Our Favorite Children’s Books / Spring 2022

While we’re waiting for spring to arrive in earnest, here’s a selection of our favorite new children’s books for kids ages 4-8.

Image credit: Au marché des Bambini, Amandine Piu

Reading List

Granita by Magali Clavelet

For children aged 4+

Granita isn’t like the other apples: ending up in a tarte Tatin or an apple crumble… not for her! That’s right – Granita is an apple who doesn’t wait around. Unlike her friends, she sets off to travel the world. As she begins to wither, Granita decides to find her roots… But where have all the other apples gone?

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Dans sa valise by Clotilde Perrin

For children aged 4+

Get ready for a wild ride and keep an eye on your bags! / Don’t leave your luggage unattended!

Once upon a time, behind some hills, lived a man in a little house. He was packing his suitcase for a trip. Join him as he navigates oceans, climbs mountains, and plunges into the depths of the sea, and as he goes from surprise to surprise, and embarks on new discoveries!

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Le grain de sable by Sylvain Alzial, Benoît Tardif

For children aged 4+

A grumpy grain of sand transforms into anything he wants, but he’s never satisfied with his condition. He changes from one thing into another – from grain of sand to rock, volcano, and sun… But where will his preoccupation with grandeur lead him?

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La visite chamboule-tout by Stéphanie Demasse-Pottier, Margaux Grappe

For children aged 4+

DRIIIING ! Uncle Tatillon has just announced his surprise visit – but the house is a mess! As Mom sets off for the market, Dad begins Operation Knock ‘Em Down: hats, rackets, books, and hula hoops – everything must find its place/be put away!

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Mon pachyderme délicat by Isabelle Simler

For children aged 5+

An elephant and a cat interact. The cat observes the elephant’s impressive morphology, and how different their lives are. Discover the traits of pachyderms in this docu-fiction!

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La visite by Marie Boisson

For children aged 5+

This morning, the Papillon family has an appointment to view a house. Mr. Roger welcomes them warmly, guiding them from room to room on an increasingly dizzying journey.

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Au marché des Bambini by Gilles Baum, Amandine Piu

For children aged 5+

The Dell’Angelo Square Market has just finished setting up at dawn. Vans and carts line up as crates pile up in the middle of the square. Tucked away and hidden from view is a small market: a market for children. Here, objects are exchanged for vegetable peelings and stories. When the market closes and the crates are put away, it’s time to enjoy the soup of friendship.

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Un léger goût de mangue by David Calì, Marco Soma

For children aged 5+

One morning, a thing, a machine, an enormous and unidentified thingamajig, falls from the sky and lands onto the Land of Butterflies. The winged villagers approach it. The adults unanimously decide that it’s an absolute cause for concern and that it must be removed. Everyone gives their opinion: the scientists who don’t have an engine powerful enough to tow it; the military chief who wants to blow it up; and the philosopher who asks: “But what is its ‘raison d’être?’”

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For children aged 6+

A stray dog named Laïka is picked up off the streets of Moscow by a couple of strangers in white coats. Laīka thinks that she’s finally found a family… Instead, she’s catapulted into space on a rocket!

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Misé, Misé, 11 contes ivoiriens de la Comoé by Camille Lavoix, Vyara Boyadjieva

For children aged 7+

Why do hyenas cry? Why do birds peck all day long? Misé, misé, let me tell you a story.

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Un million d'huitres au sommet de la montagne by Alex Nogues, Miren Asiain Lora

For children aged 7+

Un Million d’huîtres au sommet de la montagne takes us on a trip to unlock the mystery of fossils and experience the magical world of geology – from mountaintops to the depths of the ocean.

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Hugo graduated from Sciences Po Toulouse and Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon. He worked at Albertine from October 2021 til March 2022.
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