Books with author Delphine Durand

Although the outside of the house in this story isn't fancy, a myriad of funny adventures await once inside. Those who actually live in this place—the flumps, the sausages, the megas, and maxis—are all there to say hello. Despite their differences, they all get along in their crazy, higgledy-piggledy world. Zany humor and intricate drawings are skillfully combined to surprise and entertain the whole family.

Who left the sun in the bathroom again?Where does the story begin?There are so many questions in the world of Bob & Co! It’s no wonder that Bob needs a page of quiet now and then to think them over. Irreverently tackling the big questions of life, the universe, and everything with abundant humor and captivating illustrations, Bob & Co is a unique, charming, and sometimes bafflingly inventive book that every inquisitive child (and adult) will treasure and adore.

A wonderfully yucky touch-and-feel book with a spectacularly smelly scratch-and-sniff ending! Readers will need to be very brave to enter the strange world of these weird and wonderful trolls. With their googly eyes, warty skin, scratchy feet, and matted hair, children won't forget them once they meet them. With fun text, delightful illustrations, and fantastic touch-and-feel elements on every page this is one adventure that will keep fearless readers coming back for more.

A hilarious and informative picture book about head lice.Miriam Moss and Delphine Durand tackle the uncomfortable issue of head lice in this straightforward and very silly picture book. Miss Calypso and her class become the unsuspecting hosts of a family of those pesky parasites, but fortunately, the principal knows how to handle them. In a surprise, romantic ending, the head lice end up being one of the best things to ever happen to Miss Calypso.

A wonderfully yucky touch-and-feel book with a spectacularly smelly scratch-and-sniff ending! Readers will need to be very brave to enter the strange world of these weird and wonderful trolls. With their googly eyes, warty skin, scratchy feet and matted hair, you won’t forget them once you meet them. With fun text, delightful illustrations, and fantastic touch-and-feel elements on every page this is one adventure that will keep fearless readers coming back for more!

Henrietta?s two older sisters love to tease her. When they try to convince her that she?s actually a chicken instead of a little girl, it?s pretty hard to believe at first. But the evidence is all there: her legs are kind of yellow, and her toes are kind of long. The feathers she finds beside her bed the next morning settle it, and Henrietta heads off to the farm to find her real family. The chickens welcome her with open wings, and this lovably gullible heroine?s joyful acceptance of who she really is will have readers squawking with laughter.

A wonderfully yucky touch-and-feel book with a spectacularly smelly scratch-and-sniff ending! Readers will need to be very brave to enter the strange world of these weird and wonderful trolls. With their googly eyes, warty skin, scratchy feet, and matted hair, children won't forget them once they meet them. With fun text, delightful illustrations, and fantastic touch-and-feel elements on every page this is one adventure that will keep fearless readers coming back for more.

A book full of advice about how not to make a flop's life hard! What is a flop? A flop is malleable, can’t make a telephone call on its own, can’t wear a collar, and many other things besides. There are also hundreds of different sorts of flops. In a humorous, pseudo-scientific guide, Delphine Durand creates a world teeming with flops, describing their characteristics and lifestyles with great humor and precision.Delphine Durand spent her childhood in Senegal, then in Montpellier. She has worked in children’s books, advertising, and for the press since 1996.

Henrietta’s two older sisters love to tease her. When they try to convince her that she’s actually a chicken instead of a little girl, it’s pretty hard to believe at first. But the evidence is all there: her legs are kind of yellow, and her toes are kind of long. The feathers she finds beside her bed the next morning settle it, and Henrietta heads off to the farm to find her real family. The chickens welcome her with open wings, and this lovably gullible heroine’s joyful acceptance of who she really is will have readers squawking with laughter.