New Releases by Olivier Tallec

Squirrel and his best friend, Pock the mushroom, sit on the old stump, watching birds fly by. When they’re tired of this, they take the path to the yellow meadow to listen to the blackbird sing. But today, the bird’s not there. The friends look everywhere. Finally they find it on the path, all stretched out and quite still. It must be sleeping. They sit down quietly and wait for the bird to wake. This true-to-child story of a natural encounter with an animal that has died is both dryly humorous and a profound example of how to manage the comings and goings of life.

Au sommet d''une montagne vivent trois cailloux qui mènent une vie heureuse en admirant les cimes des montagnes ou en comptant les moutons dans la vallée. Un jour, un orage fracasse la montagne, et les cailloux tombent. De rebonds en ricochets, ils partent en quête d''une nouvelle maison.

A feel-good picture book about best friendship told with dry comedy and an open ending—squirrel and mushroom are best friends until another best friend comes to play. This morning when I was out walking, I found a best friend. At least I think so. It certainly looks a lot like it! He really has a best friend kind of face. In this funny picture book exploring a forever childhood question about friendship, squirrel and a mushroom explore the forest through the seasons, show each other special trees, build snow mushrooms, share the good times and bad—which become good bad times alongside a friend. Then spring arrives, and so does a new friend. And then another. This raises a profound question for an overthinking squirrel: should we have just one best friend? "This book is adorable!"—starred, Youth Services Book Review

Ce matin, en me promenant, j’ai trouvé un meilleur ami. Enfin je crois. En tout cas, ça y ressemble. J’ai mis un peu de temps avant de lui parler. Il s’appelle Poc. Il a une vraie tête de meilleur ami. Je crois même qu’il va devenir MON meilleur ami. Des amis on peut en avoir plein, mais un MEILLEUR ami c’est une autre histoire. Puis Momo est arrivé...

我不想當松鼠了。 再也不要當松鼠了！ 松鼠皺著眉頭看著水中倒影，每天在樹枝上跳來跳去、獨自尋找松果的生活，實在很無趣。這隻厭倦當自己的松鼠，羨慕起其他的動物。河狸很勤奮努力、團結合作，鹿頭上的角真是美麗，刺蝟能把身體捲成一顆球…… 奧利維耶・塔列克藉由這隻不想做自己的松鼠，隱喻總是羨慕他人的人性，從松鼠誇張逗趣的神情中，可以看見他內心小宇宙的喜、怒、哀、樂。猜猜看，他最後成為自己喜歡的樣子了嗎？ 本書特色 ◆ 小松鼠表情活潑逗趣，張力十足。 ◆ 呈現生物多樣性，掌握動物重要特色。 ◆ 幽默的故事，反映人性最真實的問題。 ※ 學齡前、國小中低年級適讀（有注音）

Le roi avait tout. Quand je dis tout, c''est vraiment tout, car c''était un grand collectionneur. Il ne lui manquait presque rien.

Un grand album surréaliste, en forme d''ode à la nature mais surtout à l''imaginaire. Plongez dans cet imagier d''arbres rêvés, avec chacun ses caractéristiques bien à lui, et tous plus ravissants les uns que les autres... [payot.ch].

La 4e de couverture indique : « Je ne veux plus être un écureuil. Plus jamais ! D''ailleurs, personne ne rêve de devenir un écureuil. Si on m''avait demandé mon avis, j''aurais choisi autre chose. »

Can a squirrel ever get what a squirrel wants most? The squirrel loves a particular tree (“MY tree”) and is happiest sitting in its shade eating pinecones (“MY pinecones”). But then the squirrel starts worrying. What if someone else wants to claim this tree, to call it THEIRs? So, the squirrel builds a massive wall around the tree. One that no one can get over. Perfect! Only, now the squirrel can’t see what’s beyond the wall. There may be a better tree out there, full of pinecones. Maybe even a whole forest of better trees … Believe every squirrel ever: the never-ending quest for MINE is sure to drive you nuts!

He had always wanted one ever since he was little… He might not be the one he would have picked himself. He has some strange habits, eats weird food and disappears for hours of the day. But he is perfect really, in his own way. This is the classic story of a boy and his best friend but with a twist! Told from the perspective of the dog, this book is a hilarious, touching and fresh take on the relationship between a boy and his dog, or in this case, a dog and his boy. Written and illustrated by the wonderfully talented Olivier Tallec, this is book would make the perfect story for a child with a furry best friend.