{"id":4086583,"date":"2025-05-29T16:25:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T16:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_professional&#038;p=4086583"},"modified":"2025-09-16T15:46:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T15:46:45","slug":"championing-childrens-stories-the-2025-prix-albertine-jeunesse-laureates","status":"publish","type":"app_professional","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/championing-childrens-stories-the-2025-prix-albertine-jeunesse-laureates\/","title":{"rendered":"Championing Children&#8217;s Stories: The 2025 Prix Albertine Jeunesse Laureates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Spanning a range of age groups, this year\u2019s youth reader\u2019s choice award \u2014 the Prix Albertine Jeunesse \u2014 goes to <strong><em>Never, Not Ever!<\/em> <\/strong>(<em>M\u00eame pas en r\u00eave<\/em>) by Beatrice Alemagna, translated by Jill Davis; <em><strong>Aiko and the Planet of Dogs<\/strong><\/em> (<em>Aiko et la plan\u00e8te des chiens<\/em>) by Ainhoa Cayuso and Christoffer Ellegaard, translated by Irene V\u00e1zquez; and <em><strong>Shepherdess Warriors, Volume 1<\/strong><\/em> (<em>Berg\u00e8res Guerri\u00e8res, volume 1<\/em>) by Jonathan Garnier and Am\u00e9lie Fl\u00e9chais, translated by Ivanka Hahnenberger. Chosen for their unique and authentic perspectives, these French books and their English translations were selected by a jury of 15,596 young readers, following a year of reading, debate, and lively virtual exchanges with the authors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Established in 2018 by Villa Albertine, the Embassies of France in the United States and Canada, the Institut fran\u00e7ais du Canada, the Agence pour l\u2019Enseignement Fran\u00e7ais \u00e0 l\u2019\u00c9tranger (AEFE), and Albertine Books, the annual Prix Albertine Jeunesse promotes recently published books translated from French in the U.S. and Canada. Recognizing French titles in English translation across three age groups (3\u20135 years, 6\u20138 years, and 9\u201311 years), the award encourages children between the ages of 3 and 11 to develop a passion for both French and English literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Past laureates of the prize include <em>A Sea of Love<\/em> (<em>Un Oc\u00e9an d\u2019amour<\/em>) by Wilfrid Lupano and Gr\u00e9gory Panaccione (trans. Mike Kennedy) in the 9\u201314 category, and <em>The Tiger Prince<\/em> (<em>Le Prince Tigre<\/em>) by Chen Jiang Hong in the 7\u20139 category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Winners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3-5 Years Old: <\/strong><br><br><strong><em>Never, not Ever! <\/em>(<em>M\u00eame pas en r\u00eave<\/em>) &nbsp;<\/strong><br>By Beatrice Allemagna<br>Translated by Jill Davis&nbsp;<br>Harper Collins (L\u2019\u00e9cole des loisirs)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A laugh-out-loud tribute to little kids everywhere who would prefer <em>not<\/em> to leave home on the first day of school. The other animals are marching dutifully to school, but Pascaline couldn\u2019t care less. \u201cNever, not ever!\u201d she declares. And nothing\u2014not even her parents pulling her by her feet\u2014will change her mind. She shrieks so loudly that her parents shrink down to the size of peanuts\u2014becoming just the right size to fit snugly under Pascaline\u2019s wing. Now they can all go to school together!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.albertine.com\/livre\/9780063076495-never-not-ever-alemagna-beatrice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6-8 Years Old:\u202f <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Aiko and the Planet of Dogs<\/em> (<em>Aiko et la plan\u00e8te des chiens<\/em>) &nbsp;<\/strong><br>By Ainhoa Cayuso and Christoffer Ellegaard&nbsp;<br>Translated by Irene V\u00e1zquez&nbsp;<br>Levine Querido (Les fourmis rouges)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aiko is a courageous astronaut, specially trained to brave the extremes of space. The whole of humanity is counting on her success. But on a planet that shows signs of life, something goes awry, and when she wakes up, she finds . . . a pack of dogs? And . . . they can talk? Aiko is delighted. This discovery will make her the most famous astronaut on Earth! The dogs are . . . less delighted. They&#8217;re going to keep her prisoner on their planet rather than let humanity find them again.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.albertine.com\/livre\/9781646144648-aiko-and-the-planet-of-the-dogs-ellegaard-christoffer-et-cayuso-ainhoa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9-11 Years Old:\u202f <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Shepherdess Warriors<\/em>, Volume 1 (<em>Berg\u00e8res Guerri\u00e8res<\/em>, volume 1) &nbsp;<\/strong><br>By Jonathan Garnier and Am\u00e9lie Fl\u00e9chais&nbsp;<br>Translated by Ivanka Hahnenberger&nbsp;<br>Ablaze (Gl\u00e9nat)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Shepherdess Warriors<\/em> is the odyssey of a young heroine living great adventures in a medieval-fantasy universe inspired by Celtic legends. It&#8217;s been 10 years since the men of the village left to fight in The Great War. But the women quickly took charge of village matters. This is how the Order of Shepherdess Warriors was formed, a group of female fighters chosen among the most courageous and acrimonious, to protect not only their flocks, but also the village! Molly is happy because as soon as she turns 10, she can finally start training, and if she&#8217;s good enough, she can join the order. This quest will take her far beyond the boundaries of the land she knows, into the sorcerers&#8217; forest and on the trail of her missing parents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.albertine.com\/livre\/9781684971695-shepherdess-warriors-garnier-jonathan-flechais-amelie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4087547,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[213],"app_city_tax":[217],"app_professional_category":[260],"app_professional_content_type":[254],"class_list":["post-4086583","app_professional","type-app_professional","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","app_discipline-literature","app_city_tax-nyc","app_professional_category-books-ideas","app_professional_content_type-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Championing Children&#039;s Stories: The 2025 Prix Albertine Jeunesse Laureates - Villa Albertine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/championing-childrens-stories-the-2025-prix-albertine-jeunesse-laureates\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Championing Children&#039;s Stories: The 2025 Prix Albertine Jeunesse Laureates - Villa Albertine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Spanning a range of age groups, this year\u2019s youth reader\u2019s choice award \u2014 the Prix Albertine Jeunesse \u2014 goes to Never, Not Ever! 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