Places, Traditions and Discoveries · Drawing 32
Singing at Petite-Vallée
At Petite-Vallée in the Gaspé Peninsula, singing brings generations together. Singing together lets people share words and feelings.
Look together
Do you like singing softly or loudly?
An idea to try
Your child invents a short sentence about their day, then tries singing it softly to a tune of their own.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
The Festival en chanson de Petite-Vallée brings artists together around song. Its 2025 archives present emerging artists, established performers and the Petite école de la chanson. This gives a concrete example of encounters between singers at different stages of their journeys.
The book's scene is invented and does not reproduce a concert. Talk about what a voice can express: happiness, surprise or a very gentle lullaby. Your child can choose words of their own and give them a small melody. The important part is the pleasure of offering an idea and listening together.
Sources and context
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. Source titles appear in their original language; some linked pages are in French.
Source review: 2026-09-12. Illustrations simplify places and scenes; they are not historical documents.