In October 2015, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the presence of French explorer Samuel de Champlain in Ontario, 24 francophone authors from France, Quebec, the Maritimes, the First Nations and Ontario gathered on a train travelling from Halifax to Toronto (roughly the route taken by Champlain 400 years before) and wrote a novel about Champlain… in 24 hours! Each author wrote one chapter, each chapter chronologically presents the explorer’s life and times. The novel that sprung from this incredible journey is Sur les traces de Champlain – Un voyage extraordinaire en 24 tableaux

SUR LES TRACES DE CHAMPLAIN – Un voyage extraordinaire en 24 tableaux
Éditions Prise de parole, 2015
Collective work
150 pages
Novel
ISBN: 9782894231890
Soft cover
$24.95

Authors Featured
Acadie : Herménégilde Chiasson and Gracia Couturier
France : Michèle Audin, Frédéric Forte, Paul Fournel, Hervé Le Tellier, Ian Monk and Olivier Salon
Ontario : Jean M. Fahmy, Vittorio Frigerio, Hélène Koscielniak, Jean-Claude Laroque, Daniel Marchildon, Marie-Josée Martin, Mireille Messier, Daniel Soha, Denis Sauvé and Danièle Vallée
First Nations : Virginia Pésémapéo Bordeleau and Jean Sioui
Québec : Yara El-Ghadban, Daniel Grenier, Bertrand Laverdure and Rodney Saint-Éloi

Photo de Philippe Davisseau

Olivier wakes up to find that his dog has runaway to China. He hops on his sailboat and picks up a crew of funny characters to help him on the way.

This silly friendship story is also a fun way to introduce readers 6-12 to the magic of anagrams (different words that use the same letters). Anagrams like «Olivier» and «voilier», «chien» and «Chine», to name just a few.

 Le voilier d’Olivier named finalist for the 2016 OLA Forest of Reading Prix Peuplier award!

LE VOILIER D’OLIVIER – Une aventure en anagrammes (Out of print)
Éditions Scholastic, 2014
Text Mireille Messier
Illustrations Loufane
32 pages in colour
6 & up
ISBN : 978-1-4431-3806-2
Soft cover
$10.99

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LA SALADE DE CÉSAR
Éditions de la Smala, 2014
Story by Mireille Messier
Illustrations by Julie Cossette
24 pages
4 – 8 years old
ISBN : 978-2-924019-11-5
Soft cover
$11.95

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NEW!

It’s decided! Charlotte will be an Olympic figure skating star! Now, if she could only learn how to stand on two blades…

A fourth Charlotte adventure about determination, perseverance and imagination!

Written by Mireille Messier
Illustrated by Benoît Laverdière
Éditions de la Bagnole, 2014
24 pages in colour
4 & up
$14.95 (hardcover)
ISBN: 978-2-89714-107-3

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Uncle Jean-Guy’s favourite chicken, had vanished! The difficult task of finding the prized poultry falls on Viviane and Simon as they are the ones tending to their uncle’s farm while he’ s away. A rural whodunnit that will keep you clucking along!

After solving mysteries in Ottawa, Toronto, Sudbury and Stratford, Viviane and Simon put their sleuthing wits to the test this fifth adventure in Embrun, Ontario!

EMBROUILLES À EMBRUN
Éditions du Vermillon, 2013
Story by Mireille Messier
Illustrations Marc Keelan-Bishop
94 pages
8 and up
ISBN : 978-1-77120-151-3
Paperback
$10.00

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Words are a magical thing! By changing only one letter at a time, they can be transformed into something completely different… and often quite silly!

A French word game picture book that juggles letters, words and fun!

QUAND LES ZÉROS DEVIENNENT HÉROS
Éditions Scholastic, 2013
Text Mireille Messier
Illustrations Loufane
32 pages in colour
6 & up
ISBN : 978-1-4431-2990-9
Soft cover
$11.99

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