the essential
Crédit Mutuel established this Prize in 2001. It received support and today gives rise to children’s votes. Twenty-nine classes decided between the three candidates.
In 2001, three years after the founding of the local Caisse du Crédit Mutuel, the Foundation launched the Early Childhood Literary Prize, which then changed its name to return to its original name. Michel Manadé, president of the Caisse, was at the origin of this Prize, alongside Isabelle Dupleix, librarian. More than twenty years later, although he is no longer president, he is still there for the awarding of the Prize, which is close to his heart. “Its creation roughly coincided with that of the Book Fair. We wanted to broaden our support for associations, which previously went towards sports. The principle has not changed. During the Book Festival, three authors are offered to the children of schools of Gaillacois, Graulhet, Briatexte In total, twenty-nine classes participated All year, the teachers do a lot of educational work on these three books. In the end, the children vote for their favorite.
Johan Leynaud consecrated
This year, the Prize recognizes Johan Leynaud, a young graphic designer, illustrator and director of animated films for his book “Le chat d’Achille”. The National Crédit Mutuel Foundation came around ten times to support the local Caisse to reinforce a Prize which very quickly found the support of the municipality and the Gaillac-Graulhet Agglo which offer at the end of the school year a show to participating schools. It was the Compagnie Au Petit Théâtre des Ombres, from Montredon-Labessonié, which was chosen following the call for projects. Pierre and Sabine, the actors, presented in shadows a large book which opens with a quarrel between two cats. Shadows, mechanical puppets, meows of the scratcher and shrill cries of the scratched: the story, in line with Johan Reynaud’s award-winning book, ends well. Not even afraid of the dark and lots of applause in the Balcony room.
