Stories for living

Pâte à part
(The Peculiar Pasta)

Summary

Among the Macars, the most influential of all the pasta people, everyone takes their orders from President Joey Tortellini. In this law-abiding tribe, differences aren’t tolerated. John-Paul, a hunchbacked penne, knows this all too well… But what if the annual photo session is the perfect opportunity to shake things up?

A tasty tale that explores the sensitive topic of exclusion with a healthy dash of humor!

About the book

  • Clarisse Bérubé is a new author whose manuscript was chosen after making a big impression on the Fonfon team. Despite her young age (16 years old at the time of the book’s release), she already possesses an incisive style that packs a literary punch.
  • The story portrays a rich fantasy world populated by anthropomorphic pasta who are ruled by a temperamental dictator.
  • The tale successfully addresses the topic of exclusion in a light-hearted, often laugh-out-loud way.
  • Illustrator Yves Dumont (Les 1000 enfants series, Québec Amérique) has created eye-catching scenes that draw the reader into the pasta world, where they discover new and intriguing details with each read.

Text

Clarisse Bérubé,

Illustrations

Yves Dumont,

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Details

Dimensions
32 pages
Hardcover
9" x 10.5"
Publishing date
February 2026
ISBN
978-2-925215-97-4 (paper)
978-2-925215-99-8 (PDF)
978-2-925215-98-1 (EPUB)
Price
$21.95 CAD (paper)
$13.99 CAD (PDF & EPUB)
Production
Created, produced and printed in Quebec

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Conseil des arts du Canada - Canada Council for the Arts
Financé par le gouvernement du Canada
SODEC Québec