Diane Carmel Leger – lisa·èÂíÐã Publishing and Vagrant Press lisa·èÂíÐã Publishing is the largest English-language publisher east of Toronto Wed, 12 Jun 2024 14:55:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 153484567 The Lookout Tree /store/the-lookout-tree.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-lookout-tree Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:59:52 +0000 /store/the-lookout-tree The Acadian Deportation is told through the eyes of twelve-year-old Fidèle, in the new English version of this Hackmatack Award-winning novel by author Diane Carmel Léger. The Lookout Tree, an English translation of the Acadian bestseller La butte à Pétard, is a testament to the will of the Acadian people, determined to not only survive the two decades of the Deportation, but reunite and rebuild afterward.

The post The Lookout Tree appeared first on lisa·èÂíÐã Publishing and Vagrant Press.

]]> 82543 Mémère Soleil, Nannie Lune /store/memere-et-nannie.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=memere-soleil-nannie-lune Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:02:44 +0000 /store/memcre-et-nannie.html/memcre-et-nannie Acadian Mémère and Scottish Nannie seem to have nothing in common but their grandchildren, but in this beautiful picture book from bestselling author Diane Carmel Léger and illustrator Jean-Luc Trudel, difference is celebrated. A co-publication with lisa·èÂíÐã Publishing, published simultaneously in English.

The post Mémère Soleil, Nannie Lune appeared first on lisa·èÂíÐã Publishing and Vagrant Press.

]]> 53875 Piau’s Potato Present /store/piaus-potato-present.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=piaus-potato-present Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:02:18 +0000 /store/piaus-potato-present.html/piaus-potato-present Christian Treitz, the youngest son in a German family immigrated to the Monckton Township, learns that the trauma of the Acadian Deportation is still alive. The Treitz family is hungry and cold. Luckily, Christian meets Pierre Belliveau, who could have left Moncton’s newcomers to their unhappy fate. Instead, the Acadian has brought with him the seed of a new beginning. Despite the obstacles between them, their unexpected friendship blossoms on the banks of the Petitcodiac River.

The post Piau’s Potato Present appeared first on lisa·èÂíÐã Publishing and Vagrant Press.

]]> 55123 La patate cadeau /store/la-patate-cadeau.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=la-patate-cadeau Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:02:15 +0000 /store/la-patate-cadeau.html/la-patate-cadeau Christian Treitz, the youngest son in a German family immigrated to the Monckton Township, learns that the trauma of the Acadian Deportation is still alive. The Treitz family is hungry and cold. Luckily, Christian meets Pierre Belliveau, who could have left Moncton's newcomers to their unhappy fate. Instead, the Acadian has brought with him the seed of a new beginning. Despite the obstacles between them, their unexpected friendship blossoms on the banks of the Petitcodiac River. 

The post La patate cadeau appeared first on lisa·èÂíÐã Publishing and Vagrant Press.

]]> 53844 My Two Grandmothers /store/my-two-grandmothers.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-two-grandmothers Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:31:15 +0000 /store/my-two-grandmothers Acadian Mémère and Scottish Nannie seem to have nothing in common but their grandchildren, but in this beautiful picture book from bestselling author Diane Carmel Léger and illustrator Jean-Luc Trudel, difference is celebrated. A co-publication with Bouton d'or Acadie, published simultaneously in French.

The post My Two Grandmothers appeared first on lisa·èÂíÐã Publishing and Vagrant Press.

]]> 60226 L’Acadie en Baratte /store/lacadie-en-baratte.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lacadie-en-baratte Tue, 20 Feb 2024 22:29:07 +0000 /store/lacadie-en-baratte.html/lacadie-en-baratte Nico tours the Maritimes with his grandmother in her vintage Westphalia. With eagerness and imagination, Nico is ready for adventure and so is his "memere". Their camping trip, which takes them to Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, becomes a whimsical discovery tour of contemporary Acadian communities and history.

The post L’Acadie en Baratte appeared first on lisa·èÂíÐã Publishing and Vagrant Press.

]]> 55135 My Two Grandmothers /store/my-two-grandmothers.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-two-grandmothers-2 Wed, 14 Apr 2021 03:52:15 +0000 /store/my-two-grandmothers-2 Acadian Mémère and Scottish Nannie seem to have nothing in common but their grandchildren, but in this beautiful picture book from bestselling author Diane Carmel Léger and illustrator Jean-Luc Trudel, difference is celebrated. A co-publication with Bouton d'or Acadie, published simultaneously in French.

The post My Two Grandmothers appeared first on lisa·èÂíÐã Publishing and Vagrant Press.

]]> 86719