Author: Thomas Gerbeaux
Illustration: Pauline Kerleroux
Publishing house: La Joie de Lire
Pages: 96 pages, 13 x 18.5 cm
From 9 years old
ISBN: 978-2-88908-432-6
French, Korean, Chinese
2018

The Education Secretary has decided to close all classes with less than 30 pupils. To save the school of Sheepyville, which only class has twenty-nine pupils, the mayor of Sheepy Island enrols Vincent, a sheep. Vincent is quickly exposed and the Secretary goes to the island, where a storm will force him to spend the night. The mayor and his daughter Jeanne will do everything they can to save their school. With Vincent’s (precious) help.

Inspired by a true story
In 2012, a sheep called Vincent P. (named after the Education Secretary) was enrolled in a French school to avoid closure. This happened again in 2019.

Awards:
Prix des Incorruptibles 2019-2020 (winner)
Prix Litteralouest 2020 (winner)
Prix Unicef 2019 (winner)
Prix Kitab 2022 (winner)
Prix La Vache qui lit 2019 (shortlist)
Selection Festival Lire à Bron