our selection of 24 gifts

The gift of Eyoum Nganguè

Ready for adventure on the trails? If, like me, you are new to hiking, don’t hesitate to equip yourself.

The +: these poles will be a welcome help on long distances and steep paths. Their advantage: they fold (and unfold) in one movement.

Decathlon, single stick; €17.99.

Pauline Fons’ gift

HugoDécrypte, the social media journalist, has teamed up with two experienced comic book authors to help us discover a thousand years of Russian history.

The +: A wealth of information and anecdotes, as informative as it is easy to read. From 10 years old.

Kris and Kokopello, Eds. Allary, 208 p. ; €26.

The gift of Pierre Wolf-Mandroux

It’s the trend of the moment. Originally from China, fizzy and fermented, kombucha is made from tea, sugar (less than in sodas) and yeast.

The +: With this preparation kit, you can concoct your first bottles, which you can then reproduce endlessly. Delicious.

Sur revolutionfermentation.fr; €43.90.

Pascal Redoutey’s gift

In just a few clicks, your most beautiful photos can become puzzles! Each assembled piece revives travel emotions and shared moments.

The +: A gentle and friendly activity, ideal for decorating your home while remembering the good times spent together.

Sur ravensburger.fr; 500 pieces: €29.90; 1,000 pieces: €39.90.

The gift of Béatrice Villevalois

Selected by the teams of Pilgrim, these 365 photos taken around the world retrace the news and major events of the past year.

The +: the photos are accompanied by enlightened comments on friendship, fidelity, wisdom, the seasons, the people…

On livre-bayard.com/ephemeride2026 or on 01 74 31 15 01; €19.90.

Ania Biszewska’s gift

To give your home a holiday scent: in 20 ml of pharmacy alcohol (or vodka), mix 20 drops of balsam fir essential oil (EO), 20 drops of orange EO, 7 drops of clove EO. Shake then add 80 ml of filtered water. Pour everything into a pretty perfume bottle and let it sit for two days. Then spray on fabric or curtains. Contraindicated in the presence of children under 3 years old and pregnant women.

Essential oils, in pharmacy, at Naturalia, Aroma Zone; around €15 everything.

Muriel Fauriat’s gift

Finesse of line, soft colors, depth of story: this comic book adaptation of Jean Giono’s text is a marvel.

The +: The harsh mountain of Lure, in Haute-Provence, is reborn thanks to the stubbornness of a taciturn shepherd, Elzéard, with whom the narrator forms a beautiful friendship.

Ed. Gallimard, 176 p. ; €22.

Dominique Lang’s gift

Without our friends the bees, biodiversity would struggle. But maintaining a hive is demanding work.

The +: With this solidarity box (3 small pots of honey, a bag of honey seeds, a candle), offer your loved ones the joy of sponsoring a hive all year round.

Sur untoitpourlesbees.fr; from €5/month.

Caroline Celle’s gift

The last player to empty the trash starts the game! Made in France, this game raises awareness of good ecological practices. Using cards, quizzes and challenges, the objective is to empty the waste from a cardboard house as quickly as possible which serves as a setting and game board.

The +: Fun and full of good ideas to put into practice. From 8 years old.

Ed. Bioviva! ; €24.99.

Mark Ionesco’s gift

A merlet at the edge of its nest in a rosebush, a hedgehog hidden under branches, a dragonfly sneaking through the gorse… Here is the English countryside, its deep paths and its varied bestiary, drawn over the seasons by a famous engraver with soft lines and delicate poetry.

Ed. Living Earth, 192 p.; €27.

Constance Strebelle’s gift

These small terracotta objects planted in the ground gradually diffuse water according to the needs of your plants.

The +: Ancestral know-how and a solution that is both aesthetic and practical if you have to be away for a few days.

Sur pepinplantcare.com and in selected stores; €44.90.

The gift of Isabelle Rouvillois

The Mont-Saint-Michel abbey, the Salses fortress (Pyrénées-Orientales), George Sand’s house in Nohant (Indre) or the towers of La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime)… This Passion monuments card provides unlimited access to more than eighty historic buildings for one year.

The +: A great gift for those curious about heritage.

Sur monuments-nationaux.fr; €45.

Damien Leboulanger’s gift

The author, who spent four weeks in the French station of the Kerguelen Islands, recounts in this sumptuous comic strip the daily life of the scientists who follow the elephant seals. In these cold wild immensities, the naked truth of these voluntary exiles emerges on every page. Upsetting.

Ed. Futuropolis, 224 p.; €29.

Estelle Couvercelle’s gift

In her workshop in Marne-la-Vallée, Chloé, 27, brings dried flowers back to life by trapping them in resin. The result? Unique 14 cm bookmarks on which the petals seem to float.

The +: You can also entrust her with your own plants so that she can create a tailor-made creation.

Chloe’s shop on milkymoon.fr; €9.99 + €3.50 shipping costs.

The gift of Catherine Escrive

With his hazel eyes, his threadbare duffle coat and his eternal cloche hat, it’s impossible to resist the charm of Paddington Bear.

The +: This box set finally brings together the three films of his adventures. As delicious as orange marmalade toast. From 5 to 100 years.

Sstudio Channel; €24.99.

The gift of Victor Macé de Lépinay

Heritage, landscapes, history, gastronomy: all the wonders of France presented region by region, in a beautiful and large book. The photos are superb, the layout elegant and rhythmic.

The +: Once you open it, you don’t want to close it again… Except to travel the roads to discover this beautiful country.

Ed. Michelin, 424 p.; €39.95.

Delia Balland’s gift

At the beginning of the 19th century, two English authors transformed Shakespeare’s plays into stories accessible to everyone, especially young people. Six of them are brought together in this beautifully illustrated book, allowing you to discover and share what Othello, Macbeth or Hamlet say about human passions.

The +: From 8 years old.

Ed. Helium, 192 p.; €21.90.

Cécile Picco’s gift

For a pretty decoration, this elegant ball on which is reproduced the face of a dreaming angel, work of Hans Memling. Around 1480, this Flemish artist completed a triptych intended for the regent of the Netherlands, by painting angels on the side panels. This one holds the olive branch of peace.

On boutique.louvre.fr or at the Louvre boutique, in Paris; €8.90.

The gift of Catherine Thauziès

God is like a fire, a shepherd, a king, a way. But God is also like a knight, a spring, a doctor, a song. And even like… a chicken! All these images are taken from the Bible.

The +: Very nicely illustrated, they allow us to talk about God, gently, with little ones. From 3 years old.

Ed. Bayard Jeunesse, 44 p.; €9.90.

Manon Kolb’s gift

Totem is not a game like any other: it celebrates kindness. Each player chooses an “Animal” card, representing strength, and a “Quality” that best matches their playing partners, explaining their choice.

The +: A great opportunity to tell your loved ones what you appreciate about them.

Sur store.totemteam.com; €21.95.

Régis Grosperrin’s gift

Here’s an easy gift to make yourself: cut out small cards from beautiful colored paper. Write down (or print) the Bible verses that speak to you the most and group them in a box. When the recipient wishes, they can then draw one.

The +: A present that allows us to nourish ourselves with the word of God and let ourselves be accompanied by it.

HAS do it yourself, with paper, scissors, markers… and a Bible.

The gift of Ségolène Ginter d’Agrain

Crunchies with hazelnuts and salted butter caramel, caramel financiers, gingerbread with honey from Saint-Wandrille Abbey, Father Marc pâté from the Cistercians of Bricquebec… Brought together in a gourmet basket, these products, reflections of ancestral know-how, will delight your family and friends.

Available in stores monastic crafts or on artisanmonastice.com; all price ranges.

The Gospel on the page The gift of Christophe Chaland

This magnificent volume benefits from incessant work on the world of the Bible. Notes and comments open up a deeper understanding of the text, while the translation refines or even corrects the one that the faithful hear at mass. Precious !

Ed. du Cerf, 568 p.; €49.