An explosive friendship

de Claude Daigneault (auteur), Jocelyn Jalette (illustrateur), Mathieu Daigneault (traduction)

Maison d'édition : Éditions la Caboche

janvier 2013

Friendship and helping each other out. The books in the series are designed to help young children from 4 to 7 years old to find confidence in themselves through the use of humor. This series is intended for parents who wish to teach their children how to learn and read a language free of limitations. The author is convinced that one should not be afraid of words, and that children are fully capable of learning a vocabulary that, at first, might seem a little daunting.The author bases this assumption on his own childhood, as well as his personal experience with his children and those of his extended family. He firmly believes that regular implication by parents in their children’s learning process can better prepare a child for the next step in their education, that being the first years of grade school.The characters in these stories were inspired by comedic duos of the 1930’s and 1940’s, such as Laurel and Hardy, and Abbot and Costello. Pyro is a young dragon that lacks assurance, and who depends entirely on his plump best friend to help him out. Glucosina, an inexperienced mini-witch, lacks the necessary maturity to assume this role. But even though she might not possess all of the necessary skills quite just yet, she more than makes up for it with her rather determined mindset.Essentially, the two characters are simply maladjusted friends who discover that friendship and a solid sense of humor can usually compensate for almost any shortcoming.The author