OCTOBER 2023 STORIES WITH SONGS A PICNIC IN THE SUN – Bertie and Friends Hit the Road (Book 1)

Story and songs by Christiane Duchesne and Jérôme Minière Illustrated by Marianne Ferrer Narrated by Mischa Cheeseman Songs recorded by Clerel and Geneviève Toupin

An imaginative musical tale comprised of a narrated story interspersed with original and traditional songs that follows four inseparable friends. Bertie and his buddies decide to repair an old boat and head for a sunny place atop the Blue Mountain. With a little help from newly made animal friends, they finally make it to the summit, the best place in the whole world to have a picnic!

ROCKIN’ THE BAYOU DOWN IN LOUISIANA! We’re a Possum Family Band (Book 1)

MUSICAL PICTURE BOOK / ISBN 9782925108696

Hardback / Full colour / 48 pp / 27 cm x 21 cm

20 recordings (65 minutes)

With CD + digital download code

Also available on major streaming platforms

Age 3 to 7 years

BIC/Thema Code B1M79 / C1M79

CBMC Code YBCS – Price £11.99

Story and songs by Bïa, Erik West-Millette and Olaf Gundel Illustrations by Fanny Berthiaume Narrated by Alexa Devine Songs recorded by Olaf Gundel and Annick Brémault

Mama and Papa Possum tell the story of how they first met and where their glory days as a musical duo began! Take a trip to the bayou in this side-splitting, toe-tapping tale that pays homage to Louisiana’s Cajun and Zydeco music traditions.

The first story from a series which follows these two plucky marsupials on their travels that bring them across North America to the birthplaces of Cajun, jazz, country, rock’n’roll, blues, and traditional Quebecois music. At the end of each book, explanatory notes delve into the key figures, instruments and customs behind each genre.