Les Acadiens de la Nouvelle-Écosse
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$24.95Premier ouvrage portant exclusivement sur le sujet, Les Acadiens de la Nouvelle-Ècosse, hier et aujourd’hui trace un portrait à la fois historique et actuel de la culture acadienne de la Nouvelle-Ècosse. Si l’on connaît bien le premier siècle et demi d’existence de l’Acadie néo-écossaise, on en savait beaucoup moins sur le retour des déportés dans leur terre natale et leur difficile réadaptation aux nouvelles conditions de vie. Cette étude vient combler ce vide. Ainsi, elle retrace les grandes lignes du développement des sept régions acadiennes d’après la Déportation et expose les particularités qui les unissent. Elle met aussi en lumière les choix et les défis qui se sont poses aux Acadiens de la Nouvelle-Ècosse au cours du 20e siècle, particulièrement depuis les années 1960. L’édition originale anglaise de cette étude a mérité le City of Dartmouth Book Award et le Evelyn Richardson Memorial Literary Award.
Mayann prend le train
Artist: Tamara Thiebaux HeikaloPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$22.95Nine-year-old Mayann Francis and her family are travelling from their home in Cape Breton to New York City by train. Everything is exciting to young Mayann, from the beds that fold down to the stop in Montreal to visit friends. Most exciting of all is the chance to show off her brand new purse.
When the Francis family arrives in big, bustling New York City, Mayann visits with relatives, goes to the zoo, and rides the subway. She even receives a beautiful black doll, something she has never seen before. But one subway ride, she loses her beautiful purse. At first she’s heartbroken, but she just might learn a lesson that makes the whole trip worthwhile.
Exotiques Îles De La Madeleine Ever Exotic
Photographer: George FischerPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$29.95The inexhaustible affection lavished on Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine is the envy of many tourist destinations. First-time visitors are pleasantly surprised and totally enchanted by the discovery of an archipelago that is as exotic as it is bucolic. With its local island delicacies, beaches of fine sand that stretch forever, a quality of light that is typical of open-sea islands, and countless other charms, the Québec archipelago casts a spell that is irresistible.Photographer George Fischer is a habitual and prolific visitor whose capacity to amaze never wanes. The exotic Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine includes over 200 colourful and spectacular images.
Anne: La Maison aux pignons verts récits pour jeunes lecteurs
Artist: David Preston SmithPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$12.95Anne Shirley is hot-tempered, melodramatic, impulsive, accident-prone, and one of the best-loved literary characters in the world. From her feud with Gilbert Blythe to her near-drowning in the pond to the incident with the currant wine, Anne’s adventures come to life for a whole new generation in Anne of Green Gables: Stories for Young Readers. This French-language adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables, written by Prince Edward Island writer Deirdre Kessler and translated by Jo-Anne Elder, is suitable for readers ages six and up. With twenty-eight colourful, historically accurate illustrations by award-winning illustrator David Preston Smith, Anne of Green Gables: Stories for Young Readers will delight readers too young for chapter books but nonetheless enthralled by the enduring appeal of Montgomery’s timeless story.
Bisous bisous bébé-ô!
Artist: HildaRosePublisher: Nimbus Publishing$11.95Bisous, Bisous, Bebe-O! is the french translation of the immensely popular board book, Kisses, Kisses, Baby-O!
Using rhythm and onomatopoeia, Sheree Fitch’s bubbly text, expertly translated by Jo-Anne Elder, begins with baby waking, and follows through eating, bathing, playing, and finally sleeping. Repetition, rhythm, and active verbs create a lively story that can be read again and again.
Evangeline
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$10.95La Nouvelle-Écosse est hantée par son passé—l’Acadie qui fut établie en 1605. Longfellow décrit magnifiquement la beauté des lieux qui devinrent le “Pays d’Évangéline,” dans son conte d’amants qui furent séparés pendant la déportation des Acadiens en 1755; une des oeuvres les plus aimées de la littérature canadienne. Personne ne peut lire l’histoire de Grand Pré sans avoir le désir de visiter l’Acadie; personne ne peut visiter l’Acadie sans être fasciné par son histoire.
Evangeline, Illustrated (French)
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$18.95En suivant l’odyssée du peuple acadien, déporté de la Nouvelle-Écosse entre 1755 et 1763, le poète Henry Wadsworth Longfellow a immortalisé l’Acadie. Son célèbre poème Évangeline raconte l’histoire émouvante d’Évangéline et de Gabriel, jeunes amoureux séparés au moment de la déportation des Acadiens de Grand-Pré. Évangéline parcourt l’Amérique à la recherche de son bien-aimé et, après des années d’errance, elle le trouve sur son lit de mort. Publié en 1847 et traduit par, Pamphile LeMay en 1865, Évangéline connaît un succès international retentissant. Depuis plus d’un siècle et demi, le courage et la fidélité de l’héroïne de Longfellow ne cessent de nous émouvoir. Agrémentée d’illustrations en coulers et en noir et blanc ainsi que d’une excellente introduction de Sally Ross et Barbara LeBlanc, cette belle edition d’Évangéline saura charmer aussi bien les lecteurs et les lectrices qui connaissent déjà le poème que ceux et celles qui le découvrent pour la première fois.
L’histoire des tapis «hookés» de Chéticamp
Publisher: Breton Books$16.95An esteemed Canadian folklorist, Father Anselme Chiasson’s award-winning books include the songs, tales and history of the Acadians of Cape Breton and the Magdalen Islands.
L’étoile dans la pomme
Artist: Gilles CormierPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$13.95Somewhere on a fertile land, a love-struck apple plays around with a moonbeam.
Petit Pico
Artist: Nathasha PilottePublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$9.95“Crick, crack, crickety-crack! A baby chick is born.”
Sur la rue de Tout-le-Monde
Artist: Emma FitzGeraldPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$16.95“If ever you go walking on Everybody street you will see everyone’s different.”
La nouvelle vie de Madame Bouteille
Artist: Jacinthe ChevalierPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$9.95During an incredible trip, Madam Bottle and her friend Mister Paper, are in for a… transformative experience! What will Madam Bottle look like after her beauty treatment?
Sous mon arbre
Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$8.95Robins, swallows, sparrows, and chickadees… Birds are frolicking on the grass, but in the tree, a cat is watching. Will their songs sing its vigilance to sleep? Writer and seasoned teacher Chantal Duguay Mallet and young local illustrator in high demand Danica Brine are back with a third charming book in the Sous mon… series…, made of rhymes, short sentences and a rich vocabulary combined with colourful and amusing illustrations!
Appi et le parfum puant
Artist: Pauline DugasPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$10.95When you’re a skunk, stinking is a musk-t. Priscille has no smell, and at the Great Muskyrade Ball, she will fade next to her gloriously stinky sisters. Her friend Appi wants to help the sad little skunk. In this second quest, she will go looking for the smelliest smell possible! On the way, there will be brambles bushes, a cooking witch and a carnivorous plant with a bad temper.
Coquelicot sur un rocher
Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$14.95Carla, journalist covering the war in Afghanistan, is on a quest. She’s searching for something significant to bring back for her son Théo.
For his part, Tom, a nineteen-year-old American, try to make sense of this war for which he embarked without knowing why. His mother deeply worried at the thought of her son.
Laïla and Amir, living in a dusty Kabul, are separated by the conflicts.
These mothers and their child are bound by the same fight, the one for love.
La bonne idée!
Artist: Natasha PilottePublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$12.95Océanne would love to have a swimming pool or take a trip in an airplane like her new friend does. But Océanne’s parents are farmers. They sell at the local market. It doesn’t earn them a great deal and it takes a lot of work. Nevertheless, the family takes a weekend off to go visit Oceanne’s great grandmother at Baie Sainte-Marie in Nova Scotia. It’s a trip that will give her a chance to appreciate how fortunate she is, and put her little aggravations into perspective. What’s more, she has an idea that will take shape while she’s there–one which will make her parents proud and make Océanne herself a partner in their market venture.
Les Sept Amis
Artist: Daniela ZekinaPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$8.95Monday throws on warm clothing, Tuesday takes the train to meet Wednesday while Thursday crawls out of bed to meet up with Friday… for a whole week’s worth of rhyme and sparkling illustrations.
Ah! pour Atlantique
Photographer: Réjean RoyPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$15.95Everyone knows that the oceans are full of treasures and hidden dangers–with Sylvain Rivière we discover twenty-six of them. With the sail set to cruising, Ah! pour Atlantique explores the myths of Ulysses and Neptune, kayak and yacht voyages, the threat presently posed by green crabs and multiple other aspects of the marine trades. All sails set, Rivière’s verses resonate like a foghorn, illustrated by the talented Réjean Roy. These marine terms offer a special passage into francophone America–its dreamscapes and majestic views, a wellspring of treasures and adventures firmly anchored in our Maritime vocabulary.
Histoire de Galet
Artist: François DimbertonPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$12.95Martin is a teenager living in Dieppe. War rages on, and his country, France, is under Nazi occupation. Cohabitation is tough, and living conditions are poor. While living with Mrs. Agnes, a resourceful old lady, Martin is unwillingly dragged into the horrible conflict of the Second World War and makes a life-changing discovery…
Mémère Soleil, Nannie Lune
Artist: Jean-Luc TrudelPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$12.95Acadian Mémère and Scottish Nannie seem to have nothing in common but their grandchildren, but in this beautiful picture book from bestselling author Diane Carmel Léger and illustrator Jean-Luc Trudel, difference is celebrated. A co-publication with Nimbus Publishing, published simultaneously in English.
Le pêcheur et le renard
Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$10.95Barabas is a lonely fisherman. Every morning, alone, he goes out to sea on his small fishing boat, throws his net in the water, and hopes to bring some fish home (where no one is waiting for him). Then, one day Barabas discovers footprints near his home. To whom could they belong?
Sous ma roche
Artist: Danica BrinePublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$8.95A curious child lifts a garden rock and discovers a lively universe. These bugs might send a small shiver down an adult’s spine, but the colorful, whimsical illustrations are just what any playful child relishing gooey and squigly creatures wants to approach. The short rhythmic sentences are a perfect tool to approach French reading and natural sciences to boot, since all these charming creatures are found in the Atlantic provinces!
Maya et Mitaine
Artist: Réjean RoyPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$11.95At any age, you can miss your home and your old reassuring cat. Maya accompanies her designer mother on a professional trip to Paris but worries: will Mitaine hold up? Will her father working on a cruise ship leave St-John’s port before she’s back? Whether walking down your own German Street in New Brunswick or up Butte Montmartre in Paris for the first time, love is the best travel insurance.
Lili Tutti-Frutti
Artist: Serge RichardPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$9.95Lili Tutti-Frutti’s friends and family tease her and predict she will turn bananas if she keeps chomping on her beloved snacks. This is just what seems to happen, but then, what better cure than Maman’s love and… more fruits! This whimsical and touching book also includes a two-page presentation with specific exotic fruit names, no preaching and all in good fun, but it does encourage a fruit eating habit!
La patate cadeau ou la « vraie » histoire de la poutine râpée
Artist: Tamara Thiébaux-HeikaloPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$12.95Christian Treitz, the youngest son in a German family immigrated to the Monckton Township, learns that the trauma of the Acadian Deportation is still alive. The Treitz family is hungry and cold. Luckily, Christian meets Pierre Belliveau, who could have left Moncton’s newcomers to their unhappy fate. Instead, the Acadian has brought with him the seed of a new beginning. Despite the obstacles between them, their unexpected friendship blossoms on the banks of the Petitcodiac River.
Un coeur, quatre pattes
Artist: Danica BrinePublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$9.95It’s back to school for Jacoby, a therapy dog. He knows his job but can’t help feel a little anxious. With the help of Madame Ève, he will meet the challenge just fine. And with his big heart, he will prove to be a great support for little Jacob, who has moved from Alberta. A dog at school might be unusual, but it can sure make a world of difference!
Sous mon lit / Beneath My Bed
Artist: Danica BrinePublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$8.95Clinging on to his blanky, his gaze sparkling with curiosity, a child examines what hides underneath his bed. He focuses his flashlight on some of the animals of the Maritime Provinces; some well know, and others to discover. Each is absorbed in some rather whacky activity: let’s not reveal the smelt’s or the weasel’s, but the turtle, the lobster and skunk seem to be having a merry party indeed!
Dis dix dinosaures / Say Ten Dinosaurs
Artist: Denise PaquettePublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$8.95This is Bouton d’or Acadie’s first foray into the world of dinosaurs. Dis dix dinosaures steps into a burgeoning world where each page is an opportunity for children to have fun counting and associating details of the images to numbers. On the splash page, one finds the scientific names of dinosaurs frequently found in other works, but (in our opinion) never illustrated with such stunning colours. Denise Paquette, one of Acadie’s most seasoned illustrators, had the time of her life with this one. As for the Moncton author Gaëtane Pinet, with such imagination, she makes a striking debut!
Flo remonte la riviere / Flo Up the River
Artist: Joycelyne DoironPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$8.95A winding river seems to beckon Flo away from her beloved Maritime bay. In this fourth adventure for the little traveling buoy, Flo gathers her courage and goes upstream. Her curiosity is put to the test as she discovers a whole new world of colors, animals and sounds. But at the end of the day, a friendly encounter allows the little buoy to quietly fall asleep, cradled by the river.
AmiSoleil aux iles de la Madeleine
Artist: Mélanie DaiglePublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$8.95Accompagne AmiSoleil dans cette toute nouvelle aventure. Tu y découvriras comment vivent le pluvier siffleur et la puce de sable. Tu verras que, même s’ils sont très différents, ces deux animaux ont quelque chose en commun..
Une invitation à la découverte d’un habitat côtier et des animaux qui y vivent.
Mighty Glooscap Transforms Animals and Landscape
Artist: Réjean RoyPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$8.95After creating the Mi’kmaqs, the great Glooscap was certain that he had established harmony on earth. But a problem remained: the beavers had built a huge dam across the Restigouche River, preventing the salmon from swimming upriver as far as the camp of the Mi’kmaqs who had come to fish there. Young Mi’kmaq men were convinced they could remedy the situation. However, completely failing to put things right, they asked the loon to call Glooscap to help them. Will the beavers once more outmaneuver Master Glooscap?
