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'La vache qui voulait faire ca place' de Carine Paquin et Laurence Dechassey

11/9/2021

 
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La ferme de la Haute-Cour accueille une nouvelle pensionnaire. Il s'agit de Bridget, une vache Highland aux origines écossaises. Les vaches de la ferme se méfient de l'étrangère qui ne leur ressemble pas. Dans le pâturage, on ne parle plus que d'elle. Qu'à cela ne tienne. Avec l'aide de Marshal, Bridget saura bien se faire accepter.
(https://www.editionsmichelquintin.ca)

'It Fell from the Sky' - Terry Fan

10/11/2021

 
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It fell from the sky on a Thursday.
None of the insects know where it came from, or what it is. Some say it’s an egg. Others, a gumdrop. But whatever it is, it fell near Spider’s house, so he’s convinced it belongs to him.
Spider builds a wonderous display so that insects from far and wide can come look at the marvel.  So what if he has to charge a small fee? So what if the lines are long? So what if no one can even see the wonder anymore?
But what will Spider do after everyone stops showing up?
(https://www.simonandschuster.com)

'El Kapoutchi - Les bonbons maléfiques' - de Pascale Richard

8/30/2021

 
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Par un beau matin d'automne, El Kapoutchi décide de se lancer dans la fabrication de bonbons maléfiques. Il rêve que les enfants perdent toutes leurs dents... ou qu'ils deviennent aussi poilus que des bébés souris ! El Kapoutchi parviendra-t-il à ses fins? On le saura en lisant la première des hilarantes aventures de ce roi des méchants... quand même drôlement sympathique !

'The Little Butterfly That Could' by Ross Burach

7/20/2021

 
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This comical companion to Ross Burach's 'The Very Impatient Caterpillar' pays loving homage to every child's struggle to persist through challenges while also delivering a lighthearted lesson on butterfly migration. Remember, if at first you don't succeed, fly, fly again!
 
(goodreads.com)

'Sarah & Sac-a-Puces - Un poney dans l'ascenseur' de Jan Birck

5/25/2021

 
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Sarah et sa maman viennent d’emménager dans un immeuble. La petite fille a envie de se faire des amis, mais les autres enfants la chassent en lui disant de retourner d’où elle vient. Alors Sarah s’isole et se plonge dans son livre préféré : un livre sur les Indiens. Elle aime bien les Indiens, car ils ont les cheveux noirs et lisses comme les siens et ceux de son père. Si seulement elle pouvait avoir un cheval, comme eux ! Mais quand elle en parle à sa maman, celle-ci lui répond qu’un cheval sera trop grand pour l’ascenseur. La petite fille se dit qu’elle doit trouver plus petit : un poney ! Ça tombe bien, le magasin Bric & Broc, le magasin qui vend de tout, en a un.
(https://www.alice-editions.be/)

'The World's Greatest Detective' by Caroline Carlson

4/9/2021

 
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Detectives’ Row is full of talented investigators, but Toby Montrose isn’t one of them. He’s only an assistant at his uncle’s crime-solving business, and he’s not sure he’s even very good at that. But he sees his chance to prove he could be by entering Hugh Abernathy’s crime-solving contest in his uncle’s place. 
Toby’s friend Ivy is the best detective around—or at least she thinks so. But she can’t show off her sleuthing skills and take the title because she’s not allowed to join the investigators’ ranks. Even though the competition is being held at her house.

Then a detective is found murdered before the games begin and his death becomes the World’s Greatest Mystery. And Toby and Ivy may be the only two who can crack the case.
(goodreads.com)

'Les enquêtes d'Esther et Ben: Le manoir aux secrets' - Roxane Turcotte et Sabrina Gendron

3/29/2021

 
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Dormir dans un manoir, c'est presque passer la nuit dans un château ! Esther et Ben en rêvaient, et c'est aujourd'hui que ça se passe ! Des fantômes hantent-ils ce lieu mystérieux ? Quel secret se cache dans la chambre 304 ? De surprises en indices, les deux amis enquêtent, au coeur de la Montérégie ...​
​(www.quialu.ca)

February 12th, 2021

2/12/2021

 
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It's 1914, and Darleen Darling's film adventures collide with reality when a fake kidnapping set up by her studio becomes all too real. Suddenly Darleen finds herself in the hands of dastardly criminals who have just nabbed Miss Victorine Berryman, the poor-little-rich-girl heiress of one of America's largest fortunes. Soon real life starts to seem like a bona fide adventure serial, complete with dramatic escapes, murderous plots, and a runaway air balloon. Will Darleen and Victorine be able to engineer their own happily-ever-after, or will the villains be victorious?
(goodreads.com)

'Alma: Le vent se lève' de Timothée de Fombelle

1/22/2021

 
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1786. Quittant la vallée d'Afrique qui la protégeait du reste du monde, Alma, 13 ans, part seule à la recherche de son petit frère disparu. Pendant ce temps, à La Rochelle, le jeune Joseph Mars embarque clandestinement sur La Douce Amélie, l'imposant navire de traite du cruel capitaine Gardel. Il est en quête d'un immense trésor, mais c'est Alma qu'il va découvrir...
(gallimard-jeunesse.fr/)

'Pirate Stew' by Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell

12/4/2020

 
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Pirate Stew! Pirate Stew!
Pirate Stew for me and you!
Pirate Stew, Pirate Stew
Eat it and you won’t be blue
You can be a pirate too!​
Marvelously silly and gloriously entertaining, this tale of pirates, flying ships, doughnut feasts and some rather magical stew is perfect for all pirates, both young and old.
With a deliciously rhyming text from master storyteller Neil Gaiman and spellbinding illustrations by the supremely talented Chris Riddell, this is the picture book of the year! 

(https://www.goodreads.com/)
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