ten recommendations for children – Liberation

A cane toad, a tricked cat, a crested wren, evil clowns, an old polka dot sock, pirate dogs… A selection of children’s Books for all ages.

Art Spiegelman, Open up… I’m a dog!

Does your child annoy you for having a dog? Classic. Is your firm and definitive “no” not enough? Obviously. So try a feint: offer him Open up…I’m a dog!, by Art Spiegelman. Yes, the author of Maus, crowned with the Pulitzer Prize. This little book is not a book, it’s a dog. The proof: he comes with a leash, he wags his tail (just open and close the pages a little), he barks (here, we’re counting on your imitative skills) and you can even pet him (the felt is addictively soft). It’s just that the adorable little floppy-eared doggie has been… bewitched! First transformed into a German Shepherd (not the mutt, the Bavarian who herds the sheep), then into a cane toad the size of a buffalo and finally, into a book. Your child will leave, there is no doubt, convinced of your trick: here is a dog that he can take to school and that never bites. The concept is as ingenious as possible, mixing wacky story and interactive experience. And no need to make him pee at 11 p.m. E.M.

Flammarion youth, 40 pp., €14.90. From 3 years old.

Nicolas Lacombe, Little little little.

Little little little almost goes without words. «Petit», «Croc» et “Ouch” are the only ones to appear in this short album. The story could be a fable by La Fontaine, with its animals and its morals. From the top of its tree, the bird is tricked by the red cat who calls it to come down. And <