Marie-Louise Gay
Book List
32 titles
32 titles
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Mustafa
General Fiction
Aug-2018
Mustafa and his family traveled a long way to reach their new home. Some nights Mustafa dreams about the country he used to live in, and he wakes up not knowing where he is. Then his mother takes him out to the balcony to see the moon ― the same mo...
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Princess Pistachio and Maurice the Magnificent
General Fiction
Sep-2017
Pistachio is worried about her dog. All he does is sleep . . . and eat . . . and sleep. What a boring life! An audition call for a theater production seems like the perfect answer. When Dog is chosen for the role, his life is abruptly transformed wit...
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Short Stories for Little Monsters
Graphic Novel
Mar-2017
This hilarious collection of illustrated stories gives us a glimpse into the things children wonder about every day.What do cats really see? What do trees talk about? Should you make funny faces on a windy day? Do worms rule the world? Do mothers alw...
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Any Questions
General Fiction
Oct-2014
Many children want to know where stories come from and how a book is made. Marie-Louise Gay s new picture book provides them with some delightfully inspiring answers though a fictional encounter between an author and some very curious children togeth...
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Sam!
General Fiction
Oct-2014
Marie-Louise Gay’s beloved books about Stella’s little brother, Sam, are all here in this vibrant and humorous collection. Children all around the world have read about Stella and Sam, and their gently funny, nurturing relationship. Stella has a ...
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Read Me a Story, Stella
General Fiction
Jul-2013
In this lovely addition to Marie-Louise Gay’s renowned Stella series, Stella introduces little brother Sam to the pleasures of reading. Sam is as busy and worried as ever, and Stella almost always has her nose in a book these days, but she finds ti...
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Stella!: A Treasury
General Fiction
Oct-2012
Marie-Louise Gay published Stella, Star of the Sea more than ten years ago. It was an immediate hit, and since then she has written and illustrated four more books featuring the engaging, red-headed heroine Stella and her little brother, Sam — Stel...
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Summer in the City
General Fiction
Apr-2012
Charlie can’t wait for school to be over. But he’s wondering what particular vacation ordeal his parents have lined up for the family this summer. Canoeing with alligators in Okefenokee? Getting caught in the middle of a revolutionary shootout in...
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Caramba and Henry
General Fiction
Aug-2011
Caramba’s little brother Henry is a nightmare. He won’t share anything, he squishes Caramba’s favorite caterpillars, and he screams all the time. But the very worst thing about Henry is that he is learning how to fly much to Caramba’s dism...
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Roslyn Rutabaga and the Biggest Hole on Earth!
General Fiction
Aug-2010
Roslyn Rutabaga is a feisty little rabbit with a vivid imagination. One day she wakes up with a big plan: "I will dig the biggest hole on earth. Not a tiny mouse hole. Not a medium-sized rabbit hole. The Biggest Hole on Earth " With her father s quie...
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When Stella Was Very, Very Small
General Fiction
Jul-2009
Marie-Louise Gay has gone back in time to answer the questions often asked by the children who read and love her Stella books. Where does Stella get her wild ideas? How big is Stella’s imagination? What did Stella look like when she was small? How ...
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On the Road Again!: More Travels with My Family
General Fiction
May-2008
Charlie and his family are taking another trip this time to spend a year in a tiny village in southern France. Typically suspicious and resentful at first (they're going all the way to France, and they're not even going to be living in Paris!), bi...
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Mademoiselle Moon
General Fiction
Nov-2006
White Raven Selection, International Youth Library, Munich This is a poetic tale about love and friendship between two extraordinary characters, Mademoiselle Moon and Mister Sun. Best friends since the dawn of time, they only catch glimpses of each...
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What Are You Doing Sam?
General Fiction
Jul-2006
Stella’s little brother Sam decides Fred the dog needs some new tricks. Not content with just teaching him to roll over, Sam decides to broaden Fred’s horizons to include swimming, cooking, and painting. Of course, Fred finds a way to subvert eac...
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Travels with My Family
General Fiction
Mar-2006
Instead of dream vacations to Disney World and motels with swimming pools and water slides, the parents in Travels with My Family insist on obscure destinations even if it means driving for hours to get to the middle of nowhere, countless back-sea...
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Caramba
General Fiction
Sep-2005
Caramba is a fat, furry, striped cat with a big problem. Every single cat in the world can fly,” he sighs, except me!” Caramba would love to swoop and glide between the clouds, to feel the wind whistling through his fur. He tries to soar into...
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Rabbit Blue
General Fiction
Jun-2005
"Let me tell you a thing or two about my friend Rabbit Blue..." So begins another whimsical, magical tale by the author and illustrator of the bestselling Rainy Day Magic, Mademoiselle Moon and Fat Charlie's Circus....
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The Three Little Pigs
General Fiction
Oct-2004
Marie-Louise Gay brings her charmingly wacky style to the familiar tale of the three little pigs. Fresh, bright colours and witty figure drawings bring the wolf and pigs to life. Despite the sad ending that befalls two of the pigs and the wolf, it's ...
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Stella, Princess of the Sky
General Fiction
Aug-2004
Another adventure begins for Stella and her brother, Sam, as they explore the wonders of the natural world. A vast luminous sky, the sun, the stars and the rising moon form the backdrop for their nocturnal expedition. As they encounter raccoons, fire...
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Good Night, Sam
General Fiction
Aug-2003
Stella, whispered Sam, are you sleeping? Yes, answered Stella. Aren t you? Sam can t sleep without his beloved dog, Fred. But where could he be? Sam knows that Fred is afraid of the dark, of the monster that lives in the closet and of the giant to...
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Good Morning, Sam
General Fiction
Feb-2003
I ll help you get dressed, said Stella. No, said Sam. I can do it by myself. But Sam takes a roundabout route to getting dressed and, as usual, his big sister Stella is there to help . . . but this time Sam has the last laugh. Vibrant and humorous, M...
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Stella, Fairy of the Forest
General Fiction
Mar-2002
In their third adventure, Stella and her little brother cross a field and a creek before spending the day in the forest. Butterflies, snakes, rocks, and sheep provide fuel for Sam’s curious-little-brother questions and Stella’s big-sister answers...
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Midnight Mimi
Action Adventure
Mar-2001
Children who hate going to sleep will love Midnight Mimi, who would rather be an owl or a bat or even a wicked witch's cat than sleep away the night. Marie-Louise Gay's enchanting illustrations and rhyming verse turn Mimi's room into a moonlit magi...
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On My Island
General Fiction
Mar-2001
The narrator of this story thinks that there’s nothing to do on his little round island, which he shares with a wolf, two cats, three ants, and a bat. But all around him, fantastic events are taking place it’s just that the boy and his friends...
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Stella, Queen of the Snow
General Fiction
Aug-2000
In their second adventure, Stella and her little brother, Sam, spend the day discovering the wonders of winter together. Playing in the snow, they explore the white-draped forest, pelt each other with snowballs, and wave their arms while lying down i...
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Stella, Star of the Sea
General Fiction
Mar-1999
Stella and her little brother are spending the day at the beach. Stella has been to the seashore before and knows all its secrets, but Sam still has a lot of questions. Does a moonsnail come from the moon? What can you buy with a sand dollar? Stella ...
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Fat Charlie's Circus
General Fiction
Sep-1994
Fat Charlie loves the circus. Between lion-taming in his bedroom and juggling the dinner plates, he manages to make quite a mess. When he decides to attempt a daring dive from a tree into a glass of water, he realizes that being famous may not be a...
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Angel and the Polar Bear
General Fiction
Apr-1993
"Shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for Children's IllustrationAngel woke up one morning. There was water all over her apartment "Well," said Angel, "what should I do now? I can't swim."Then Angel got a good idea, and the fun began. . ....
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Moonbeam on a Cat's Ear
General Fiction
Feb-1992
One night, Roise and Toby Toby discover a way to steal the moon right out of the sky, accomplished by a rather plump white cat and a mouse in pajamas. Moonlight, stars, and flying fish set the stage for their enchanting, mysterious adventures. Did...
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Rainy Day Magic
General Fiction
Feb-1992
Governor General's Award for Illustration Amelia Frances Howard Gibbon Illustrator's Award It's a rainy day, boring as can be, until Victor and Joey decide to make their own fun. Soon chairs turn into castles, bumblebees turn into tigers, and whal...
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