Claude Daigneault: 10 books

Une amitié explosive met en scène deux personnages rigolos, Pyro, un jeune dragon peu débrouillard, et Glucosine, une rondelette apprentie sorcière qui préfère les bonbons à l’apprentissage de son métier. Pyro est un petit dragon qui manque d'assurance et qui compte sur son amie pour lui...

After her friend Pyro makes an indelicate comment about her weight, Glucosina’s feelings are hurt. The little orphan dragon would sure like to try and apologize, but the fire in his belly is dying out, and he’s starting to freeze. Will the little witch be able to overcome her bitterness and help her friend out?

Pyro est déçu que Glucosine ne puisse l’accompagner en vacances comme elle s’y est engagée. En bougonnant, il décide de partir seul. C’est alors que les choses tournent mal pour le dragon timide quand le soir tombe. La nuit, tous les chats sont gris et Pyro aurait bien besoin de son amie sorcière pour vaincre sa peur.

De retour d’un difficile vol d’exercice dans les alentours, Glucosine persuade Pyro de faire un potager comme les agriculteurs qu’elle a aperçus. Toujours aussi sûre d’elle-même bien qu’elle n’a aucune connaissance agricole, la petite sorcière a vite fait de les mettre tous les deux dans l’embarras.

Chassés de leurs habitations par la chaleur accablante, Pyro et Glucosine ont décidé de dormir à la belle étoile, au bord du lac. Un étrange visiteur apparaît près d’eux pendant que Glucosine rêve à un prince charmant et que Pyro ronfle. Qui est cet être mystérieux, venu d’un lointain...

Pyro is disappointed after Glucosina breaks a promise to go on vacation with him. Disgruntled, the little orphan dragon decides to head out on his own. But as night falls, things start going south quickly. In the dark of night, all cats are grey, and the shy little dragon could really use the help of his witch friend in order to conquer his fears.

Ousted from their beds by the sweltering heat, Pyro and Gluco decide to head down by the lakeside to sleep under the stars instead. But as Pyro snores the night away while Glucosina dreams of her prince charming, an unexpected visitor suddenly drops by their camp. Who is this mysterious stranger, come from faraway lands ? And why has he come here ?

Springtime is here, and our two friends are full of energy ! On a whim, Glucosina convinces Pyro that they should plant their very own vegetable garden. But is it really wise to undertake something so elaborate when you really have no idea where to begin ?

’The novelist manages to skillfully alternate his narrative between the reflections of an adult and the musings of a child, resulting in a very entertaining back-and-forth. ‘The Child Who Dreamt of Becoming a Tree’ offers a wonderful glimpse inside the imagination of a sensitive little boy whom...

A wealthy family and a group of select guests find themselves at the mercy of an ice storm assailing the ancestral Quebecois country home. The situation soon becomes dire; it is a crucial time in the lives of these people who no longer love each other, as personal problems start taking their toll...