Every Friday, the bookseller shares his reading favorites. Today, Gérard Collard presents a selection of six children’s books around the Olympic Games.
Written on 03/05/2024
The Health Mag – France 5
Motor of the Olympic mushroom
Phew
Pocket Edition, May 2018
What is the Prince of Motordu doing in his underwear and pig shoes? He is a member of Chance’s team and he is training to become an Olympic mushroom. His two children come to support him and note his results in the various tests: triple fool, coat throw, tuna pond… the prince practices all the disciplines. Will he leave with a medal? Play sports with the Motordu family and share the secrets of a great mushroom.
Rotten Dog at the Olympics
Colas Gutman
Ed. EDL, March 2021
For Josette and her awful little brother Jojo, life is not easy. Their mother is gone and their father is putting pressure on them to become great athletes. To help them, Chien Pourri and Chaplapla organize the Jojolympics, between trash cans and wasteland. Who will stand on the podium, who will go down in the gutter? Let the dreadful Jojolympics begin!
Olympic Games
Stephanie Ledu
Ed. Milan, January 2024
A documentary to discover how the Olympic Games take place. Thirty-two pages to find out where this event comes from and what sports we will be able to discover there. Documentary texts that read like a story, vocabulary specific to the theme developed, large realistic and informative illustrations. To understand everything about this competition From the Games of Antiquity to the first Olympic Games organized by Pierre de Coubertin, from the journey of the Olympic flame to the opening ceremony, including the selection of the host country and the preparation of the games. This book explains all the ceremony surrounding the most famous sporting event in the world!
There will be sports!
Philippe Nessmann
Ed. Sarbacane, March 2024
Here is a book to share with family or at school from 6 years old, full of anecdotes, portraits, records and astonishing information on the history of sports and the Olympics. All rigorously accurate, but funny and offbeat, with the irresistible drawings of Laura Lion who have already made the success of When Pigs Will Fly. We will find the evolution of rules, clothes, cheating, the relationship with the body or with danger… But first of all, what is a sport? Are making apple pie or changing ten diapers a day sports? With on each double, an expression of common language from this world, and the funniest of boxes: “The sport is too weird”.
Olympic Games in 8 pop-up
David Hawcock
Nuinui youth edition, April 2024
The most curious anecdotes about the Olympic Games, in pop-up form! An extraordinary book for an unmissable event. When did the modern Olympic Games begin? Where will the next ones take place? What are the most important Olympic sports? You will find these answers in this book with 8 fun pop-ups, which illustrates all the main disciplines and provides lots of curious information about one of the most watched and popular sporting events in the world: the Olympics!
CP heroes – 4 sports stories
Maxime Gillio
Ed. Auzou, March 2024
Super beginner – Dojo plot Who will win the most judo fights? When you have powers, the forces are reversed!
Level 1 – Funny match The heroes have their own way of playing football. With powers, it’s too easy!
Level 2 – Super athletes The school organizes Olympics. CP heroes are super motivated and highly trained. But beware of cheating! Which team will win?
Level 3 – Pony Club Adventures The heroes spend the day at the pony club! Between brushing the ponies, playing games and walking, it’s going to be a busy day!
