Running out of stories to read to your children in the evening or tired of always rereading the same one? Here are 5 albums to discover with your children from 3-4 years old!
That night by Gaétan Dorémus, Rouergue editions
Any parent has had the experience of losing a cuddly toy at the park or elsewhere (the times are so far-sighted that we now buy the famous cuddly toy in duplicate just in case…).
In this album it is the comforter known as the forgotten Toudou who tries to find his child and who will thus explore the nocturnal world and solitude.
An album to also address the fear of losing your blanket with expressive images.
Expedition to Dodo Island, Sabine Kuentz, Mathieu Kuentz, illustrated by Alice Bossut, Seuil Jeunesse
Lulu should be sleeping but he isn’t sleepy. So he jumps out of bed, grabs his treasure map, gathers his friends and heads to Dodo Island. He crosses sea and forest. Little by little, their eyes start to tingle, their legs become more and more numb, they are about to give up on finding the treasure and slip into the arms of Morpheus when suddenly… come on, we hope your child will join quickly take him to the land of dreams!
Wolf or chaperone by Marco Chamorro, Seuil jeunesse
Here is a board book that your child can look at alone and imagine their story thanks to the gallery of funny portraits with pages with holes where the eyes are.
It’s then up to you to ask her what her favorite character is: Little Red Riding Hood or the wolf, the cicada or the ant, the witch or Snow White…
The best gift in the world, Daniel Fehr, Sébastien Mourrain, La Martinière jeunesse
If you asked your child what the best gift in the world for their birthday is, what do you think they would say? The hero of this album had a book and as he found it very boring, he exchanged it for his sister’s pirate sword then for his brother’s lightsaber. What follows is an extraordinary barter where he ends up acquiring…a giant dragon!
What if the best gift was ultimately this time spent together telling this story?
Daphne’s Journey by Chloé Alméras, Seuil jeunesse
Set off to discover the world with your child and through the character of Daphne in this search and find which offers magnificent landscapes to explore.
We love the images teeming with details, all the animals to look for and the places discovered page after page!
And for slightly older children (from 5 years old), we also recommend:
–Destination Japan at Larousse Jeunesse, to discover the culture and traditions of Japan season after season
–You are as you are, 4 caring storiesOlivier Clerc and Gaia Bordicchia, Father Castor.
Wisdom taught to children with this collection of 4 lessons: How to learn to listen and understand what is hidden behind the words?/
If the secret to happiness was to cultivate your inner garden? /
Why would growing up mean that we no longer need others? /
What if we discovered with kindness the diversity and richness of each person?
