    Martin Luther King

    Martin Luther King

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    Tell me why we cry

    Tell me why we cry

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    Tell me why we cry (In French only)

    By  , illustrated by Ana Sender , translated by Françoise Major

    “Why are we crying? Matéo asks his mother. To this complex, but completely legitimate question, Matéo's mother offers a rich and nuanced answer. She exposes him, in a clear and yet poetic way, the many reasons - and the emotions - which provoke this typically human reaction: sadness, anger, helplessness, the feeling of loneliness, without forgetting, of course, happiness.
    She reminds him that everyone cries and especially that everyone has the right to do so.

    -Picture book

    -Size: 26cm x 22cm

    -Number of pages: 32

    -Hardcover

    -From 4 years old

    The Peanut Race

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    The Peanut Race (in French only)

    By Nadine Robert, illustrated by Charles Dutertre

    Do you know about the peanut race? No? The rules are simple. You must have eaten three peanuts before crossing the finish line. But beware! Each of the peanuts gives whoever eats it a different and amazing power. Who will be the smartest or luckiest runner? To your peanuts! Ready? Go!

    -Format: 25 x 30.5cm

    -Number of pages 64

    -Hardcover

    -From 4 years old

     

    What living on your nose?

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    What living on your nose? (in French)

    Text and illustrations: Christian Borstlap

     

    Germs are all around you. On your nose, on your face, on everything you touch! Some can also be found buried underground, while others prefer to live in boiling water. And rejoice, because they can do extraordinary things for us. In fact, did you know that our whole life depends on microbes? We are lucky to have them with us!

     

    -Format: 29 x 24cm

    -Number of pages: 56

    -Hardcover

    -From 5 years


    This is not a dinosaur book.

    This is not a dinosaur book.

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    Jean-Michel Basquiat

    Jean-Michel Basquiat

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    Jean-Michel Basquiat

    By , illustrated by Luciano Lozano , translated by Françoise Major

    As a child, Jean-Michel Basquiat already loved visiting museums and drawing. He had promised his father that he would become a famous artist, and he had been right. Inspired by the world of graffiti, his strong and original work made him one of the leading figures in 20th century art.

    -Album

    -Documentary

    -Collection: From small to large

    -From 5 years

    -Size: 20cm x 24cm

    -Hardcover

    -Number of pages: 32

    Zaha Hadid

    Zaha Hadid

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    Zaha Hadid

    By , illustrated by Asun Amar , translated by Françoise Major

    From the age of seven, little Zaha Hadid was already designing her clothes and bedroom furniture. As an adult, Zaha became one of the greatest architects of the 20th century. Its magnificent, curvaceous buildings have brought beauty to many cities around the world.

    -Album

    -Documentary

    -Collection: From small to large

    -From 5 years

    -Size: 20cm x 24cm

    -Hardcover

    -Number of pages: 32

    Effrontées

    Effrontées

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    Effrontées (in French)

    The women discussed in this book have all, at some point in their lives, decided not to submit to a world that was not made for them. They have forged a new reality, transforming the lives of thousands of people.

    They are Quebecers, and they are cheeky.

    Here is their not-so-boring story, told with a little humor and a lot of emotion.

     

    (Céline Dion • Mylène Paquette • Pauline Marois • Colombe St-Pierre • Dr. Irma Levasseur • Chloé Legris • Lhasa de Sela • Anya Pogharian • Louise Arbor • Dr. Joanne Liu • Élise Gravel • Régine Chassagne • Chantal Petitclerc • Mélissa Mollen-Dupuis • Gabriella Kinté Garbeau • Thérèse Casgrain • Florence Gagnon • Nahid Aboumansour • Azamit • Catherine Girard-Audet • Louise Lecavalier)

     

    -Documentary

    -From the age of 8

    -Format: 17 x 23cm

    -Hardcover

    - Number of pages: 248

    The costumes

    Perfect for transforming at any time and for any occasion, whether it's a carnival, a costume ball or a play on a Sunday morning in your living room.

    The shadow theater

    The shadow theater comes alive as soon as night falls. Have the whole family sit down to project cardboard silhouettes or their hands onto the fabric, and tell known, invented stories, make them guess.

    Linen rugs

    Large linen rug for babies. this very soft fabric acquires a patina over time and can be reused to create a cozy little corner anywhere.