Books in series
#1
Un petit âne comme vous et moi
2011
Ariol est un petit âne bleu à lunettes. Il vit en banlieue avec son papa et sa maman. Son meilleur copain est un cochon. Il est amoureux d'une jolie génisse de sa classe. Son instituteur est un grand chien, et son prof de gymnastique, un gros coq. Bref, Ariol est exactement comme vous et moi.
#2
Le Chevalier Cheval
2011
Vous connaissez la chanson du Chevalier Cheval ? Non ? Voici ses paroles : «Le Chevalier Cheval, Justicier des étoiles Le Chevalier Cheval, Voyageur sidéral Le Chevalier Cheval, Fabuleux animal Le Chevalier Cheval, le Bien contre le Mal !». Evidemment, Ariol la connaît par coeur. Demandez-lui de vous la chanter ; comme ça, vous aurez aussi la musique.
#3
Happy as a Pig...
2007
Ariol is a donkey and his best friend Ramono is a pig. One is blue with long ears and big glasses, the other is pink with a snout like a light socket. They may not be similar, but they are friends. This third volume continues Ariol's adventures at home and at school, but also gives us a closer look at his life with his best friend, Ramono.
#4
A Beautiful Cow
2003
Cuarto volumen de la divertidísima serie que ha conquistado a los lectores en nuestro país. ¡Qué guapa es Pétula! ¡Y qué bien huele! En clase, Ariol se sienta detrás de ella. Se imagina que le dice cosas bonitas, que le dice que la ama… Pero, curiosamente, cuando Pétula vuelve la cabeza y tiene que hablar con ella de verdad, ¿por qué no se le ocurre nada que decirle? ¡No le salen las palabras! Cuando eres un burro pequeño, es difícil estar enamorado de una preciosa vaquilla.
#5
Bizzbilla Hits the Bullseye
2013
All of Ariol's friends know that he has a big crush on Petula, but no one seems to notice that Bizzbilla has her sights on Ariol, including Ariol! While she's waited in the... er, wings hoping Ariol will notice her, this sweet little fly has been cooking up a plan. Mister Cantharide, Bizzbilla's dad, is an ophthalmologist. An ophthalmologist is the eye doctor. Ariol wears glasses. And it seems he has an appointment coming up! Bizzbilla is all abuzz with impatience; will Ariol finally get the message?
#6
A Nasty Cat
2011
Timberwolf is Ariol’s best enemy, an ill-tempered cat always picking a fight, making fun of anything and everybody, even of Thunder Horse! And you know what’s worse? Petula likes that obnoxious tomcat! School would be nice and calm, if it weren’t for him.
#7
Top Dog
2007
Ariol's schoolteacher Mr. Blunt is top dog. A big spaniel with glasses, he never shaves very well but he's never boring. He always has some nice, little story or game to suggest to make his lessons understandable. In fact, open your notebooks and grab a pencil, you'll see...
#22
Karaté !
2004
Quatre aventures d'Ariol le petit âne et de ses copains sont proposées : « les vignettes », où il est question d'une collection inachevée, « la douche » lorsque Ariol a bien du mal à se laver, « Karaté » ou le récit d'une bagarre entre deux pères, et enfin « on va bien rigoler » qui retrace les déboires de deux élèves.
#23
Jeux idiots
2005
Ramono déboule dans la cour de récré en criant : " Eh ! Ecoutez-moi tous ! J'ai appris un nouveau jeu. " Ariol et les copains s'approchent, intéressés : qu'est-ce qu'il a encore inventé comme jeu idiot, Ramono ?
#special
Where's Petula?
2013
If you're from the neighborhood, you surely know Ariol, the little blue donkey with round glasses. He's fulfilling his greatest dream being invited to Petula's, the young cow he's secretly in love with. But the obstacles are mounting! Petula's dad, a fearsome bull from the South, and Petula's big brother, a sixteen-year-old calf raised by his mother, do their best to run interference. Will Ariol make it to Petula's room, at the end of the hallway on the right, to play Thunder Horse and Princess Filly?
Authors
Emmanuel Guibert
Author · 22 books
Emmanuel Guibert has written a great many graphic novels for readers young and old, among them the Sardine in Outer Space series and The Professor’s Daughter with Joann Sfar. In 1994, a chance encounter with an American World War II veteran named Alan Cope marked the beginning of a deep friendship and the birth of a great biographical epic. Another of Guibert's recent works is The Photographer. Showered with awards, translated around the world and soon to come from First Second books, it relates a Doctors Without Borders mission in 1980’s Afghanistan through the eyes of a great reporter, the late Didier Lefèvre. Guibert lives in Paris with his wife and daughter.
