> Give to those most in need
It’s an intriguing story: a Santa Claus and elves masked as bandits break into a house where they seize the television, toys, stuffed animals… which they stuff into their big truck. Until the last page of the album, we do not understand their intentions. Since when are the “good guys” bad? Finally, at the very end, the explanation arrives: it is the little girl who lives in the house who called “Father Leon” to redistribute all the objects that accumulate aimlessly at home to those who have nothing. . An inspiring initiative, especially after Christmas and its accumulation of gifts.
“Père Léon”, by Gilles Baum and Matthieu Maudet, the School of Recreation. 32 p., €12.50. From 3 years old.
> Do without the superfluous
Nothingness is a difficult concept for a toddler to grasp, unless you put this very educational album in their hands. A king collector, who owns thousands of objects, gets it into his head to own “nothing”. He looks for the “nothing” everywhere, by ceasing all activity, by going to the desert, by burning a small insignificant leaf… but without success. Each time, he is confronted with something: his own breathing, the sand, the ashes… He ends up getting rid of all his objects to make room for “nothing” when he finds it. And there, he confronts the void. The reflection on consumption here takes an almost philosophical turn, and is all the more interesting.
“The King and Nothing”, by Olivier Tallec. Pastel, 40 pages, €15. From 4 years old.
> Preserve the environment
No story here, but a succession of strong illustrations like paintings: a young girl bending under her wreath of rubbish grabs the reader, explains to him that he still has the power to change things. As the pages turn, the rubbish turns into colorful flora and fauna, the crown comes to life, the young girl comes to life again. The crown seeks to make children aware of their role in the future of the planet and does so gently, without wanting to moralize. At the end of the book, a series of relevant questions allows for deeper discussion: “Do I really need this thing that makes me want it? Could I make it myself? »
“The Crown” by Emily Kapff. Kaleidoscope, 40 pages, €13.50. From 5 years old.
> Giving clothes a second life
All parents have been confronted with this phenomenon: a child who always wants to wear the same pants, even if they are too short, even if they have holes. This book offers all little knitwear obsessives an alternative to rags. Armand enters a second-hand shop with his mother and discovers that the clothes here have been worn and loved, like his. He can therefore adopt some of them, much more easily than in the impersonal department store with the strong and cold lights. An early introduction to the joys of the second hand.
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