After Courgette loses his mother, he is taken to a foster home where he learns to love again after meeting other orphans who are just as vulnerable as he is. Brought to life with a unique style of stop-motion animation, partially penned with tenderness and compassion by Céline Sciamma (director of ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’), and only 66 minutes long, this is a simple and cosy watch for reading week.

2016 / 66 min / French / CW: references to traumatic childhood experiences