Le géant du Nord canadien
Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$13.95A giant trapped by loons, or how the Canadian lakes came to be
Le tien, le mien, le sien
Artist: Réjean RoyPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$13.95A young pirate and a wise grandmother sail to the rescue of the oceans!
G pour généreuse Gaspésie
Artist: Réjean RoyPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$19.95From the town of Bonaventure to the York River, by way of Forillon National Park and the village of Miguasha, discover Gaspésie through a magnificent alphabet book.
B pour bayou Un abecedaire cadien
Artist: Réjean RoyPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$19.95B pour bayou [B for bayou] is a cajun ABC in which Richard Guidry (AKA «Le gros Cadien» or «the Big Cajun») and his friends offer up a Gombo-soaked delicacy of words, while illustrator Réjean Roy takes us aboard his Esquif, down the Mississippi. After Ah! pour Atlantique, we leave the Acadie of the Maritimes for the Cajun Acadia of Louisiana!
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.
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.
Glooscap, the Beavers and the Sugarloaf Mountian
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 helpthem. Will the beavers once more outmaneuver Master Glooscap?
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?
Le retour du Capitaine Baboune
Artist: Réjean RoyPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$9.95Oh no! Captain Baboune is at it again! This time, at the helm of an infernal machine, capturing the winds and deregulating the climate.
Grandes roues et petits pois
Artist: Réjean RoyPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$9.95Émilie looks around her. Nobody close by to help her out. She’s unsure. She dreams of becoming a champion… Will today be the day she sets out on her bike to conquer her big wheels? But she is so small, the rocks so big, and she’s a little bit afraid… Mom, who’s not far in the garden tending to her peas, isn’t aware of Émilie’s hesitations. Come on! Take a deep breath and… let’s go!
Drôle de Soccer !
Artist: Réjean RoyPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$9.95Two young Canada geese discover a strange object in their natural habitat. Believing that it is a dinosaur egg, they alert their flock immediately. They quickly ban together when a group of strangers arrives and begins kicking the abandoned egg. What ensues is a very funny match. Will the geese enforce the rules of the game between man and nature?
Capitaine Baboune / Captain Crankypants
Artist: Réjean RoyPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$8.95Arnaud, previously met in The Ogre’s belly finds himself too old for outdoor play. He appears to have mutated into the king of grouches, and so will be kidnapped onto Captain Crankypants’ celestial ship, which strangely enough, runs on grouses and grumbles. Fortunately, Loïc, Arnaud’s little brother, is not too old to trust Dylan of the Mountains, a gentle dragon who has come to Arnaud’s rescue. Armed mostly with good faith, they pair off to save Arnaud. Captain Crankypants better be wary!
Crankiness might be the order of the day for Arnaud but will he really enjoy being forcibly enlisted on Captain Crankypants celestial ship?
Le Départ de Julie
Artist: Réjean RoyPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$8.95Du lever au coucher du soleil, Julie vivait son quotidien. Chaque lundi, elle faisait son lavage. Avec la complicité de mère nature et un « Salut, Marie », les nuages gris disparaissaient. Mais un insecte à six pattes l’observait et attendait son heure. Puis, un jour, les draps blancs de Julie furent noirs de fourmis… Mais où emmène-t-on Julie et sa petite ?
Texte poétique magnifiquement illustré. Il a été inspiré par la Déportation des Acadiens de 1755, mais il peut fort bien s’appliquer aux nombreux départs forcés ou déplacements de population actuels.
