lowercase poetry
It is not so easy to find series of books for small children worn by young heroines. This one is at the same time endearing, poetic and singular. Minusculette is a little fairy who lives in a tree, in the middle of nature. In the latest album, Minusculette and the little Japanese ghosts, she visits her friend Ninon, the shrew, and discovers the Tèlou Tèlou bôzou, amulets hung on the windows, in the Japanese tradition, to stop the rain. The Franco-Japanese author Kimiko and the illustrator Christine Davenier have managed to create a universe that children like to find over the seasons. A special fondness for Tiny in winter, where immersion in the icy forest is a delight. Another series from L’Ecole des loisirs featuring a young girl: Zélie, with whom toddlers can identify immediately.
“Minusculette and the little Japanese ghosts”, by Kimiko and Christine Davenier (L’Ecole des loisirs, 40 p., €11.50). From 2 years old.
“La Grande Journée de Zélie”, by Ella Charbon (L’Ecole des loisirs, 36 p., €10.80). From 1 year.
Renata’s sensitive revolt
“I’m always amazed by the dialogue that arises when reading a book, because children all have a superpower: imagination! It allows them to understand, transform and transcend reality as well as their doubts, fears and anger. That’s what Renata does: she questions herself, rebels, invents, has fun, adventures… she finds her way! », tells the author Mélanie Delloye, mother of two boys and creator of the character of Renata. Renata is a super girl who comes face to face with the harshness of the world of children: boys who don’t want to share space in the playground, her parents who cook her bad meals… This friendly character searches and finds solutions, letting her rage or contentment explode in the process, in a whirlwind of feelings that makes her very endearing.
“Renata knows how to do everything”, by Mélanie Delloye and Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet (Gallimard, 40 p., 14, 50 €). From 3 years old.
Louise Bourgeois as a child
It is a biography of Louise Bourgeois told at the height of a child: the story of this clever little girl, a very good student, who adored her mother, a weaver, whom she lost too soon. And who has found in art a way not only to express themselves, but also to exorcise their pain. The rest, we know it: the immense success, outstanding works, until his death, at 98 years old. The simple line illustrations, in black and white, make it easy to understand his work, which almost seems intended for children. The album makes you want to go and see his works in person as much as to grab some markers and create, in turn, beautiful, soothing geometric shapes.
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