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Autumn
selection
2021
R U E D U M O N D E
R U E DU M OND E
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Growing up
together:
the most
beautiful
story of all!
A g i f t fo r hu t l o v e r s
A gift for anyone in love with huts
– or in love with life
The Hut Lover
Delphine Roux / Evelyne Mary
• The thing he loved most of all was building huts with his friends
in the Little Wood. It was so good to hide away there, cosy and
sheltered from the world, smiling and having fun together.
• Then one day his studies take him away from his friends,
to architecture school. Now he wanders through cities, pencil in hand,
discovering the tents homeless people shelter in. After this he becomes
a builder and works all over the world.
• In Japan he meets Matsuko and falls in love, and one day in
the shelter of her tummy a new life comes into being: cosy
and warm there, slowly a baby is growing. A very beautiful picture book,
sensitive and refined, and unusual in telling the story of a life journey
from childhood through to adulthood.
Age 6+ • Evelyne Mary’s subtle illustrations make this a lovely gift for anyone
19 x 26 cm, 48 pages in love with huts – and anyone in love with life.
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A g i f t fo r hu t l o v e r s
The Hut Lover
Non loin de là, peuplé de lapins, de mousses
et de primevères, le Petit Bois accueillait
notre cabane d’enfants.
Les jours libres, par beau temps,
avec Suzanne, Joseph et Lu,
nous courions la retrouver, cheveux au vent,
cœurs impatients.
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Evelyne Mary’s work is gaining increasing numbers of admirers.
In this picture book she uses her talent in the service of a very moving tale.
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A g i f t fo r hu t l o v e r s
The Hut Lover
Jin-Jin-Jin…
Les cigales continuent de chanter.
Bientôt, nous retrouverons la France,
mes parents, le Petit Bois, les amis…
Et surprise ! Ils découvriront
que dans le ventre-cabane
de Matsuko, palpite la vie.
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Reading the book to a child is a chance to explore all kinds of questions about life journeys,
the joys of childhood, passions, growing up, love – and, of course, huts!
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A b o o k ex p l o d i ng w i t h e ne rg y
Hurray for the colourful, fun . . .
fruit and vegetable school!
The Vitamin School
Alain Serres / Christel Jeanne
• A creative approach to the world of school. . . and to fruit
and vegetables.
• Funky compositions of bell peppers, oranges, lemons or avocado
explain how delicate César’s vitamin C, little Naima’s vitamin N
and Vladimir’s V together make up a class bursting with energy.
• A sensitive approach shows the vulnerability of some children
and the collusion of others. . . school is presented as a unique living
hub where each child blossoms among their classmates even if they are
very different from one another.
• The narrator Paula has a potato head brimming with ideas in the form
of twisted ginger roots!
Age 4+ and for everyone
19 x 19 cm
40 pages
R U E D U M O N D E
A b o o k ex p l o d i ng w i t h e ne rg y
The Vitamin School
Il y a la vitamine A comme Aya.
En récréation, elle fait du théâtre
avec Olivia :
Les aventures
de la sorcière,
de la princesse
et du petit pois.
Il y a la vitamine E
comme Euzebio.
On a ri, ri,
beaucoup ri
quand il a dit
que ses parents
l’appelaient
Petit-Pois !
Alors la maîtresse a crié : « Calmez-vouille
ou je vous transforme en ratatouille ! »
Et nous, on a tremblé, en riant encore plus fort.
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Children and vegetables are full of vitamins!
R U E D U M O N D E
A b o o k ex p l o d i ng w i t h e ne rg y
The Vitamin School
Dans la classe, Et puis
il y a aussi Fanny, il ne faut surtout pas
et sa vitamine F. Elle dit que oublier la vitamine D comme Dylan,
ce n’est pas parce qu’on a presque sinon il peut devenir vert de colère
la même couleur de peau avec de gros yeux rouges.
qu’on est obligé d’être copains ! Mais ça ne fait peur à personne.
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Take a leaf from this book by exploring your fridge and taking photos on your phone.
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A u n i q u e b o o k a nd C D !
A book and CD that encourage children
to be curious about others and the world
The Book that Speaks Many Languages
Alain Serres / Fred Sochard
• Here is a unique book and CD that make foreign words sing!
On each double-page spread there are a few sentences in French
followed by their translation into another language, which changes
on the next page. This way, children discover words in Arabic, Chinese,
Russian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Korean, Mongolian, Romani and Inuktitut. . .
• The CD has the story in French, then in the medley of languages
that are unfamiliar to European ears. A third version interweaves
the story in French with these multiple translations.
• The story is that of a little boy dressed in red who manages to escape
from the Big Bad Wolf thanks to his magic book, which keeps repeating
the same story in a different language each time!
Age 4+, 19 x 19 cm
56 pages
R U E D U M O N D E
A u n i q u e b o o k a nd C D !
The Book that Speaks Many Languages
A fun, multilingual book with a touch of magic that speaks and hears many tongues,
kindling young readers’ interest in languages. Because not everyone in the world speaks English!
R U E D U M O N D EA u n i q u e b o o k a nd C D !
The Book that Speaks Many Languages
The CD was recorded with the support of the Inalco (Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales de Paris).
R U E D U M O N D EC h a l l e ng i ng s t e re o t y p e s. . .
Supposing girls and boys
played the same games?
Are You a Flower or a Cabbage?
Gwendoline Raisson / Clotilde Perrin
• According to folklore, boys are born inside cabbages
and girls in flowers.
• Boys are said to have springs under their feet and to enjoy
war games. Girls supposedly like to dress up as princesses
and play with dolls.
Difficult, in that case, to have fun together. . .
• A delightful fable about a child who brings girls
and boys together by making up games they can all enjoy!
Age 4+, 18 x 24 cm
36 pages
R U E D U M O N D EC h a l l e ng i ng s t e re o t y p e s. . .
Are You a Flower or a Cabbage?
With lively illustrations by Clotilde Perrin.
R U E D U M O N D EC h a l l e ng i ng s t e re o t y p e s. . .
Are You a Flower or a Cabbage?
Cool, candy colours to poke gentle fun at the world of stereotypes.
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All aboard
to change
the world!P ro t e c t b io d i v e r s i t y !
A refreshing reminder that the sea
isn’t an endless source of food!
Little Fisherman, Big Appetite
Suzy Vergez
• A little fisherman living on an island used to catch one fish for the
whole family to share but as time passed his appetite got bigger. . .
• So he made larger and larger nets to bring in a bigger catch,
then he built a fish processing plant to help his business grow. . .
• And soon the gulls were complaining that there wasn’t anything
left for them to eat! And the crabs were panicking: the seabed was
becoming a desert!
• The little fisherman has to leave his island to fish elsewhere.
There he meets a fishing community who treat the sea with
infinite care, tending it like their garden.
• These new friends give him a few seaweed plants and a couple
of fish to bring life back to the seabed around his island. . .
Age 4+, 48 pages
19 x 27 cm
Rights sold: Korean
R U E D U M O N D EP ro t e c t b io d i v e r s i t y !
Little Fisherman, Big Appetite
Les mouettes s’inquiètent.
Quel appétit !
Nom d’un saumon !
Que vas-tu faire
de tant de poissons ?
Toute la famille s’y met pour accrocher
les poissons et les faire sécher.
Ils pourront ainsi les vendre au marché,
même plusieurs semaines après.
Suzy Vergez’s original, appealing illustrations
make this a sensitive, thoughtful picture book.
R U E D U M O N D EP ro t e c t b io d i v e r s i t y !
Little Fisherman, Big Appetite
Pour essayer de comprendre,
Petit Pêcheur plonge très profond…
Tout à coup, mille pinces se jettent sur lui !
Les crabes sont furieux d’avoir été trahis
et leur Roi est sans pitié :
il retire à Petit Pêcheur le pouvoir
des cent poissons.
Puis, tous ensemble,
les crabes le mettent en fuite.
A fable without any finger-wagging, for talking with young children
about different ways of producing and consuming.
R U E D U M O N D EA powerful story
A crucial book for talking about
war and child soldiers
War Is Not for Me!
Éric Battut
• A young African, who calls himself Baki-the-football-king,
is recruited by a military group, even though he’s only 12 years old.
We follow his training sessions and the fighting he’s forced to take part
in until he is taken prisoner by the enemy.
• Everything changes when Baki the child soldier manages to escape
and is taken in by a refugee camp where at last he learns to read. . .
• Éric Battut’s hard-hitting book stands out from his prolific output,
not only because of its subject matter, but also because of the strong
but subtle images in fiery colours, especially in the final scenes where
everything calms down and the child becomes Baki-the-schoolteacher
back in his village.
Age 5+, 20 x 29 cm
40 pages
R U E D U M O N D EA powerful story
War Is Not for Me!
Ce matin, des soldats pressés
sont arrivés au village.
Ils ont cherché dans chaque maison.
« Douze ans, m'ont-ils dit,
tu es déjà fort, tu seras un bon soldat. »
J'ai dû les suivre.
Pendant des heures,
nous avons roulé.
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A child dragged into war, like 300,000 children in nearly 30 conflicts around the world today.
R U E D U M O N D EA powerful story
War Is Not for Me!
Aujourd'hui, je fête mes vingt-cinq ans.
La guerre est finie. On se serre la main,
mais avec méfiance.
Dans mon village, que j'ai retrouvé,
je suis maintenant Baki-le-maître-d'école.
Mais que se passe-t-il ?!
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A story that ends well, with Baki becoming a teacher in his home village.
R U E D U M O N D EA ne w e d i t io n
A must to teach every child about history
The Slave Who Talked to the Birds
Yves Pinguilly / Zaü
• Alexandre wants to know more about his friend Mariama’s African
origins. Mariama tells him about the rainy season, the savannah,
and the long and terrible history. . .
• She explains that her father’s great-grandfather’s father was a spirit
and that he had seen everything: the arrival of the white men from over
the horizon, the columns of human beings reduced to the status of slaves,
the departures in ships. The ancestor with magical powers then gave
his eyes to a bird to follow his people and bear witness.
• Alongside Zaü’s pastel illustrations, as in the entire Histoire d’histoire
collection, the story is illustrated by etchings of the period, up until
the abolition of slavery in 1848 and the traces that remain today.
Documents easily adaptable for a foreign-language edition.
Age 7+, 19 x 26 cm
36 pages
R U E D U M O N D EA ne w e d i t io n
The Slave Who Talked to the Birds
« En ce temps-là, sur cette terre d’Afrique,
que ce soit la saison sèche
ou la saison des pluies,
il y avait des hommes qui étaient des génies.
Ceux-là savaient tout des plantes vénéneuses
ou guérisseuses de la brousse.
Ils savaient tout aussi des rêves des animaux
quand la savane écorche la nuit de mille cris.
Près d’eux, toutes les femmes
étaient fortes et belles.
Elles savaient toutes
choisir une bonne eau
pour préparer une bonne
sauce claire ou gluante,
offrir à chacun un repas
bien viandé.
L'Afrique est le berceau de l'humanité.
C'est sur ce continent qu'ont été
découvertes les premières traces
de l'Homo habilis, notre très lointain ancêtre,
datant de plus de 3 millions d'années,
puis de l’Homo sapiens, qui a peuplé
la planète, au fil des millénaires,
depuis cette terre de mémoire.
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A new, updated and enhanced edition.
R U E D U M O N D EA ne w e d i t io n
The Slave Who Talked to the Birds
Tous les hommes sous l’arbre à palabres, De nombreuses fois, l’oiseau vola au-dessus de l’océan pour
toutes les femmes qui prenaient les pistes rouges, transporter ces noix de cola vers toutes les mains meurtries.
tous ceux que le lait et la laine À chaque fois, mon ancêtre lui disait :
avaient pu prévenir, remplirent des calebasses – Va, vole. Je suis esclave ici tant qu’ils sont
et des calebasses de noix de cola. esclaves là-bas.
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A children’s book that tells the story of slavery,
illustrated by contemporary documents echoing Zaü’s pastels.
R U E D U M O N D ER UE D U M ON D E
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An amazing
catch of
imaginative
stories!To t a l k a b o u t g i r l / b o y re l a t io ns h i p s
A courageous young woman
and an explosive love story!
The Siren Who Fell from the Sky
Raphaële Frier / Sandra Poirit Cherif
• Pierre, a fisherman and dreamer, sees a siren fall from
the sky. Once, then twice – and each time an explosion sounds
as the figure falls. The fisherman feels worried. . .
• In the village Pierre finds out that a wicked circus owner
is using her as a human cannonball – shooting her into
the sky to fill his own pockets!
• Horrified by how the young woman is being treated, he resolves
to be the hero who saves her from misfortune. The next time
he hears the explosion he heads out to sea, but his boat hits
a rock and he falls into the water. The siren dives in to save his life!
• Then of course they set out to sea together. Using one of
her hairs as a fishing line, and Pierre’s earring as a hook, love
Age 5+, 40 pages and the sea will sustain them, long into the future. . .
25.5 x 25.5 cm
R U E D U M O N D ETo t a l k a b o u t g i r l / b o y re l a t io ns h i p s
The Siren Who Fell from the Sky
A highly original tale for talking about girls, boys and relationships.
R U E D U M O N D ETo t a l k a b o u t g i r l / b o y re l a t io ns h i p s
The Siren Who Fell from the Sky
The colourful world of Sandra Poirot Cherif’s illustrations is given extra zing
with a fifth spot colour: a fluorescent orange which lights up the book.
R U E D U M O N D EG e t o u t do o r s, a w a y f ro m s c re e ns
A story that’s like a passport to living life for real
– away from energy-sapping screens
Outdoors, Outdoors!
Hubert Ben Kemoun / Bruno Pilorget
• “Outdoors!” pleads Pablo’s mum, horrified to see him
glued to his screens on a beautiful spring day. . .
• The boy is told not to come home until tea-time and sets off,
sulking, with his kite under his arm. And while he’s trying
to control Agile, his fabric bird, a young eaglet, only just out of
the nest, hurtles down towards them, mistaking the kite for prey!
• The bird and the boy are both shaken up by the encounter
– but soon experience an amazing adventure together,
discovering the world as seen from the sky. This incredible
journey takes them to the brink of a fast-flowing torrent,
and terrifyingly close to a bear’s claws. . .
• Adventure sometimes happens away from screens!
Age 6+, 40 pages
23.5 x 30 cm
R U E D U M O N D EG e t o u t do o r s, a w a y f ro m s c re e ns
Outdoors, Outdoors!
Vibrant images accompany the text.
R U E D U M O N D EG e t o u t do o r s, a w a y f ro m s c re e ns
Outdoors, Outdoors!
Ils atterrirent au milieu du parc, là où tout avait commencé
un peu plus tôt.
Ils étaient épuisés mais ravis de leur incroyable après-midi.
Pablo, s’approcha pour dénouer les fils des pattes d’Agile.
Mais d’un coup de bec, l’aiglon les coupa net.
Alors, comme s’ils
- Tu es resté attaché exprès ? s’étonna l’enfant.
s’étaient compris.
- Et toi aussi, tu es resté accroché exprès ?
L’oiseau se mit
fit remarquer l’aiglon.
en position
pour s’envoler,
et le jeune garçon
au pantalon déchiré,
trempé et crotté serra
fort dans ses mains,
les fils du cerf-volant,
pour décoller.
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A story that’s like a passport to living life for real – away from energy-sapping screens.
R U E D U M O N D EA l i t t l e s l ic e of l i t e ra t u re
A little slice of literature
as a homage to booksellers and readers
THIERRY MARICOURT
The Child, the Bookseller and the King
Thierry Maricourt / François Place
L’enfant, le libraire
et le roi • In the hope that the long freeze of the pandemic is over, this short
and beautifully crafted text arrives on the children’s shelves as
a literary homage to the vital world of the bookstore and to the equally
important world of young readers.
• This short story is illustrated by a few tiny drawings in the margins
and a vignette on the cover, as stylistic exercise.
• It is about a young reader who can’t afford the four volumes of the series
he discovers at his bookstore. And there’s also the king of the frozen lake,
character from the series, who weaves his story into the exchange between
the bookseller and the child. They form a bond based on the joy of books
Age 9+ and booksellers’ devouring activities. . . and those of book devourers.
and for everyone
Illustrations de
11 x 18 cm FRANÇOIS PLACE
• A little slice of literature that whets the appetite for reading.
28 pages
RUE DU MONDE
R U E D U M O N D EA l i t t l e s l ic e of l i t e ra t u re
The Child, the Bookseller and the King
– Eh, toi, dis ! Remets ça !
Remets ça vite en place !
Il lève les yeux, est-il surpris ?
Il ne l’est pas, il fixe le libraire.
– Je voulais acheter…
– Acheter quoi ? Tu fouines,
tu fouines !
– Faut bien que je choisisse !
– Je te surveille depuis trois
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With illustrations by François Place.
R U E D U M O N D EA l i t t l e s l ic e of l i t e ra t u re
The Child, the Bookseller and the King
Le Roi du lac gelé est triste, son personnages, discuter avec eux.
royaume est si vide. Il aimerait – Tu n’en aurais pas le temps
parler et rire et parler encore. si tu travaillais ici.
Tout seul, c’est impossible, c’est – Je dormirais ici.
ridicule ! Qui donc s’adresse à – Tu as beaucoup d’imagination !
lui, là-bas ? Le soleil l’aveugle, Tu devrais toi-même écrire des
il met la main en visière, scrute romans !
l’horizon. Il n’y a plus personne.
Aurait-il eu une vision ? Oh, si ! Le Roi du lac gelé sautille sur
On le hèle, sur l’autre berge, place, de joie. Son royaume n’est
il n’y a pas de doute, c’est bien donc pas totalement dépeuplé.
lui qu’on appelle !
Qui se trouve en face ? Il agite
– Je voudrais lire tous les livres les bras à son tour, donne
que vous vendez. S’il vous plaît, de la voix. Qui êtes-vous ?
embauchez-moi. Il est tellement surpris
– Je ne peux pas. d’apercevoir quelqu’un.
– Je voudrais vivre tous les Cela fait pourtant si
voyages que proposent ces longtemps qu’il observe
livres. Rencontrer tous leurs le paysage, en vain.
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A bookseller / young reader dialogue, a shared passion and books, told here in Thierry Maricourt’s
precise and concise style and, of course, a huge dollop of imagination, because it is literature.
R U E D U M O N D EA s e r ie s of ‘ i f s ’. . .
If all the world’s children. . . were to recognise
themselves in this kaleidoscope book. . .
If All the World’s Books Joined Hands
Alain Serres / Aurélia Fronty
• If all the drops of water joined hands. . . then the palm trees,
children and hummingbirds would never be thirsty again. . . if all
the houses joined doormats, if all the witches joined brooms, if all
the world’s streets, if all the tubes of paint. . . a whimsical way
of sharing our desires for a better world.
• Amusing or moving sequences illustrated by Aurélia Fronty,
one of Rue du Monde’s major contributors, who illustrated J’ai le droit
d’être un enfant (I have the right to be a child), translated
into 15 languages.
• A book that will bring a smile to the face of all dreamers
and encourage them to start their own list of ‘ifs’ to make the planet
a happier place.
Age 5+, 25.5 x 25.5 cm
40 pages
R U E D U M O N D EA s e r ie s of ‘ i f s ’. . .
If All the World’s Books Joined Hands
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Ce matin là, toutes les filles Ils iraient à l'école tout là-haut,
et tous les garçons seraient des plumes plein les cheveux,
légers comme des oiseaux. pour apprendre l'astronomie
et la poésie, si toutes les ailes
se donnaient le ciel.
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A book that’s all fun but touches on essential issues
R U E D U M O N D EA s e r ie s of ‘ i f s ‘. . .
If All the World’s Books Joined Hands
double 1
Si toutes les rues du monde
se donnaient la bicyclette …
des milliers d'histoires
pédaleraient et rouleraient Elles emporteraient avec elles
par-dessus les frontières… les bonnes odeurs des cuisines
de tous les pays pour mijoter
une soupe de l'amitié,
dans une énorme marmite
à roulettes, si toutes les rues
se donnaient la planète.
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A little play on words that can be replicated endlessly to prolong the book’s life. . .
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