A Tree For The School

Content : Emotions can be difficult to understand, especially those of others. So how do we move forward together?

When Rosalie arrives at school, she is stunned to discover that the tree in the playground had been struck by lightning! Rosalie and her friends Theo and Felix were very attached to the tree, and loved playing under its branches and in its leaves. But the next day, the tree is cut down... The adults want to turn its stump into a picnic table. Faced with this news, Theo becomes almost mute, while Felix is already playing other games. As for Rosalie, she needs a little time to accept the change. Then a new idea germinates in her head: why not plant a new tree? It is an idea that will get everyone on board, and allow the students to move forward together. Even Theo and Felix join in by planting a small apple tree in the courtyard!

A short novel about how each of us deals with the changes that disrupt our daily lives, but also about empathy in the face of other people's feelings. It delicately shows that change can also bring positive ideas!

Through a multitude of details, the illustrations share the emotions of the characters, always with a great deal of poetry and humor. They also create a break in the reading.

About the author: Florence Mottot writes for the press and children's publishing, notably Milan Presse (Histoires pour les petits, Wakou, Toboggan, J'apprends à lire) and Fleurus presse (Les petites princesses, Les petites sorcières).She draws her inspiration from everyday life to create sensitive stories, often using fantasy to play down children's worries. She loves words, especially the music they make.

About the illustrator: Plumapi lives and works in Rouen. After a childhood and studies in architecture and design in Paris, and a twenty-year career in computer graphics, she settled in Normandy and sketches everything around her, but above all nature: her cat, fruits, the seasons in her garden. Her three children gently and delightfully immerse her in children's literature, rich in colour, words and images.

The "Kapoche": Short, illustrated novels to smoothly move from picture books to longer novels. Adventures, questions, doubts and joys of everyday life.