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Books from<br />

Ivory Coast<br />

Contact : Chantal Kouamé<br />

clhariceba@gmail.com and kouameanin@yahoo.fr<br />

This selection was made by librarians working at the Children’s Library of the<br />

National Library of Ivory Coast and co-ordinated by the Children’s Library<br />

Director, Chantal Kouamé. Over different sessions, librarians presented<br />

thirty-two picture books to children; the books in the following list are those<br />

children preferred, because of their attractive covers, their stories and their<br />

illustrations.<br />

Some book reviews are adapted from those published in the journal Takam Tikou,<br />

http://takamtikou.bnf.fr<br />

1<br />

Muriel Diallo<br />

Bibi n’aime pas la pluie [Bibi doesn’t like the rain]<br />

Les Classiques ivoiriens, 2011 • ISBN 978-2-916472-67-6<br />

“I don’t like the rain” says Bibi. “When it rains,<br />

the garden has a stomach ache because it drinks<br />

too much water. And I get bored because I<br />

cannot go out…”. This is one of the eight books<br />

in the “Bibi” series, all built following the same<br />

principle: the rain, the market, school, vegetables,<br />

the witchdoctor etc that Bibi does not like at<br />

the beginning become pleasant over the pages.<br />

Muriel Diallo has created a character both a little<br />

rebellious and funny, with whom any child can<br />

identify. Bibi’s opposition simply shows small<br />

children’s fear of new, unknown things. The<br />

very colourful illustrations are made of paper<br />

and tissue collage, in a variety of styles and<br />

composition, that bring vitality and movement.<br />

The text, brief and in familiar language, suits<br />

small children from the age of 3.<br />

« Moi je n’aime pas la pluie !» dit Bibi. « Quand il pleut,<br />

le jardin a mal au ventre parce qu’il boit trop d’eau.<br />

Et je m’ennuie parce ce que je ne peux pas sortir… »<br />

Voici l’un des huit titres de cette série qui remporte<br />

un grand succès auprès des enfants et qui sont tous<br />

construits sur le même principe : la pluie, le marché,<br />

l’école, les légumes, le guérisseur… que Bibi n’aime<br />

pas au départ, deviennent rapidement agréables au<br />

fil des pages. Muriel Diallo crée un personnage à la<br />

fois un peu rebelle et drôle, auquel chaque enfant<br />

peut s’identifier. Cette réaction d’opposition traduit<br />

simplement la peur des plus petits face à la nouveauté<br />

et à l’inconnu. L’illustration, très colorée, propose des<br />

collages de papier et de tissu dans une variété de styles<br />

et de cadrages qui apportent vitalité et mouvement.<br />

Le texte, bref, dans une langue familière convient bien<br />

aux petits enfants, à partir de 3 ans.<br />

the <strong>world</strong> through picture books • books from ivory coast • 89

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